Thursday, August 24, 2006

Barr - Plan B: OTC at long last!


The FDA are to allow Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. to sell its Plan B emergency-contraceptive pill without a prescription to women age 18 and older.

The decision comes more than four years after a company later acquired by Barr first requested to sell the emergency-contraceptive pill, also known as the "morning-after" pill, on an over-the-counter basis.

The decision could clear the way for Senate approval of Acting FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach as full FDA chief; his approval has been held up over the Plan B issue.

Insider's view: at long last! Hooray!

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