Sentences with phrase «status for emergency contraception»

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Vital questions remain over who in the FDA requested a «minority report,» written by Dr. David Hager, which laid out reasons for the FDA to disregard the opinions of its own blue - ribbon advisory panels and reject over-the-counter status for Plan B. Emergency contraception is a safe and effective way to prevent unintended pregnancy after unprotected intercourse.

WASHINGTON, DC — Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) applauded Senators Hillary Clinton (D - NY) and Patty Murray (D - WA) for demanding answers from Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on the agency's scientifically baseless delay in granting over-the-counter status to Plan B emergency contraception (EC).

One day before von Eschenbach's hearing, the FDA announced it would work with Barr Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Plan B emergency contraception, to discuss the possibility of over-the-counter status for EC for women 18 and over.

In August the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted over-the-counter status for Plan B emergency contraception for women 18 and older.

New York — Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) today hailed the decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve over-the-counter status for Plan B emergency contraception (EC) for women 18 and older.

Public Health Ignored; Ideology Trumps Science — Emergency Contraception Is Safe, Effective and Meets All FDA Criteria For Over - the - Counter Status