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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-14-10 12:47 PM
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FDA OKs new "morning-after" pill
This never would have happened if President Obama wasn't in charge


WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health officials on Friday approved a new, longer-lasting "morning-after" pill to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex.
The prescription drug, called ella, is made by French company HRA Pharma and will be sold in the United States by Watson Pharmaceuticals.
It is the first emergency contraceptive approved since a five-year battle under the Bush administration ended with limited over-the-counter sales and age checks by pharmacists for a rival pill.
Ella has been shown to prevent pregnancy for up to five days after unprotected sex.
The Food and Drug Administration said it cleared ella based on two clinical trials that showed the drug was safe and effective. The drug "is not intended for routine use as a contraceptive," the FDA said in a statement.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100814/ts_nm/us_contraceptive_fda
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Scurrilous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-14-10 02:04 PM
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1. Thanks NJmaverick.
K & R :thumbsup:
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-14-10 02:23 PM
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2. K&R.
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blue neen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-14-10 03:33 PM
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3. Excellent.
Kudos to the Obama administration!
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