OTC Morning-After Pill Decision Delayed
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The government has delayed a decision about whether to allow women to buy the morning-after birth control pill over the counter but hopes to act soon, the manufacturer said Friday.
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In a proactive program where  women can keep on hand at all times at least two free packages  of emergency contraceptives -- also known as the morning-after  pill or Plan B -- the pregnancy rates are no lower than when  women have normal access to emergency contraception, study  results suggest.
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A hormone patch that works to restore a woman's sex drive should not be approved until additional studies to determine its risk, federal health advisers said today.
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Activists are calling on Kroger Co. pharmacies to make the so-called "morning after" pill available at all of their stores after a Georgia woman said she was denied the contraceptive.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that Mifepristoneâs label will be changed to acknowledge that there are risks associated with any abortion, and that physicians prescribing the drug should instruct their patients to contact
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Women will likely have to wait several more years for a sexual-dysfunction treatment following a Food and Drug Administration advisory board vote Thursday that the agency should not approve a sex-hormone patch.
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On Aug. 27, 2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Julie Gerberding held a press conference and made the following statement: &quot;Yesterday, Chiron announced that it would have a delay
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Momenta announces a delay in the FDA review of its lead drug.
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Some see easy access to emergency contraception as a way to drastically reduce teen pregnancy, already on the decline since the early 1990s. Others worry that its long-term effects on young women are unknown or argue that the drug, also known as the "morning after pill," encourages teens to have sex. Ultimately, it will be up to Food and Drug Administration officials to decide: Should older teens be able to buy emergency contraception over the counter?
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By Linda Loyd, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Dec. 7--Cephalon Inc. shares fell today after the company said U.S. regulators will likely delay final approval of its drug Nuvigil for excessive sleepiness as the agency investigates a case of a serious rash with a related medicine.
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CHICAGO - Some see easy access to emergency contraception as a way to drastically reduce teen pregnancy, already on the decline since the early 1990s. Others worry that its long-term effects on young women are unknown or argue that the drug, also known as the "morning after pill," encourages teens to have sex...
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A federal panel delayed a vote yesterday on whether to recommend MedImmune's nasal influenza vaccine, FluMist, for children under 5 years old, a key market for the Gaithersburg biotechnology firm.
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The manufacturer of the morning-after pill resubmitted an application Friday seeking federal approval to sell the emergency contraceptive without a prescription.
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Women may buy the morning-after pill without a prescription &#151; but only with proof they're 18 or older, federal health officials ruled Thursday, capping a contentious 3-year effort to ease access to the emergency contraceptive.
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UEFA&#39;s executive committee postponed making any final decision Thursday on whether soccer clubs should have a certain number of &quot;homegrown&quot; players on their books.
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After more than two weeks of delay, the G.O.P.-controlled House planned a final vote on the package late today.
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A Delaware Chancery Court judge  said on Friday that Caremark Rx Inc.  must delay a  shareholder vote until the pharmacy benefit manager provides  more details on its planned acquisition by CVS Corp.