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Minors who need to buy ulipristal acetate, marketed under the name EllaOne, that is, the medicine used as emergency contraception up to five days after intercourse (called the “5-day-after pill”), will no longer have an obligation. to present a prescription.
This was established by AIFA (the Italian Medicines Agency) with Resolution no. 998 of last October 8.
“It is a highly effective tool for emergency contraception for young women who have had unprotected sex, within five days of the relationship,” AIFA CEO Nicola Magrini said in a statement, “and it is also , in my opinion, an ethical tool since it allows avoiding critical moments that are usually endured only by girls. I want to emphasize that it is an emergency contraceptive and that it is not a drug of habitual use “.
“At the time of purchase in the pharmacy” explains Magrini “the medicine will be accompanied by an information sheet that aims to promote informed and effective contraception and avoid the inappropriate use of emergency contraception. […] Finally, I recall that the drug has been on the World Health Organization list of essential drugs for this indication since 2017, as part of the contraceptive drug access programs, and that teenage pregnancies are an important indicator of the development of a society, which must be kept to a minimum level. “
With the “morning after pill” things remain the same
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