i-Pill

i-pill
Front view of I-Pill packaging
Packaging as available in July 2009, when Cipla was the manufacturer
Clinical data
Trade namesi-pill
Routes of
administration		Oral
Drug classEmergency contraception
Legal status
Legal status

i-pill is an emergency contraceptive pill manufactured by Piramal Healthcare in India. It contains levonorgestrel, a synthetic progestin used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse or contraceptive failure. Introduced in 2007 as an over-the-counter (OTC) medication, I‑Pill is marketed as a morning-after pill and remains one of the most widely used emergency contraceptive brands in India.[2][3] The brand has become so prominent that its name is often used synonymously with birth control pills among women in India.[4]

History

Originally launched by Cipla in 2007, the i-pill brand was sold to Piramal Healthcare Ltd in March 2010. Since then, Piramal Healthcare holds the manufacturing and marketing rights for i-pill in India.[5]

Product variants

In addition to the single-dose emergency contraceptive, Cipla and later Piramal marketed i-pill Daily, a 21‑tablet combined daily oral contraceptive intended for regular birth control. [6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cipla takes Rs 95 crore for morning‑after withdrawal". Business Standard. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  2. ^ Thomas M, Thomas M, Karnik M. "After the US and China, India is the third-largest market for morning after pills". Quartz India. Retrieved 7 August 2025. Cipla helped create the emergency contraceptive market in India in 2007 when it launched the i‑Pill
  3. ^ Rao K (October 2008). "Indian Docs Worry Emergency Contraception Misused". Women's eNews. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  4. ^ "i‑pill: Emergency Contraceptive Pill From Cipla". iloveindia.com. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  5. ^ Unnikrishnan CH (23 March 2010). "Cipla sells i‑pill to Piramal Healthcare". Live Mint. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  6. ^ "i‑pill Daily calls out old‑fashioned notions that compromise women's health". Exchange4Media. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Piramal's New i‑pill Campaign Urges Women to Insist, Not Settle". Impact. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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