Yay!!
December 16, 2003: A joint hearing of the FDA Nonprescription Drugs and Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committees votes 23 to four to recommend that the FDA make Plan B emergency contraception available over the counter.
May 6, 2004: The FDA notifies Barr Laboratories, which manufactures Plan B, that its application for over-the-counter status is denied, citing concerns about adolescent use.
January 21, 2005: In a highly unusual move, the FDA misses its deadline to rule on the revised application. The agency indicates that review of the medication is expected to be completed in the near future but does not specify a date.
July 15, 2005: Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Patty Murray (D-WA) obtain agreement from the FDA to rule on Plan B status by September 1, 2005.
August 26, 2005: The FDA announces yet another delay on issuing a decision on the application to make Plan B available over the counter.
July 31, 2006: The FDA announces it will open discussions with Barr Laboratories to make Plan B available over the counter for women 18 and over. The FDA states it will not approve Plan B for over-the-counter sale to young women under 18.
August 24, 2006: The FDA approves over-the-counter sale of Plan B to women 18 and over.
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Unfortunately, it still needs to be a Rx for those under 18 . . . oh well, a step is a step is a step!!
/political bit
:-P
May 6, 2004: The FDA notifies Barr Laboratories, which manufactures Plan B, that its application for over-the-counter status is denied, citing concerns about adolescent use.
January 21, 2005: In a highly unusual move, the FDA misses its deadline to rule on the revised application. The agency indicates that review of the medication is expected to be completed in the near future but does not specify a date.
July 15, 2005: Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Patty Murray (D-WA) obtain agreement from the FDA to rule on Plan B status by September 1, 2005.
August 26, 2005: The FDA announces yet another delay on issuing a decision on the application to make Plan B available over the counter.
July 31, 2006: The FDA announces it will open discussions with Barr Laboratories to make Plan B available over the counter for women 18 and over. The FDA states it will not approve Plan B for over-the-counter sale to young women under 18.
August 24, 2006: The FDA approves over-the-counter sale of Plan B to women 18 and over.
:::::
Unfortunately, it still needs to be a Rx for those under 18 . . . oh well, a step is a step is a step!!
/political bit
:-P