Oral Contraceptives (aka the Pill)

Oral contraceptives (피임약) are available as an OTC (over the counter) medication in pharmacies. The cost varies between 7,000 - 10,000 won for a 3-week supply. The procedure to buy it is quite simple - go to a pharmacy, tell or show the pharmacist what brand you want, and pay. It is not covered by insurance, but is already quite cheap.

 

Oral contraceptive brands

Dosage Brand name Manufacturer Estrogen Progestogen

Progestin Generation
Monophasic

Alesse

에이리스

 Pfizer 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol 0.1 mg levonorgestrel 2nd
Monophasic

Meliane

멜리안

 Bayer 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol 0.075 mg gestodene 3rd
Monophasic

Senslibe

센스리베

 Haupt Pharma 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol 0.075 mg gestodene

3rd
Monophasic

Mercilon

머시론

 Organon 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol 0.15 mg desogestrel 3rd
Monophasic

Yaz

야즈

 Bayer 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol 3.0 mg drospirenone 4th
Monophasic

Minivlar 30

미니보라 30

 Bayer 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol 0.15 mg levonorgestrel 2nd
Monophasic

Sexcon

쎄스콘

 Crown 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol 0.15 mg levonorgestrel 2nd
Monophasic

Myvlar

마이보라

 Bayer 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol 0.075 mg gestodene 3rd
Monophasic

Minulet

미뉴렛

 Wyeth 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol 0.075 mg gestodene 3rd
Monophasic

Yasmin

야스민

 Bayer 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol 3.0 mg drospirenone 4th
Multiphasic
(triphasic)

Triquilar

트리퀼라

 Bayer

0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol
0.04 mg ethinyl estradiol

0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol

0.05 mg levonorgestrel

0.075 mg levonorgestrel

0.125 mg levonorgestrel 

 

 2nd

You can cross-check this list with the Wikipedia page Oral conceptive formulations, to figure out which formulation you would like.

 

National sales data of oral contraceptives, 2013 and 2014

For the year 2014, the most popular brands in the chart above are:

  1. Mercilon

  2. Myvlar

  3. Alesse

  4. Minulet

  5. Meliane

  6. Senslibe

  7. Minivlar 30

  8. Triquilar

  9. Sexcon

 

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