CVS and Rite Aid Limiting Emergency Contraceptives
Posted: June 29th, 2022, 9:45 am
CVS and Rite Aid are limiting purchases of emergency contraceptive pills such as Plan B to 3 pills only. Women all over the United States are stockpiling these pills as many states have laws that ban abortion now. Also many other states are about to enact laws within 30 days.
The legality of the so called morning after pill is not being questioned. It is simply a very high dose version of a common daily birth control pill. It is used to prevent fertilization.
However, if the Supreme Court decides to tackle contraception, birth control pills could become illegal in some states. You never know when things will change.
My pharmacy seems to be running out of stock of morning after pills. If it gets really bad, and the manufacturers cannot make enough pills for the entire country, many women are going to need abortions. The worst time of year is the day after New Year's Eve. Pharmacies sell more Plan B on that day than any other day of the year.
There are many drug supply problems. Many medications have been in short supply going back years. Many of these drugs are made in other countries and they cannot seem to find sources for the ingredients.
There is also the issue of theft. Many times I have seen empty packages of Plan B at the store. People steal the pills and leave the boxes.
I would encourage people to seek other forms of birth control. There are clinics that offer free daily birth control and most insurances cover daily birth control with no co-pay. There is no need to steal from stores.
The legality of the so called morning after pill is not being questioned. It is simply a very high dose version of a common daily birth control pill. It is used to prevent fertilization.
However, if the Supreme Court decides to tackle contraception, birth control pills could become illegal in some states. You never know when things will change.
My pharmacy seems to be running out of stock of morning after pills. If it gets really bad, and the manufacturers cannot make enough pills for the entire country, many women are going to need abortions. The worst time of year is the day after New Year's Eve. Pharmacies sell more Plan B on that day than any other day of the year.
There are many drug supply problems. Many medications have been in short supply going back years. Many of these drugs are made in other countries and they cannot seem to find sources for the ingredients.
There is also the issue of theft. Many times I have seen empty packages of Plan B at the store. People steal the pills and leave the boxes.
I would encourage people to seek other forms of birth control. There are clinics that offer free daily birth control and most insurances cover daily birth control with no co-pay. There is no need to steal from stores.