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 ...

Two of the country's largest pharmacy chains, CVS and Rite Aid, confirmed to ABC News this week that they had restricted the amount of Plan B or morning-after pills a customer could buy, following a ...

The University of Connecticut has placed vending machines with the emergency contraceptive Plan B on its campus in an effort to expand access to contraception. The university is the first institution ...

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, ...

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Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Plan B is safe to take multiple times to prevent an unplanned pregnancy after ...

Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Twix, Pop-Tarts and the Plan B contraceptive pill have one thing in common: they’re in vending machines. Shippensburg University, a public college in Pennsylvania, has sold the ...

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 ...

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 ...