FDA says it will greenlight pharmacies to fill prescriptions for abortion pill
The FDA is relaxing the rules on the abortion pill mifepristone, saying pharmacies can now fill prescriptions for the drug so long as they become certified to do so. The abortion pill mifepristone is safe enough that retail pharmacies can begin dispensing it so long as a certified Health care provider prescribes the drug and if that pharmacy meets certain requirements, according to new rules published Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If pharmacies jump on board, the FDA action could dramatically expand access to the drug in states where it's already legal. Doctors, for example, might be more willing to get certified to prescribe the drug because they would no longer have to stock it themselves and could write a prescription much as they would any other medication. The new rule also opens the door for a fresh round of legal challenges. Abortion rights supporters were expected to use the latest regulatory update to make the case that under the law, only the FDA --...