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Walgreens and CVS on Wednesday said they plan to sell the abortion pill after the U.S. Federal Drug Administration relaxed its rules on where patients can buy the drug.
The announcements from the pharmacy chains come one day after the FDA said any certified mail and brick-and-mortar pharmacy can dispense the abortion pill mifepristone. Patients will still need a prescription but will no longer be required to pick it up in person at a doctor’s office or clinic.
CVS and Walgreens will need to get certified in the FDA’s program before they can begin selling the drug, and the new rule won’t change access for those in states where abortion is restricted.
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Walgreens did not say when it expects to start selling the pill.
“We are working through the registration, necessary training of our pharmacists, as well as evaluating our pharmacy network in terms of where we normally dispense products that have extra FDA requirements and will dispense these consistent with federal and state laws,” Walgreens spokesperson Marty Maloney said in a statement.
