Morning after pill available over the counter

Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are available in Poland without a prescription since Monday, informed Krzysztof Bąk, spokesperson for Ministry of Health. The decision is a consequence of the EU ruling allowing for over the counter sell of ECPs. “A thorough analysis of the documents we have received from the European Commission (EC), shows that we must comply. It is an unconditional decision,” Bąk said. The EC changed classification status from prescription to non-prescription of the ECP drug, ellaOne, last week. Although Enrico Brivio, spokesperson for the EC, assured that each country has a choice whether to adopt the regulation or not, the Ministry of Health claims that there was no other possibility than to comply. http://wiadomosci.radiozet.pl/Polska/Wiadomosci/Pigulka-dzien-po-bedzie-w-Polsce-dostepna-bez-recepty