The US Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether morning-after contraceptive pills fail to work in women over a certain weight and will decide whether to add a warning to the drug’s label.

THE availability of emergency contraceptive medicine without prescription in all pharmacies will be a huge relief for many women, a leading pharmacist said yesterday.

Pharmacists are welcoming the decision to allow the morning-after pill to be sold without prescription in pharmacies across the country.

EVERY pharmacy in Ireland is able to sell the morning-after pill without prescription or GP authorisation after the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) approved the over the counter sale of Norlevo.