Poster
01-17-2005, 03:46 PM
Next week the FDA will consider making the contraceptive drug “Plan B” available over the counter. Last year over the counter access to the public was denied because there was a lack of information on whether girls under 16 could use the drug safely without a doctor’s input. A request has been refiled by Barr Pharmaceuticals, the drug's manufacturer, to make the pill available without prescription to patients 16 and older. Although the FDA denied public access to the drug, an FDA advisory panel originally voted 23-4 in favor of over the counter sales.
"We are at epidemic levels for sexually transmitted diseases. This would make it worse," said Wendy Wright, senior policy director of Concerned Women for America.
“‘This is about preventing unintended pregnancy,’ said Amy Allina, policy director at the National Women's Health Network), adding that there was no scientific basis for the rejection.”
For more information see: http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,66301,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4
"We are at epidemic levels for sexually transmitted diseases. This would make it worse," said Wendy Wright, senior policy director of Concerned Women for America.
“‘This is about preventing unintended pregnancy,’ said Amy Allina, policy director at the National Women's Health Network), adding that there was no scientific basis for the rejection.”
For more information see: http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,66301,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4