アメリカ合衆国の連邦医薬品庁(FDA)は、翌日経口避妊薬の年齢制限を17歳から15歳に引き下げ
EE UU reduce la edad para poder comprar la píldora del día después
La Administración del Medicamento rebaja en dos años, de 17 a 15 años, la edad para adquirir el medicamento sin receta en las farmacias del país.
Carolina García Washington 1 MAY 2013 - 13:31 CET
U.S. reduces the age to buy the morning after pill
The downgrade Drug Administration two years, 17-15 years, the age to purchase the drug without prescription in pharmacies nationwide.
Carolina Garcia Washington 1 MAY 2013 - 13:31 CET
The Drug Agency (FDA, for its acronym in English) yesterday approved to lower the age of access to morning-after pill without prescription of 17 to 15 years and that can be sold in licensed, as is usually obtained in family planning centers. A decision contrary to the decision taken earlier this month by Brooklyn Federal Judge Edward Korman which determined that access to this medication was universal in the country and also set a deadline of 30 days to the FDA to "finish with existing restrictions for both pill Plan B One Step, and their generic versions. "
"The Department of Justice U.S. is dealing with this application. The current approval is independent of this litigation and this decision is not intended to deal with the magistrate's decision," the agency said in a statement. This resolution is a compromise between what is requested and what determined Korman Secretary of U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in 2011 when he allowed his counter to women 17 years or older. This time, the FDA has chosen to reduce by two years the age at which drug
From now on, in medicine the message of "prohibited the sale to minors of 15 years," the FDA specified. In addition, the morning after pill available over the counter or shelves regulated facilities when "generally, in the U.S. is provided in family planning centers and exclusive health for women." "The product will be sold during normal business hours and not depend on whether the pharmacy is open these stores," he added.
Being the morning after pill available to the public, and as with other products currently in the U.S. as snuff and alcohol, drug box will have a bar code that will force the clerk to check the age of women. "Therefore, all women should go with an ID. Additionally, install a security tag to prevent theft", reported from the FDA.
Plan B One-Step is an emergency contraceptive designed to reduce the chances of pregnancy after sexual intercourse and risk that the company manufactures Teva. It is taken as a single dose and its effect is valid up to three days after having had unprotected sex. This product helps to terminate the pregnancy and there is no evidence to conclude that the product harms the developing fetus, according to the FDA. Currently, there are three emergency contraceptive drugs in the U.S.: Plan B One-Step, Plan B, and She. This approval does not affect the prescription status of these other medicines.
According to the Agency, several studies have shown that easy access to emergency contraception has the potential to further reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies in the country: "The revised data have shown that women over 15 are able to understand how Plan B One-Step, how to use and does not prevent suffering from a sexually transmitted disease. And its use is appropriate without the intervention of a doctor from this age. "
Because the product does not protect women against HIV, AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases is important that young people are sexually active "remember going to a doctor for a routine checkup," reiterated the FDA. Teva, headquartered in Pennsylvania, said it plans to educate consumers, staff pharmacies and health professionals to the new situation of your product. The company also said she is willing to carry out an audit of the age verification practices after the drug's approval, to ensure that there is compliance with limitation.
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