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Wisconsin 'pro-choice Catholic' group is disowning Catholic heritage ...  -  ‎Dec 16, 2009‎
Members of the group have gone on local television and also have advocated for the “Plan B� contraceptive at a press conference. ... Catholic News Agency

Teva Pharm 3Q Profit Up; Copaxone, Respiratory Strong  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
The increase stems particularly from higher sales of the Plan B contraceptive. Sales of Azilect for Parkinson's disease rose 39% to $64 million. ... Wall Street Journal

FDA expected to back expanded use of Plan B contraceptive  -  Aug 24, 2006
By Marc Kaufman and Rob Stein, Washington Post | August 24, 2006. WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration will approve an application, possibly today ... Boston Globe

FDA Delays Decision On Plan B Contraceptive  -  Aug 27, 2005
Plan B is considered a contraceptive by the FDA and mainstream medical organizations, who define pregnancy as the point when a fertilized egg is implanted ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest Archiver

Plan B contraceptive gets green light from FDA  -  Aug 31, 2006
By approving the long-delayed Plan B emergency contraceptive, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has restarted the stalled nomination of its likely ... Nature.com

Debate over Plan B contraceptive stymies FDA nominee.  -  May 4, 2005
May 4--WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is embroiled in battles over teenage suicide, the dangers of painkillers and drug importation from ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com

FDA does an about turn on Plan B contraceptive pills  -  Jul 31, 2006
After years of dilly dallying over it's stand on over-the-counter sales of the "morning-after" contraceptive officials at the US Food and Drug ... News-Medical.net

Duramed launches Plan B contraceptive  -  Nov 6, 2006
The emergency contraceptive Plan B is being rolled out by Duramed Pharmaceuticals and will be sold as an over-the-counter product in pharmacies throughout ... Bizjournals.com

… : FDA Delays Decision On Plan B Contraceptive - The Washington Post...  -  Aug 27, 2005
FDA Delays Decision On Plan B Contraceptive ... find The Washington Post articles. After 28 months of growing controversy, the Food and Drug Administration ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Wal-Mart agrees to sell Plan B contraceptive pill in Connecticut  -  Jul 12, 2006
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to sell the so-called Plan B morning-after contraceptive pill in Connecticut, state officials said today. ... Boston Globe

Article: Debate over Plan B contraceptive stymies FDA nominee. - …  -  May 4, 2005
Debate over Plan B contraceptive stymies FDA nominee. ... find Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) articles. Byline: Dawn Withers May 4--WASHINGTON -- The Food ... Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam Research

Article: Debate over Plan B contraceptive stymies FDA nominee. - …  -  May 4, 2005
Debate over Plan B contraceptive stymies FDA nominee. ... find Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) articles. Byline: Dawn Withers WASHINGTON _ The Food and Drug ... Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam Research

Plan B Contraceptive Compromise  -  Oct 11, 2007
WMBD/WYZZ-TV - PEORIA -- It's being called a win-win situation for pharmacists and women across Illinois. The so called morning after pill can now be ... Central Illinois Proud

Clinic giving away doses of Plan B contraceptive  -  Mar 21, 2007
The clinic at 3415 Floyd Ave. in Richmond will give Plan B emergency contraception to adults with valid picture identification with date of birth. ... Pay-Per-View - Richmond Times - Dispatch - ProQuest Archiver

Plan B contraceptive suit still alive.  -  Dec 23, 2005
Dec. 23--Brooklyn federal Judge Edward Korman refused yesterday to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to force the government to permit over-the-counter sales of a ... Free with registration - Newsday - AccessMyLibrary.com

Sale of Plan B contraceptive splits New York pharmacists.  -  Jul 6, 2005
Jul. 6--Huntington pharmacist Ron Wood can't imagine refusing to sell an emergency contraceptive called Plan B to women who want to avoid pregnancy after ... Free with registration - Newsday - AccessMyLibrary.com

… FEW ARE AFFECTED, `PLAN B' CONTRACEPTIVE FOR RAPE VICTIMS …  -  Mar 13, 2006
Rape crisis counselors said that it was morally indefensible to deny emergency contraception to a rape victim. Church officials said doing so would violate ... Pay-Per-View - Hartford Courant - ProQuest Archiver

Plan B contraceptive sold around town, but prices often vary  -  Mar 6, 2007
By Eden Draper. Having a plan B is for when things don't go as planned, and the emergency contraceptive by the same name could be the answer. ... The Orion

FDA's Rejection of Contraceptive Is Questioned  -  Nov 14, 2005
In May 2004, the FDA rejected an application by Barr Laboratories to sell its Plan B contraceptive over the counter without restrictions, ... New York Times

CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-US court dismisses suit on Barr's Plan B pill  -  Mar 4, 2008
N Plan B contraceptive without a prescription. The US Food and Drug Administration and Barr were sued by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons ... Reuters

Pharmacy Challenges New Plan B Contraceptive Law  -  Jul 26, 2007
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Starting Friday, pharmacies across Washington are required to provide the Plan B contraceptive to customers, but one family-owned pharmacy ... KIROtv.com

WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? / PLAN B CONTRACEPTIVE / A LOOK AT …  -  Aug 20, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration has said recently that it would consider making the contraceptive Plan B, the so-called morning-after pill, ... $2.95 - Press of Atlantic City, The - NewsBank

Plan B contraceptive use appears to be up in Hawaii  -  Sep 17, 2007
By AP. HONOLULU (AP) _ Some in Hawaii's medical field say more women are purchasing Plan B, the emergency contraceptive approved for over-the-counter sales ... KPUA

… to morning- after pill / FDA says that Plan B contraceptive can be...  -  Aug 25, 2006
The pills, if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse, can prevent pregnancy. Opponents say the pills promote promiscuity and sexually ... Pay-Per-View - Richmond Times - Dispatch - ProQuest Archiver

… Tennessee pharmacies not stocking now-legal "Plan B" contraceptive  -  Dec 5, 2006
Along with the toothpaste, aspirin and cough syrup, Sarah Allen of Nashville plans to add a new health-care staple to her medicine cabinet: Plan B, ... WBIR-TV

Shays: Plan B contraceptive must be sold. | Article from Connecticut...  -  Jun 7, 2007
Shays: Plan B contraceptive must be sold. ... find Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, CT) articles. Byline: Peter Urban Jun. 7--WASHINGTON -- Although the Food ... Pay-Per-View - Connecticut Post - HighBeam Research

Plan B contraceptive does end life  -  Aug 20, 2006
NARAL's Ann O'Hanlon did not tell the complete story when she said that under "standard medical definitions," the Plan B emergency contraceptive does not ... Free-Lance Star - The Free Lance-Star

GAO: FDA ruling on 'morning after pill' was unusual  -  Nov 15, 2005
By Marc Kaufman, Washington Post | November 15, 2005. WASHINGTON -- Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Mark McClellan voiced strong doubts ... Boston Globe

Shays: Plan B contraceptive must be sold  -  Jun 6, 2007
WASHINGTON - Although the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter sales of the "morning-after" contraceptive pill 10 months ago, ... $2.95 - Connecticut Post - NewsBank

Plan B contraceptive available in Aberdeen: Pills that prevent …  -  Feb 6, 2007
Feb. 6--Aberdonians age 18 and older searching for the morning-after pill can buy the two-pill packs from half of the licensed pharmacies in Aberdeen. ... Free with registration - American News - AccessMyLibrary.com

Plan B contraceptive pill available by end of the year  -  Aug 25, 2006
By the end of this year, an emergency contraceptive pill called Plan B will be available to women 18 and older without a prescription. ... Pay-Per-View - Dayton Daily News - NewsBank

No privacy when buying Plan B contraceptive; Women's experiences …  -  Dec 14, 2005
Journal editors sent the women - "secret shoppers", the CPhA complained - to seek out Plan B because they wanted to know if so- called CPhA "counselling" ... Pay-Per-View - The Spectator - ProQuest Archiver

Plan B contraceptive available in Aberdeen: Pills that prevent …  -  Feb 6, 2007
Plan B contraceptive available in Aberdeen: Pills that prevent pregnancies also available in Mobridge, Gettysburg. ... find American News (Aberdeen, ... Pay-Per-View - American News - HighBeam Research

Wal-Mart will sell Plan B contraceptive.  -  Mar 27, 2006
Wal-Mart will sell Plan B contraceptive. BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- All pharmacies operated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are now carrying the Plan B contraceptive. ... $9.94 - Chain Drug Review - Alacra Store

Teva to acquire Barr for $7.46 billion  -  Jul 19, 2008
...agreed to buy Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $7.46 billion to add markets in eastern Europe and sales of the Plan B contraceptive pill. ... Canada.com

… to obtain OTC status for Plan B contraceptive.(News) - Internal...  -  Feb 1, 2005
Groups push to obtain OTC status for Plan B contraceptive.(News) ... find Internal Medicine News articles. ROCKVILLE, MD. -- A coalition of women's groups ... Pay-Per-View - Internal Medicine News - HighBeam Research

Morning-after pill entangles FDA nominee  -  Aug 11, 2006
Kenneth Lambert / AP. WASHINGTON - The acting head of the Food and Drug Administration told his confirmation hearing Tuesday that his decision to revive ... msnbc.com

… students in favor of Plan B contraceptive approval - University...  -  Apr 12, 2005
U. Arizona students in favor of Plan B contraceptive approval ... find University Wire articles. Ariel Serafin University Wire 04-12-2005 (Arizona Daily ... Pay-Per-View - University Wire - HighBeam Research

Plan B contraceptive not yet available at all Springfield pharmacies  -  Sep 26, 2006
Though recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration as an over-the-counter drug, the non-prescription variety of Plan B emergency contraception may ... Standard Online

Stormans Inc. v. Selecky, No. 07-36039 (9th Cir. 05/01/2008)  -  May 1, 2008
...responding to media reports and complaints about pharmacists who refused to fill certain prescriptions, including the so-called Plan B contraceptive, ... $2.95 - U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit - VersusLaw

Article: Wal-Mart will sell Plan B contraceptive.(Wal-Mart Stores...  -  Mar 27, 2006
Wal-Mart will sell Plan B contraceptive.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Brief article) ... find Chain Drug Review articles. BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- All pharmacies ... Pay-Per-View - Chain Drug Review - HighBeam Research

OUR OPINIONS: Political hurdle stops Plan B  -  Nov 21, 2005
Following normal procedure, FDA's professional staff and an advisory panel of outside experts studied the safety of the Plan B contraceptive. ... Pay-Per-View - Atlanta Journal Constitution - Factiva, from Dow Jones

… : Ex-FDA commissioner fails to testify about Plan B contraceptive.  -  Apr 29, 2006
Apr. 29--Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester Crawford failed to show up Friday for a court-ordered deposition in Washington, DC, ... Free with registration - Newsday - AccessMyLibrary.com

FDA boss nixed Plan B.  -  May 25, 2006
...to force the agency to allow nonprescription sales of the Plan B contraceptive that "it was his decision," his attorney Barbara Van Gelder told Newsday. ... Free with registration - Newsday - AccessMyLibrary.com

FDA adviser resigns over handling of Plan B  -  Oct 8, 2005
WASHINGTON — A consultant to a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has resigned in protest of the agency's handling of the Plan B contraceptive. ... CTV.ca

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  -  Mar 25, 2007
I take great exception to The Courant printing a photograph on Page A3 ["Bystander Attacked During Search For Militant"] with a caption that began in bold ... Pay-Per-View - Hartford Courant - ProQuest Archiver

… -counter dispersion of Plan B contraceptive: Planned Parenthood...  -  Aug 26, 2006
By Elizabeth York, Odessa American, Texas. Aug. 26--Carla Holeva approves of the Food and Drug Administration's announcement Thursday to allow Plan B ... Pay-Per-View - Odessa American (KRTBN) - Factiva, from Dow Jones

FDA sanctions 'morning after pill' to be sold over the counter  -  Nov 29, 2008
New York, November 28: The emergency 'morning after' Plan B contraceptive pill now has over-the-counter status. In a landmark decision the Food and Drug ... TheMedGuru

Accept no substitutes.(Editorials)(Approve Plan B before approving...  -  Aug 2, 2006
...the nomination of Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach until the FDA approves Barr Laboratories' request for over-the-counter sale of its Plan B contraceptive. ... $4.95 - Register-Guard - ECNext

EDITORIAL: Maryland's Plan B.(Editorial)  -  Mar 7, 2006
Mar. 7--Thanks to the Bush administration's politically motivated foot-dragging, states such as Maryland have been forced to confront the issue of the ... Free with registration - Baltimore Sun - AccessMyLibrary.com

Plan B never had a chance  -  Nov 20, 2005
The Plan B contraceptive pill is actually a megadose of the regular birth control pill. But it has the added benefit of preventing pregnancy if taken within ... Times Herald-Record

Drug Maker Barr's Plan B Efforts Blocked  -  Jan 22, 2006
The Plan B contraceptive pill, with only about $25 million in annual revenues, still gets the most attention. Available by prescription since 1999, ... San Francisco Chronicle

Plan B gives women another contraceptive option  -  Mar 18, 2006
Plan B contraceptive blocks a fertilized egg from being implanted into the uterus, preventing a pregnancy from being started, thus Plan B cannot be used as ... $2.95 - Salt Lake Tribune, The - NewsBank

NJ drugmaker hits roadblock on contraceptive; But Barr keeps growing ...  -  Jan 30, 2006
The Plan B contraceptive pill, with only about $25 million in annual revenue, still gets the most attention. It has been available by prescription since ... Pay-Per-View - Philadelphia Inquirer - Factiva, from Dow Jones

PLAN B BILL DIES AT CAPITOL ; PANEL FAILS TO VOTE ON …  -  Mar 21, 2006
...legislative committee failed to vote Monday on a bill that would have forced Catholic hospitals to offer the Plan B contraceptive pill to rape victims. ... Pay-Per-View - Hartford Courant - ProQuest Archiver

When You Need Emergency Contraception?  -  Jun 21, 2008
Progestin-only pills like Plan B contraceptive pills are available in two tablets. One pill must be taken immediately followed by next with 12 hours apart. ... Buzzle

Von Eschenbach nomination faces challenges  -  Mar 15, 2006
...vowing to hold the nomination hostage to a firm decision from the agency on making the controversial Plan B contraceptive available over the counter. ... FierceBiotech

Article: Meeting to discuss Barr contraceptive  -  Apr 6, 2005
The meeting on Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Plan B contraceptive will be closed to the public, said Alex Glass, a spokeswoman for Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. ... Pay-Per-View - The Record - HighBeam Research

BLOGATORIAL: EXCERPTS FROM OUR WEB LOG  -  Aug 26, 2006
Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said about the Food and Drug Administration's decision to allow the Plan B contraceptive to be sold without a prescription to those 18 ... $2.95 - Wichita Eagle - NewsBank

Right to privacy is the true target of US jihadists  -  Jul 25, 2005
Among those extremists is James W. Sedlak, founder and former president of a group called Stop Planned Parenthood, who claims that the Plan B contraceptive ... Pay-Per-View - The Sun - ProQuest Archiver

Article: Plan B Approval Said to Be Near; Adults Could Buy 'Morning-...  -  Aug 24, 2006
...in a statement that von Eschenbach ?has done nothing to ... counter sales of the Plan B contraceptive product ... recess appointment for von Eschenbach. ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Article: FDA to Reopen Discussions With Plan B Manufacturer - The …  -  Aug 1, 2006
...in a statement that von Eschenbach ?has done nothing to ... counter sales of the Plan B contraceptive product ... recess appointment for von Eschenbach. ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Plan B decision is all wrong  -  Nov 12, 2007
The Plan B contraceptive blocks pregnancy with a high dose of a common birth control hormone. Last year the Food and Drug Administration approved Plan B as ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Politics sway Bush on Plan B  -  Aug 31, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration's announcement that it would allow the Plan B contraceptive to be sold without prescription — as its own staff and advisory ... Times Herald-Record

Anti-abortion drug: Plan B pill should be available to girls under 18  -  Aug 6, 2006
...did his best last week to defend his indefensible decision to allow over-the-counter sales of the Plan B contraceptive only to women 18 and older. ... $2.95 - Salt Lake Tribune, The - NewsBank

Plan B doesn't solve problem  -  Sep 7, 2005
29 "USA Today," the Food and Drug Administration has delayed its decision as to whether or not the Plan B contraceptive or "morning-after pill" should be ... Western Courier - Western Courier (subscription)

Article: 'Plan B' pill is suddenly on the fast track; After years of...  -  Aug 1, 2006
...in a statement that von Eschenbach ?has done nothing to ... counter sales of the Plan B contraceptive product ... recess appointment for von Eschenbach. ... Pay-Per-View - Star Tribune - HighBeam Research

Once again: OK Plan B  -  Jan 7, 2005
...if the FDA would simply mail a copy of the latest Journal of the American Medical Association to congressional critics of the Plan B contraceptive. ... Pay-Per-View - Register-Guard - ProQuest Archiver

Plan B delayed again.(Editorials)(FDA wants to gather additional...  -  Aug 29, 2005
The astounding chronology of Barr Laboratories' quest to make its Plan B contraceptive available to women over the counter began more than a year ago with ... Pay-Per-View - Register-Guard - HighBeam Research

US FDA Chief Lester Crawford Announces Resignation  -  Sep 23, 2005
...who pressed for the FDA to make a decision on whether to allow sales without a prescription for Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Plan B contraceptive. ... Bloomberg

FDA plays politics on 'Plan B' - Stop delays and extend access to...  -  Aug 30, 2005
Friday bowed to wholly inappropriate political pressure and extended its two-year delay in offering the Plan B contraceptive without a prescription. ... $2.95 - Buffalo News - NewsBank

FDA's Plan B decision criticized.  -  Sep 1, 2005
...and Drug Administration's Office of Women's Health resigned Wednesday to protest the delayed over-the-counter approval of the Plan B contraceptive pill, ... Free with registration - UPI Health Business - AccessMyLibrary.com

End the delays in naming FDA commissioner; WHITE HOUSE SHOULD …  -  Apr 11, 2006
One of President Bush's health care shortcomings is on full display with the stalled nomination of Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach as commissioner of the Food and ... Pay-Per-View - San Jose Mercury News - Factiva, from Dow Jones

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  -  Sep 2, 2006
The Plan B contraceptive is a new drug that has not been thoroughly tested on young teens. Many people have lamented that 17- year-olds will not be able to ... Pay-Per-View - Hartford Courant - ProQuest Archiver

Article: PLAN B DECISION IS ALL WRONG.(Editorial)(Column) - Seattle …  -  Nov 13, 2007
Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) articles. Byline: BRENDAN WILLIAMSGUEST COLUMNIST The Plan B contraceptive blocks pregnancy with a high dose of a ... Pay-Per-View - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - HighBeam Research

FDA Adviser Resigns Over Plan B Handling  -  Oct 6, 2005
WASHINGTON -- A consultant to a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has resigned in protest of the agency's handling of the Plan B contraceptive. ... RedOrbit

Ways to get us  -  Apr 25, 2005
If federal and state governments respected the individual, there would be no raging debate about the "morning after" sex pill. ... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Bush White House suppresses information, whistle blowing  -  Sep 2, 2005
...a final decision on approving or disapproving the over-the-counter distribution of the Plan B contraceptive, better known as the “morning-after pill.� ... wsws.org

Plan B pill sells in New York.  -  Nov 19, 2006
19 (UPI) -- Consumers in New York have been stocking up on the Plan B contraceptive pill since it became available in August. ... Free with registration - UPI NewsTrack - AccessMyLibrary.com

Article: EDITORIAL: Time for Plan B: An FDA nomination held hostage...  -  Aug 6, 2006
...in a statement that von Eschenbach ?has done nothing to ... counter sales of the Plan B contraceptive product ... recess appointment for von Eschenbach. ... Pay-Per-View - Akron Beacon Journal - HighBeam Research

Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report< Summarizes Editorials on …  -  Sep 5, 2005
Springfield Republican : FDA's postponement of a decision on Plan B contraceptive sales "should have been announced on Groundhog Day" -- instead of on ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

Acquisition drives down Barr earnings  -  Nov 8, 2006
On Monday, Barr announced that Duramed will roll out its Plan B contraceptive as an over-the-counter product this month, following approval in August from ... Bizjournals.com

What Plan B prevents.(Editorials)(Emergency contraception inhibits …  -  May 12, 2005
Such promises, it turns ... the-counter sale of its Plan B contraceptive. Von Eschenbach ... approving nonprescription sale of Plan B for women 18 and older ... Pay-Per-View - Register-Guard - HighBeam Research

Article: 'MORNING AFTER' PILL APPROVAL IS LIKELY.(News) - The …  -  Aug 24, 2006
...in a statement that von Eschenbach ?has done nothing to ... counter sales of the Plan B contraceptive product ... recess appointment for von Eschenbach. ... Pay-Per-View - Cincinnati Post - HighBeam Research

Acquisition costs, competition bring down Barr's 1Q earnings  -  May 9, 2007
That was partially offset by growing sales for the Plan B contraceptive product, also manufactured by Duramed, and Adderol IR. ... Bizjournals.com

Atlanta health, diet and fitness news | ajc.com  -  Oct 7, 2005
St. Jude Medical Inc. is warning doctors and patients that some of its older implantable defibrillators may suddenly lose power if exposed to significant ... Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta health, diet and fitness news | ajc.com  -  Aug 27, 2005
The US Food and Drug Administration has delayed for 60 days its long-awaited decision on whether to allow over-the-counter sales of the Plan B contraceptive ... Atlanta Journal Constitution

Illinois Supreme Court Reports - MORR-FITZ, INC. v. BLAGOJEVICH, 231 …  -  Dec 18, 2008
...were enacted for the purpose of compelling religious and conscientious objectors to fill Plan B contraceptive prescriptions despite those objections. ... Pay-Per-View - Illinois Supreme Court Reports - Loislaw

A year and still no chief as FDA faces big issues - An anonymous...  -  Jun 12, 2005
Murray and Clinton say the FDA is delaying a decision on the Plan B contraceptive, known scientifically as levonorgestrel, because of pressure from ... $2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBank

Maker of Plan B Pill Branching Out  -  Jan 25, 2006
The Plan B contraceptive pill, with only about $25 million in annual revenues, still gets the most attention. Available by prescription since 1999, ... RedOrbit

Women's health advocates dismayed at FDA's Plan B decision  -  Sep 28, 2005
The FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee concluded in 2003 that the Plan B contraceptive—a high dose of hormones that prevents pregnancy after ... Nature.com

CRAWFORD'S PLEDGE TO TAKE FIFTH COULD DERAIL PLAN B …  -  May 11, 2006
Crawford is the only agency official that presided over Barr's OTC application for its Plan B contraceptive from January 2005 until the agency postponed the ... Pay-Per-View - FDAnews Drug Daily Bulletin - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Barr says it may file lawsuit if Plan B OTC rejected again.  -  Jun 1, 2005
...and Drug Administration if its revamped application to sell the Plan B contraceptive without a prescription is rejected, according to published reports. ... $9.94 - Drug Store News-Newsfirst - Alacra Store

Article: Contraception Debate Delays Nomination of FDA Chief - The …  -  Apr 7, 2005
Article: FDA Delays Decision On Plan B Contraceptive The Washington Post; August 27, 2005 ; 700+ words ... ... Four years later, an FDA advisory panel voted ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Northwest, Rockies, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, New England and Washington  -  Oct 7, 2005
...and Drug Administration advisory panel has resigned in protest of the agency's handling of the Plan B contraceptive. The consultant, Dr. Frank Davidoff, ... New York Times

U. Nebraska: Plan B pill, HPV vaccine offered by U. Nebraska Health …  -  Jan 17, 2007
The University of Nebraska Health Center is now offering the Plan B contraceptive pill and a vaccine against the human papillomavirus, which can cause ... Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.com

'Unbelievable selfishness'  -  Jul 2, 2006
It's the Food and Drug Administration's fault because the Plan B contraceptive isn't available over the counter? The fault lies in the last sentence of the ... $2.95 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - NewsBank

Romney accepts Plan B - Catholic hospitals must give drug  -  Dec 9, 2005
BOSTON - In the face of mounting criticism by Democrats and women's health groups, and with his own lieutenant governor failing to back him up, Gov. ... $1.95 - Worcester Telegram Gazette - NewsBank

Article: EDITORIAL: Maryland's Plan B.(Editorial) - Baltimore Sun ( …  -  Mar 7, 2006
EDITORIAL: Maryland's Plan B.(Editorial) ... find Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) articles. Mar. 7--Thanks to the Bush administration's politically motivated ... Pay-Per-View - Baltimore Sun - HighBeam Research

Author: BRAD SHANNON; THE OLYMPIAN  -  Jul 27, 2007
...the Human Rights Commission from taking regulatory action against pharmacies or pharmacists that refuse to stock and dispense the Plan B contraceptive. ... $2.95 - The Olympian - NewsBank

Article: Southern Illinois U. pharmacy to sell Plan B - University...  -  Aug 30, 2006
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration declared that the Plan B contraceptive drug, also known as the morning-after pill, would be made available ... Pay-Per-View - University Wire - HighBeam Research

Article: Anti-Abortion Groups Oppose FDA Nominee - AP Online | …  -  Aug 17, 2006
...in a statement that von Eschenbach ?has done nothing to ... counter sales of the Plan B contraceptive product ... recess appointment for von Eschenbach. ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research





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