TGA dismisses bid to make contraceptive pill available over the counter in Australia
by Melissa Davey Medical editor from Science | The Guardian on (#5QTRN)
Two applications were made to amend poisons legislation so that the pill would not need ongoing prescriptions from doctor
A push to make the contraceptive pill available over the counter has been dismissed by Australia's drugs regulator.
In an interim decision, now open for further consultation, the Therapeutic Goods Administration found the risk of making the contraceptive pill available over the counter outweighed the benefits.
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