53% of doctors to promote sales of Plan B without a prescription, age limit 68% support, says U.S. poll
Approximately 53% of the sales-counter support for the emergency contraceptive Plan B, while 68% would support a proposal that requires prescription medication to patients under 16 years, according to a recent survey Reuters / Madrid News relations. Marketing and communications research company HCD Research surveyed 724 physicians Plan B and found that 53% of sales paid without a prescription, 39% were in favor of its distribution by prescription and only 8% believe that should not be distributed to all.About 32% or respondents said that it was age restrictions on nonprescription sales of Plan B will be The survey also reveals that 68% believe the respondents that the sale of Plan B significantly reduced without prescription unplanned pregnancies and 58% said they would
personally use if necessary (Gale, Reuters / Singapore News, 03.10). Plan B can prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours after sexual intercourse. The FDA has a letter from May 2004 are not approvable released in response to the original question of Barr Laboratories to Plan B available without a prescription and in January delayed a decision in the journal Barrs application that the drug without medical prescription only for women 17 years sold.Former FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford in August said the agency has postponed indefinitely a decision on the application of Barr and the opening of a period of 60 days for public comment (Kaiser Daily Women on health policy, 9 / 21).Reprinted with permission from Kaisernetwork. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily HealthPolicy, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at Kaisernetwork / dailyreports / healthpolicy. The report from Kaiser Daily Health Policy is published for Kaisernetwork, a free service of the Henry J. Kaiser Family. 2005 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.