Thursday, October 04, 2007

FDA ask about "behind the counter"

A change may be brewing for U.S. drugstores: The government is mulling more "behind-the-counter" sales, to let patients buy certain medicines directly from pharmacists without a doctor's prescription.

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it was seeking public reaction to such a switch, including whether it would ease access for the uninsured.

"This is an issue that has been raised by pharmacists, by manufacturers, by patients," said Ilisa Bernstein, FDA's director of pharmacy affairs.

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