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Europe and North America

Canada eyes OTC sale of Plan B "morning-after" pill

May 15, 2008
Charmaine Noronha, Associated Press

Canada's national pharmacy regulation body is recommending that "morning-after" contraceptive pills be sold over the counter.

The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities decided Wednesday to support sales of the drug known as Plan B from drugstore shelves instead of from behind the counter.

The body advises Canada's provincial regulatory authorities, which will have final say in their own regions. Under current rules, women who want to buy Plan B have to ask pharmacy staff for the drug, a condition critics say may discourage some women from using it to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

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