2005N-0345
  

  
 Drug Approvals:  Circumstances under which an active ingredient may be simultaneously marketed in both a prescription drug product and an over-the-counter drug product

  


  

  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  


  

  
FDA Comment Number : 
  

  
EC26
  



  

  
Submitter : 
  

  
Ms. SAMANTHA MAUERMEYER
  

  
Date & Time: 
  

  
09/01/2005 04:09:53
  



  

  
Organization : 
  

  
Ms. SAMANTHA MAUERMEYER
  



  

  
Category : 
  

  
Individual Consumer
  



  

  
Issue Areas/Comments 
  


  

  


  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
GENERAL
  


  

  



  

  
 I urge you to approve an application to make Plan B available to women over the counter, Docket 2005N-0345.



Plan B, a safe and effective emergency contraceptive (EC), could reduce the number of unintended pregnancies each year by half. Improving access to EC is particularly important for survivors of sexual assault, the majority of whom do not receive information about EC in the emergency room. 



Your own advisory committees overwhelmingly recommended making the morning-after pill available without a prescription. It's time to put pressure from anti-choice and anti-birth control lawmakers aside and listen to the scientists.