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College Vending Machine Dispenses 'Morning-After' Pill
Posted 5 days ago by Drugs.com
Pa. vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill From Associated Press (February 8, 2012) Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be. The student health center at Shippensburg, a secluded public institution of 8,300 students tucked between mountain ridges in the Cumberland Valley, provides the Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive in the vending machine along with condoms, decongestants and pregnancy tests. "I think it's great that the school is giving us this option," junior Chelsea Wehking said Tuesday. "I've heard some kids say they'd be too embarrassed" to go into town _ Shippensburg, permanent population about 6,000 _ and buy Plan B. Federal law makes the pill ... Read more
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Statement from FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D. on Plan B One-Step
Posted 7 Dec 2011 by Drugs.com
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been carefully evaluating for over a decade whether emergency contraceptives containing levonorgestrel, such as Plan B One-Step, are safe and effective for nonprescription use to reduce the chance of pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. Plan B One-Step is a single-dose pill (1.5 mg levonorgestrel tablet) which is effective in decreasing the chance of pregnancy if taken within 3 days after unprotected sexual intercourse. The product contains higher levels of a hormone found in some types of daily use oral hormonal contraceptive pills and works in a similar way to birth control pills. Plan B One-Step was originally approved in July 2009 for use without a prescription for females age 17 and older and as a prescription-only option for females younger than age 17. In Fe ... Read more
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FDA May Ease Rules on Morning-After Pill for Teens
Posted 7 Dec 2011 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide Wednesday whether to allow an emergency contraceptive to be sold over-the-counter to teens age 16 and younger. If the agency approves the proposal from the manufacturer of Plan B, a one-time contraceptive pill, the drug would move from the pharmacists' shelves to drugstore or supermarket aisles, where anyone of any age could buy it without question. Currently, teens 16 and younger can only buy Plan B, which costs about $50, with a prescription. Teens 17 and older, however, can purchase the so-called morning-after pill without a prescription if they provide proof of age. Plan B prevents pregnancy if taken within three days after having sex, according to the manufacturer, Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. "It gives women a second chance to prevent pregnancy," Amy Niemann, vice president of Teva ... Read more
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More Teen Males Using Condoms When They First Have Sex: Survey
Posted 12 Oct 2011 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12 – A new national survey finds that significantly more teenaged males are using condoms when they have sex for the first time. Since 2002, there has been an increase of 9 percentage points in young males who reported using a condom the first time they had sex, with 80 percent now taking that precaution. There was also an increase of 6 percentage points in males using a condom in tandem with their female partner using a hormonal method of birth control. Teenaged girls also showed some changes in contraception use: 2 percent used a hormonal method of birth control other than the Pill in 2002, while 6 percent said they made that choice by 2010. The alternate methods included contraceptive patches, injectable devices and emergency contraceptives. Coupled with statistics that show a continuing trend toward slightly less sexual activity overall among youths aged 14 to 19, ... Read more
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Unapproved Emergency Birth Control Medicine Possibly in U.S. Distribution May be Ineffective and Unsafe
Posted 29 Jul 2011 by Drugs.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning U.S. consumers not to use the emergency birth control medicine labeled as Evital. These products may be counterfeit versions of the "morning after pill" and may not be safe or effective in preventing pregnancy. Evital has not been approved by the FDA for use in the United States. This potentially ineffective and suspect counterfeit emergency birth control may also be in distribution in some Hispanic communities in the United States. The packaging label of the potentially ineffective and suspect counterfeit version says, "Evital Anticonceptivo de emergencia, 1.5 mg, 1 tablet", by "Fluter Domull". Contact your doctor or health care professional if you have taken Evital labeled as the 1.5 mg tablet and experienced any problems. There are FDA-approved emergency birth control medicinesavailable both with a prescription, and ... Read more
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FDA Approves ella Tablets for Prescription Emergency Contraception
Posted 16 Aug 2010 by Drugs.com
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 13, 2010--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved ella (ulipristal acetate) tablets for emergency contraception. The prescription-only product prevents pregnancy when taken orally within 120 hours (five days) after a contraceptive failure or unprotected intercourse. It is not intended for routine use as a contraceptive. ella is a progesterone agonist/antagonist whose likely main effect is to inhibit or delay ovulation. Since May 2009, the prescription product has been available in Europe under the brand name ellaOne. An FDA Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs discussed ella in June, 2010. The committee unanimously voted that the application for ella provided compelling data on efficacy and sufficient information on safety for the proposed indication of emergency contraception. The safety and efficacy of ella were demonstrated in two Phase ... Read more
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FDA Panel to Vote on New 'Morning After' Pill
Posted 18 Jun 2010 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, June 17 – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel plans to vote Thursday on whether to approve a new emergency contraception pill that is effective for a longer period of time than the "morning after" pill known as Plan B. The new drug, ulipristal acetate or UPA, is marketed under the brand name ellaOne and would be available only by prescription; it would be effective if taken up to five days after unprotected intercourse. Plan B, another emergency contraceptive, is only effective for up to three days after unprotected sex. Although the FDA does not always follow the recommendations of its advisory panels, it typically does. UPA, which is already marketed in 22 European countries, is made by French pharmaceutical company HRA Pharma. The drug works by inhibiting ovulation, explained Dr. Paul Fine, medical director of Planned Parenthood of Houston & Southeast Texas ... Read more
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FDA OKs Single-Dose Plan B Emergency Contraceptive
Posted 13 Jul 2009 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, July 13 – A single-pill version of the Plan B emergency contraceptive has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug previously was available in a two-pill dose. The new Plan B One-Step will be available at pharmacies in August, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Monday. The FDA also said it expanded over-the-counter access to Plan B One-Step to consumers over 17 years old, while those younger than 17 will require a prescription. Previously, OTC sales were limited to women aged 18 and older. Plan B reduces the chance of pregnancy when taken within 72 hours (three days) of unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. The sooner the drug is taken, the more effective it is, according to Teva. Plan B won't work if a woman is already pregnant and will not terminate an existing pregnancy. The approval of Plan B One-Step is a "milestone" in women's health, ... Read more
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FDA Approves 'Plan B' Pill for 17-Year-Olds
Posted 22 Apr 2009 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, April 22 – Responding to a federal judge's directive, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it will now allow 17-year-olds to get the controversial "morning-after" birth control pill without a doctor's prescription. In 2006, the FDA said it would limit over-the-counter access to the pill, also known as Plan B, to women 18 and older. But U.S. District Judge Edward R. Korman ruled last month in a New York lawsuit that the FDA had to reconsider whether to make the drug available to all women, regardless of age, without a prescription. He ordered the agency to let 17-year-olds get the drug, and separately to evaluate whether all age restrictions should be lifted. "On March 23, 2009, a federal court issued an order directing the FDA, within 30 days, to permit the Plan B drug sponsor to make Plan B available to women 17 and older without a prescription," the ... Read more
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