Shi Chih-Wen, Ganiats Theodore G
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
J Midwifery Womens Health. 2005 Sep-Oct;50(5):423-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.11.010.
Many prescription drugs have been converted to over-the-counter (OTC) status in recent years. Another drug that has been proposed for OTC status is a levonorgestrel-only emergency contraceptive pill. The debate surrounding OTC access to emergency contraceptive pills echoes issues encountered in previous reclassification processes and raises new challenges. This article discusses the emergency contraceptive pill, the evolution of its access options, and the context and implications of changing its status from a prescription to an OTC medication.
近年来，许多处方药已转变为非处方药（OTC）。另一种被提议转为非处方药的药物是仅含左炔诺孕酮的紧急避孕药。围绕非处方获取紧急避孕药的争论，呼应了此前重新分类过程中遇到的问题，并带来了新的挑战。本文讨论了紧急避孕药、其获取途径的演变，以及将其状态从处方药转变为非处方药的背景和影响。
