FDA approves Plan B for girls 15 and older without prescription

U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved the Plan B One-Step emergency contraception for sale to girls and women ages 15 and older without a prescription and on store shelves instead of behind pharmacy counters, Food and Drug Administration officials announced. The move, which grants an amended application by drugmaker Teva Women's Health, is a separate action from a federal judge's ruling earlier this...    

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