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UK's Maxwellia Looking Into Daily Contraceptive Rx-To-OTC Switch

 
• By David Ridley

As calls for a non-prescription daily contraceptive pill grow in the UK, switch incubator Maxwellia suggests an Rx-to-OTC reclassification of the widely-used progestogen only pill may be one of its first "switch-in-a-box" projects. 

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Responding to a growing demand in the UK for wider access to the daily contraceptive pill, England-based switch incubator Maxwellia is looking to switch the widely used progestogen only pill (POP) from prescription-only (POM) to pharmacy (P) status.

A new study has found that the increased availability and convenience of a non-prescription POP, along with rapid access to...

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