item details
NamePostinor-1 emergency contraceptive pill
ProductionBayer (New Zealand); distributer; circa 2005; Australia
Classificationoral contraceptives, personalia
Materialscardboard, foil, plastic, hormone
DimensionsOverall: 85mm (width), 37mm (height), 20mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH022500
Credit lineGift of Dame Margaret Sparrow, 2011
Overview
Emergency contraception was introduced to New Zealand in the early 1970s. Dame Margaret Sparrow was one of the first New Zealand doctors to prescribe what was known as the 'morning after pill'. It was actually four pills taken within 72 hours of intercourse. Then four dropped to two. By 2003, the dose was a single pill that could be bought at a pharmacy without a prescription.