(a) Rectangular package, folded on itself and sealed with plastic adhesive disc; inside, a plastic blister pack is visible; (b) rectangular cardboard information card; cover has image of a swarming sperm and an egg protected by the glowing product title; inside, is an image of (a) printed along wit…
(a) Rectangular package, folded on itself and sealed with plastic adhesive disc; inside, a plastic blister pack is visible; (b) rectangular cardboard information card; cover has image of a swarming sperm and an egg protected by the glowing product title; inside, is an image of (a) printed along with product information in text and chart form; (c) rectangular paper booklet containing medical information on product.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - package - Size: Length 8.3 cm x Width 7.9 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
b - card - Size: Length 21.7 cm x Width 14.0 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
c - booklet - Size: Length 17.8 cm x Width 12.7 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Paul MacKenzie at Kingston General Hospital.
Maker
Paladin Labs Inc.
Dates
1999
Date Remarks
Printed on package
Material
paper: white; blue; green; black
plastic: clear
Inscriptions
(a) Printed on front: "plan B™ // (LEVONORGESTREL) // (2 tablets, 0.75 mg)"; printed on back: "70101 // Date of Manufacture: 10/99 // Expiration Date: 6/00 // Lot Number: T9A089A // NDC: 65836 - 000 - 01 // 701 - 01"; printed on back, perpendicular to the other text: "3 // 64836 - 000 - 01 // 7";(b) printed on front: "Now on the Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and NIHB Formularies // plan B // ALMOST INCONCEIVABLE"; printed on inside: "A UNIQUE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE PILL. // [comparison between levonorgestrel and yuzpe regimen listed] // A SIMPLE DOSING REGIMEN // Plan B™ comes pre-packaged with two tablets. // Your patient should take the first tablet within // 72 hours of intercourse and the second // 12 hours later. It's as simple as that."; printed on back cover: "AN IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE FOR YOUR // PATIENT . . . THE ADVANTAGE OF TIME. // [product information listed] // For More Information // Call 1-888-550-6060 // For complete prescribing information, please refer to the Product Monograph, available to healthcare // professionals upon request. // 1. Randomized controlled trial of levonorgestrel versus the Yuzpe regimen of combined oral contraceptives // for emergency contraception. Task Force on Postovulatory Methods of Fertility Regulation. // Lancet 1998; 352: 428-33 // Plan B™ is distributed by Paladin Labs Inc. // plan B™ // (LEVONORGESTREL . 0.75 MG TABLETS) // ALMOST INCONCEIVABLE // PAAB // paladin"; (c) booklet front cover, vertically: "Emergency Contraception"; horizontally: "plan B™ // (LEVONORGESTREL) // PLAN B™ (LEVONORGESTREL) TABLETS, 0.75 MG"; printed on back cover: "plan B™ // (LEVONORGESTREL) // Women's Capital Corporation // Post Office Box 5026 // Bellevue, Washington 98009 // 800-330-1271 phone // 425-739-2036 fax // www.go2planB.com"
Permanent Location
(a) Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-4
(b,c) Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box #1
Condition Remarks
(a) The plastic seal is bubbling slightly; minor wear on package; (b) minor wear on card; (c) almost pristine
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
Grimes, David A., MD and Elizabeth G. Raymond, MD, MPH, "Emergency Contraception," in "Annals of Internal Medicine," Vol. 137, No. 3, E-180-89; CD #2
Research Facts
Effective up to three days after intercourse; approved by the CDA 1998-present (2003)
Exhibit History
History of Contraception exhibit, Fraser-Armstrong 5, Kingston General Hospital; March 2004 - Case #3