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The emergency contraceptive drug known as Plan B will likely be coming out from behind the pharmacy counter, a move the Canadian Association of Pharmacists is not happy about. Currently, women who want to buy the drug have to ask pharmacy staff, a condition critics have contended may discourage some women from using it to prevent unwanted pregnancies. “Health Canada’s decision in 2005 to take emergency contraception off prescription status was based on the need to have a trained health professional provide advice on the appropriate use of ECP,” said Janet Cooper, CPhA’s Senior Director of Professional Affairs, in a news release. "What will be lost is the opportunity for a pharmacist to use consultation on emergency contraception as a bridge to a referral to other health care providers, when needed, as well as providing important education regarding contraception and reproductive health.”
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