Retail pharmacies can offer abortion pills, FDA says

AXIOS January 3, 2023
Oriana Gonzalez

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday made a regulatory change that will make it possible for retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the U.S., Axios has confirmed.

The big picture: Under the regulatory change, certified pharmacies may dispense mifepristone — which is used with misoprostol in first-trimester abortions — directly to patients after receiving a prescription from a certified health provider, according to a statement from Danco Laboratories, one of the makers of the pill.

• The FDA has yet to make an announcement, but the agency is expected to update its website to reflect the change later Tuesday.
• The New York Times first reported the news.

State of play: Mifepristone is approved by the FDA in...

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