第一三共宣布，将于2月2日起开始紧急避孕药Norlevo的非处方销售，这是日本首次无需处方即可购买此类药片。为安全起见，该药片必须在训练有素的药剂师监督下服用。
第一三共于12月18日宣布，将于明年2月2日起推出紧急避孕药Norlevo的非处方销售。该药由Aska Pharmaceutical生产，已于10月获得厚生劳动省批准可非处方销售，成为日本首款无需处方即可购买的此类药物。
购买Norlevo没有年龄限制，任何人都可以购买。然而，为确保安全，必须在训练有素的药剂师监督下服用。该药片在性交后72小时内服用，可在约80%的案例中防止怀孕。建议零售价为每片7480日元。
此举旨在改善避孕措施的可及性，为该国妇女健康管理提供新选择。关键词包括药品、健康、怀孕和避孕。
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued an emergency order permitting the mail distribution of the abortion drug mifepristone to continue nationwide. The unsigned ruling temporarily blocked a federal appeals court decision that had struck down a Biden-era policy allowing online prescriptions and shipments.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday issued a temporary nationwide order that freezes federal rules allowing mifepristone to be prescribed via telemedicine and sent by mail, siding with Louisiana in a lawsuit challenging the FDA’s 2023 changes.
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Chile's Public Health Institute (ISP) issued a pharmaceutical alert ordering the voluntary recall of Laboratorio Chile S.A.'s loratadine syrup 5 mg/5 ml after detecting out-of-specification impurities in stability studies. The action targets batches EWOA, EWOB, and EWOC, expiring in September 2026.