CONTRACEPTION
Contraceptive choices currently available in the United States provide safe, reliable, effective, and affordable birth control for virtually any patient.
"Behind-the-Counter" Drug Category Considered by FDA Rockville, MD -- The FDA is considering an official new category of prescription drugs that could be dispensed without a prescription after consulting with a pharmacist.
Is it a good and noble thing to stand up for your beliefs and refuse to do activities that you fully and honestly think are wrong, evil, or even sinful? What if your refusal to do something negatively affects somebody else who does not share your values--is it still okay to follow your conscience? Or, as a licensed pharmacist who swears to uphold our code of ethics, do you have to look first to the welfare of your patients even if doing so results in having to do something you understand to be morally wrong? Another way of looking at these dilemmas is to ask where the boundaries of law and ethics intersect and ask which of these forms of behavioral conduct takes precedence.
FDA to Strengthen Drug Safety The FDA has made recommendations to Congress for the next reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee program that are designed to broaden and upgrade the agency's drug safety program, increase resources for review of television drug advertising, and facilitate more efficient development of safe and effective new medications for the American public.