i-pill, the emergency contraceptive pill recently launched by Cipla has turned out to be highly successful venture in the Indian market. So much so that other drug dealers too have got busy planning how to best cash on the momentum created. Cipla, on the other hand, has installed a helpline to answer any queries pertaining the emergency contraceptive i-pill. News is that people, mostly men, in large numbers are calling up to inquire about the newly launched drug.

 

This concept which is already quite old in the western countries is being eagerly lapped up by Indian consumers. I-pill, it seems, has become a long awaited solution for the India which accounts for approximately five million unsafe abortions. Out of this, about 78 per cent pregnancies are unplanned. Cipla underscores that i-pill can be purchased from the chemists’ without a prescription and has to be consumed within 72 hours of having unprotected sex.

 

The manufacturing company also emphasizes that the earlier one consumes the i-pill tablet the better because the effectiveness of the drug reduces as time wears on. I-pill is said to work in three different ways. First, it will strive to prevent the egg from being released from the ovary, second, it may check the sperm from fertilizing the egg and lastly, the emergency contraceptive pill may prevent the fertilized egg from being implanted to the wall of the uterus.

 

There are, however, a few drawbacks attached to i-pill as stated by Cipla itself. For example, the drug will not have any effect if the fertilized egg has already attached itself to the wall of the womb by the time i-pill is consumed. Unlike other contraceptive alternatives like condom, i-pill also does not offer protection from venereal diseases like AIDS. And lastly, i-pill will be of no use if pregnancy has already started.