Drug classes

Contraceptives

MFDS drug class 02540

Contraceptives are a classification of drugs that prevent pregnancy.

Representative ingredients

The ingredients most often used in single-ingredient medicines of this type.

Commonly used for

What kind of medicines are these?

Contraceptive pills are used when pregnancy is not desired. They help regulate the female menstrual cycle and prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.

Contraceptive pills primarily use a combination or a single form of female hormones, estrogen and progestin, to suppress ovulation. They also thicken cervical mucus to hinder sperm movement and alter the endometrium to make implantation of a fertilized egg more difficult.

Good to know

Contraceptive pills are medications that prevent pregnancy through hormonal regulation and are distinguished from other hormonal therapies. Even though they may contain the same hormones, their mechanisms of action and uses differ from those of medications intended for therapeutic purposes rather than contraception.

Medicines in this class

Even within the same class, dosage form and prescription status can differ.

39 total

View more

Drug classes are only attached to medicines covered by the MFDS pill identification data, so this list does not include every medicine.

SourceKorea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Drug Safety Korea)

Product approval information is based on drug information provided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Ingredient and class descriptions are not part of MFDS data and were written separately by Cashdoc.
Consult a doctor or pharmacist for accurate dosage, administration, and usage instructions.