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Advocates Want More Plan B Pill Access
Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration, speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Wednesday, July 12, 2006 to announce a new fixed-dose once-a-day pill, called Atripla, for the treatment of HIV-positive patients. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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Interesting, given the political climate in the US.
I wonder how this came about?
#1 - Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:16 AM EDTCould have been because of the lawsuit as well.
It wasn't so much a change in the political climate. It was more that those that supported the Plan b being available OTC wouldn't take no for an answer. It was beginning to become an embarrassing battle for the FDA as well, as it was becoming increasingly evident that the "standards" that were applied to Plan B were not being applied to other OTC applications.
This is great news as long as they are not planning on keeping a database of purchasers (such as they do for people who buy Benadryl, et. al.) Next we need all birth control available over the counter and we need the age restriction lifted. Only then will women in America be able to achieve true reproductive freedom. (Don't even get me started on the abortion rights issue!)
#2 - Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:57 AM EDTI don't know that the birth control pill (the usual one for women) should be available OTC. It has too many side effects and restrictions with regard to age, smoking status, and medical history.
I don't know that the birth control pill (the usual one for women) should be available OTC. It has too many side effects and restrictions with regard to age, smoking status, and medical history.
As do many OTC drugs. This is why there are warnings on the label.
StacyM is correct in saying Plan B is essentially birth control - x4. If you took 2 regular pills, and 12 hours later, again took 2 regular pills, you would have the same dosing as plan B.
This is great news as long as they are not planning on keeping a database of purchasers (such as they do for people who buy Benadryl, et. a
I don't see why they would. Benedryl databases are kept because of the rate of meth production in this country. There's no reason to need more than two packets of meth-ready products per day. I don't care if you have allergies or sinus infections so bad you need a hospital - you're not going to need more than 64 pills a day.
There would be no reasoning behind keeping a similar database for PlanB - a lawsuit would be filed very quickly on grounds of invasion of privacy.
Everything should be available over the counter. I see nothing in the constitution allowing Congress to restrict peoples' access to whichever medicine they choose to use, and certainly at the time the very idea would have been laughed at.
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