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more about #planb more comments → another_uncreative_name: I don't remember the exact price, but I believe that University health clinics provide Plan B at a reduced rate. There are a lot of students on here s... more » JerkoftheMonth: I'd like to be more articulate about this, but my rage is blurring my thought process. Only a medication aimed DIRECTLY at women would ever be consid... more » lalaland13: I have no idea why anyone let people who declare that Plan B "starves a baby" have a say in who should and shouldn't be able to buy it. But I don't kn... more » Trulymadlyme: I'm guessing Watson's pill is not much cheaper because they're enjoying the first ANDA filer status, which runs for a six months or so. After that p... more » ihateyourescalade: I've done Plan B before. As I remember it just involved taking a certain number of birth-control pills in a certain period of time. Ladies, please don... more » ReanimatedHorse: Not to be a cad but I'd like to add that it's not just pro-choice advocates who want people to see the difference between Plan B and abortion. I know ... more » CurtCole: Why is it so hard to get? Are they afraid teenagers might enjoy free basing postcoital contraception? more » Ms. Take: at my job (i work for a state legislature) i've been trying to find a way to make otc plan b less expensive, be it through a state-funded program or s... more » PinkSoxHat: Please ladies, especially those who live in rural areas where access is limited: get thee to a pharmacy, get some Plan B, and keep it around in case y... more » LaFemme: I have said this before here but it is worth repeating: just drugstore.com one of these in case you end up needing it. And you won't have any problems... more » sabor de soledad: I just wanted to post this because I think this misconception is still widespread. You do not need to be a female to purchase Plan B. Men over 18 can ... more » scarletwine: I've taken both the one and two-dose versions, and had the incredible nausea from both about equally. BC-related nausea is so strange-- I get queasy... more » sshayne: I'd certainly choose some nausea over risking a pregnancy I wasn't ready for! more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: One pill instead of two. Great. But can we still count on the third degree from the pharmacist? more » cait98: Exciting! But why isn't it OTC for all ages too? I suppose because taking it in one dose is more hormones at once? Frustrating because I feel like y... more » -
#drugofchoice
Plan B Moves To Plan B
This week Barr Laboratories' exclusive, competition-free period on Plan B expires, allowing cheaper generic drugs to take its place, but thanks to the maze of FDA regulations women may still not have increased access to emergency contraception. More » -
#pilljoy
FDA Approves Single-Dose Plan B
The FDA has approved a new version of Plan B that prevents pregnancy with one pill rather than two. Women over 17 can buy Plan B One-Step over the counter, but females younger than 17 need a prescription. [Business Wire] -
#planb
Recently-Divorced Guy Dates 50 Women To Find Ms. Right
After reading the Sunday NY Times' "Generation B" piece, we felt like we'd been on an emotional roller-coaster. "Oh, that's sweet! But that's creepy. But maybe that cancels it out? Ew, not that..."
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#pharmafight
Plan B Access Still Difficult For Some Women
The Wall Street Journal reports that the FDA has approved a generic version of emergency contraceptive Plan B — thing is, many women still struggle with access to the brand name version. More » -
#pillstoswallow
Parents Freak Over U.K. Morning After Pill Commercial
Parents in the U.K. are complaining about the new ad (at left) for the morning after pill Levonelle One Step. We find it pretty effective, despite the cartoon sperm that spill on the woman's head. More » -
#planbs
Mike Galanos: Plan B Enables Teens "To Act Carelessly With An Easy Way Out"
If anyone knows anything about 17-year-old girls and their reproductive rights, it's Mike Galanos. For who better to speak about what 17-year-olds are like than a man who graduated high school roughly two decades ago? More » -
#newbossnewrules
Change Is In The Air And A Pharmacy Near You
Wow, who'd'a thunk that the U.S. government would some day comply with a judge's order to base reproductive health policy on sound science rather than political pandering? Change is good. [CBS News] -
#pilltoswallow
Plan B's Advertising Pleases Us, Pisses Off Conservatives
We're liking this Plan B commercial currently in heavy rotation on cable television because it's realistic — depicting women waking up alone and having to deal with morning-after bullshit on their own. More » -
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#girlsguides
What Brad Pitt, J. Lo, & Contraception Have In Common
J. Lo is slated to star in a new movie called Plan B, which, unfortunately, is not a rollicking comedy about the morning after pill. It's about having lots of babies!
