Skylar Williams
Jan 05, 2023 11:30
Walgreens Boot Alliance Inc and CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) plan to seek certification to dispense abortion pills after the FDA allowed retail pharmacies to offer the medicine for the first time in the U.S.
Walgreens said in an email, "We're registering, training our pharmacists, and reviewing our pharmacy network to determine where we distribute products with additional FDA requirements. We'll dispense these in accordance with federal and state laws."
CVS Health plans to seek certification to dispense mifepristone in legal states.
The FDA finalized a rule allowing pharmacists to sell mifepristone on Tuesday.
The health agency finalized the changes after analyzing Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro's additional applications.
The regulation change will make medication abortion, which accounts for more than half of U.S. abortions, more available in states where abortion is allowed.
In view of the abortion issue, retail pharmacists must decide whether to sell the pill and where.
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