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8-Apr-13 10:00 AM CST | ||
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Brooklyn Judge Orders FDA to Lift Age Limits on Plan B Pill |
By making the pill OTC those that oppose prescription requirements hope the pill would be easier for sexually active women to obtain. Judge Korman had this to say in his order. “The decisions of the Secretary with respect to Plan B One-Step and that of the FDA with respect to the Citizen Petition, which it had no choice to deny, were arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable,” said Korman. According to the judge’s order Plan B would be:
Pharmacy technicians will want to make note of this news and share the information with fellow technicians. More information can be found on Plan B by going to www.planbonestep.com.
Sources: 1. Plan B One-Step Web Site. www.planbonestep.com 2. Marzulli, John. “Judge Orders FDA to Make Plan B Morning After Pill Available to Females of All Ages.” NY Daily News. Web. 5 Apr 2013. 3. Evans, Vanessa. “Federal Judge Orders Age Restrictions on Plan B to Be Lifted.” Yahoo! News. Web. 5 Apr 2013. 4. Belluck, Pam. “Judge Strikes Down Age Limits on Morning After Pill.” NY Times. Web. 5 Apr 2013. 5. Landau, Elizabeth. “Judge Orders Morning-After Pill Available Without Prescription.” CNN. Web. 5 Apr 2013. |
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