Pill “morning after” will be available without a prescription in the EU – Newsweek Poland

Pills used as so-called. Emergency contraception can be sold without a prescription in all EU countries. The decision concerns ellaOne tablets to prevent pregnancy up to 5 days after intercourse.

The decision to sale ellaOne tablets without a prescription European Commission took yesterday. – Cancellation of prescriptions enable women faster access to these pills, and thus increase their effectiveness. They can be used at a given time, or within five days after the unprotected intercourse sex – explained in an interview with journalist Enrico Brivio RMF FM, a spokesman for the EU Commissioner. Health.

Why such Decision of the European Commission? Brussels relied on the opinion of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which concluded that the tablet “day after” can be used safely without a prescription.

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Permission to sell pills without prescription applies to all EU countries. However, the new rule provides for changes in individual countries, depending on the individual decisions of government.

Authorities in Poland can therefore decide that buying ellaOne tablets will still require a prescription . But if that happens, women will be able to buy them without the consent of a doctor in other EU countries.

Pill "morning after" will be available without a prescription in the EU – Newsweek Poland