Plan B has been available over the counter for 10 years. Here's why experts say access more vital than ever. (Illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo; Photo: Getty images) On June 20, 2013, Plan B became ...

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A common morning-after pill was more effective when taken with a painkiller drug in a small study. 95% of women who took both medications at the same time did not get pregnant after unprotected sex.

SAN FRANCISCO (Marketwatch) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted over-the-counter status to Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Plan B emergency contraceptive, three years after an agency ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Accidents happen. Contraception fails. And because abortion care is so restricted in so many places, ...

Plan B is not the same as an abortion pill. It is a form of emergency contraception. Instead of ending a pregnancy, emergency contraception prevents a pregnancy from occurring. People may also refer ...

Why do we have a prescription requirement for oral contraceptives? Because there is a risk associated with oral contraceptives. There is significant risk of sudden death, in terms of increased risk ...

Emergency contraception is not the same thing as the abortion pill, but these medications are often confused. While both involve reproductive health, emergency contraception ‒ often called Plan B ‒ is ...

The Food and Drug Administration acknowledged yesterday that it rejected over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B against the advice of its own staff -- as well as two expert ...

All pharmacies in the Metro East now stock the controversial emergency contraceptive Plan B, despite the objections of some pharmacists. Plan B, now available without a prescription to anyone over 17, ...

Dear Acting Commissioner von Eschenbach: In response to the Advance Notice for Proposed Rulemaking, docket number 2005N-0345, the ACLU urges the Food and Drug Administration (""FDA"") to suspend the ...