Emergency hormonal contraception has been sold by UK pharmacists for some time now.
The system works well. It is a "P" (for Pharmacy) category medicine. The pharmacist "must be able to intervine" in the sale of a P medicine.
Now the US, as a side effect of Plan B's approval look like they are creating the same kind of thing.
Under the FDA’s approval of the drug, Plan B will be kept behind the counter at pharmacies; customers will have to show proof of age in order to purchase it. In addition the drug will only be supplied by wholesalers to outlets that have a pharmacist available for consultation.
Sounds sensible.
Now what other prescription medicines could be sold in a similar manner?
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Pain relievers -- Swedish pharmacies, for example (where my main experience comes from), offer stronger pain remedies without an Rx than U.S. pharmacies because consumers there can get items behind the counter that contain what are considered controlled substances in the US. Pharmacists determine based on symptoms what the right product should be.
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