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Japan Panel OKs Nonprescription Sales of Morning&After Pill

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Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)–An expert panel of Japan’s health ministry has agreed that Aska Pharmaceutical Co. will be given approval to make and sell its emergency contraceptive pill Norlevo without a prescription. At a meeting Friday, the panel also agreed that the product will be classified as a drug that must be taken in the presence of a trained pharmacist for safety reasons. If the …

Japan Panel OKs Nonprescription Sales of Morning-After Pill

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)–An expert panel of Japan’s health ministry has agreed that Aska Pharmaceutical Co. will be given approval to make and sell its emergency contraceptive pill Norlevo without a prescription. At a meeting Friday, the panel also agreed that the product will be classified as a drug that must be taken in the presence of a trained pharmacist for safety reasons. If the …

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