Walgreens and CVS Will Carry New FDA-Approved Over-The-Counter Abortion Pills
Getty Images / Oleg Rebrik FDA approves new mandate that allows local pharmacies to sell over-the-counter abortion pills.
Very soon, your local pharmacy may begin carrying the abortion pill in an effort to help women keep more control over their reproductive health.
On January 3, the Food & Drug Administration updated a mandate that will now be allowing brick-and-mortar pharmacies to sell the abortion pill mifepristone, per Politico.
The publication explains that both chain and independent pharmacies will be allowed to carry the pill and sell them to those with a prescription as well as require them to go through a specific certification process.
Getty Images / Icy Macload FDA approves new mandate that allows local pharmacies to sell over-the-counter abortion pills.
While this mandate benefits pregnant people within states that have not banned abortion outright, pharmacies that are in states that have a full ban on abortion will not be able to participate.
PEOPLE reports that GenBioPro's CEO Evan Masingill, the generic maker of the abortion pill mifepristone, says that this is " a step in the right direction."
Update: CVS will also sell the abortion pill. https://t.co/We9i5VclSF
— Liz Essley Whyte (@l_e_whyte) January 5, 2023
As of January 5, CNBC reports that both Walgreens and CVS plan on becoming certified to carry the abortion pill and will dispense it in all states where abortion is legal.
