Health Canada says abortion pill can be dispensed by pharmacists

Health Canada says abortion pill can be dispensed by pharmacists

"Health Canada is changing how the abortion pill Mifegymiso is prescribed and dispensed.

The federal department says the abortion pill can now be prescribed up to nine weeks into a pregnancy, rather than the previous limit of seven weeks.

The drug initially known as RU-486 can also now be dispensed directly to patients by a pharmacist or a prescribing health professional.

Health Canada says patients will no longer be required to provide written consent to take the drug, nor will health professionals need to register with Mifegymiso's distributor Celopharma to prescribe or dispense it."

More at link:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/mifegymiso-abortion-pill-health-canada-1.4391267

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This should help Canadian women be able to have better access to this drug/service without unnecessary steps nor delay.

I can only dream of the day that this happens in the US. Or everywhere, for that matter.