A collection of half-inebriated, non-sequitur rants and ramblings from the hellish mondane world of retail pharmacy.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

FDA+

Way to go FDA. I commend you on your final, albeit, reluctant decision to approve Plan B for OTC sales. I further want to thank you for establishing a new tier of medications, something I like to think of as behind the counter. For those of you that don't know, to obtain the Plan B over the counter, there must be at some point pharmacist intervention, or at least the chance of such a meeting. Plan B will only be available OTC in places that employ a pharmacist. No getting it at 7-11, a gas station, or in a dance club restroom coin-op vending machine. This does two things. First it makes this option more available to women in states with behind-the-times boards of pharmacy. Second, it improves the chances that Plan B will be taken appropriately.
So, great work FDA. Take the rest of the week off. You earned it.