What happens in the pharmacy access states where women can already get Plan B without a doctors prescription?
In 9 states (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Vermont, and Washington), legislation has been passed allowing specially trained pharmacists to provide Plan B to women without a doctor’s prescription. In addition, a few pharmacists in Montana provide Plan B under collaborative agreement with physicians. Specific pharmacy practices are regulated from state to state. The FDA ruling does not change these existing pharmacy access programs unless those states pass new legislation to change them. In pharmacy access states, women under the age of 18 will still be able to obtain Plan B without a doctor’s prescription through specially trained and licensed pharmacists. Click here for more information about pharmacy access programs.
