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# Morning After Pill

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Morning after pill available to all medical card holders without prescription from today
Up until 2011, anyone who needed emergency contraception had to attend a doctor in order to get a prescription.
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Jul 1st 2017, 6:00 AM
Morning after pill: Medical card holders to get access without prescription
Pharmacists have argued that prescription requirements limited medical card holders’ access to the contraceptive.
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May 5th 2017, 9:24 AM
Irish women can now buy the most effective morning-after pill without a prescription
EllaOne can be taken up to five days after unprotected sex.
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May 1st 2015, 6:04 AM
Poll: Should women with medical cards be able to get the morning after pill free without a GP visit?
Pharmacists think they should…
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Apr 25th 2015, 8:20 PM
Pharmacists want women with medical cards to have easier access to the morning after pill
They want medical card holders to be able to get the pill over the counter without having to go to a doctor first.
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Apr 25th 2015, 3:28 PM
13 bizarre vending machines from around the world
Who needs crisps and fizzy drinks when you can get live crabs, crack pipes and morning after pills?
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Nov 15th 2014, 4:30 PM
Can a woman's weight affect the success of the morning-after pill?
The EU is to investigate if emergency contraception is less effective in women weighing 80kg or more.
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Jan 24th 2014, 8:13 PM
Column: What you don’t know about emergency contraception (and why it might hurt you)
Revelations that emergency contraceptives were bring sold without a warning that their effectiveness could be compromised in women of a certain weight underlines the lack of holistic education about contraception and sexual health, writes Alison Begas.
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Dec 8th 2013, 12:00 PM
Monday is the most common day women request the morning-after pill
While Dublin and Cork City are the most popular places for morning after pill consultations.
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Apr 27th 2013, 11:44 AM
US court orders wider access for morning after pill regardless of age
The judge ruled that current restrictions requiring teens to obtain a prescription were “politically motivated” and “scientifically unjustified”.
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Apr 5th 2013, 8:00 PM
HSE costs for morning after pill fall
The drop in reimbursement is being explained by the availability of the pill over the counter – one brand became available OTC in pharmacies in February 2011.
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Sep 20th 2012, 11:20 AM
The Daily Fix: Saturday
In today’s Daily Fix: Video of Bin Laden watching video of himself; a reduction on Ireland’s bailout interest rate; cheaper rail fares, David Beckham in a car accident; and an incredible new flexible phone.
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May 7th 2011, 7:49 PM
Average age of women requesting morning after pill is 23 years - survey
Survery by the Irish Pharmacy Union says that 85 per cent of pharmacists polled have been asked for the drug since mid-February.
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May 7th 2011, 4:12 PM
Free emergency contraception costs HSE €350K
Medical Independent obtains figures which reveal the cost of free emergency contraception to the Health Service Executive.
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Mar 24th 2011, 3:53 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: The morning after pill goes on sale without prescription; a euthanasia activist holds a seminar in Dublin, as suicide campaigners say ‘emotional literacy’ should be on the school curriculum.
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Feb 16th 2011, 8:23 AM
Poll: Should the morning after pill be available over the counter in all pharmacies?
Let us know what you think.
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Jan 11th 2011, 10:17 AM
Boots to sell 'morning after' pill over the counter
The chain pharmacy will sell the emergency contraceptive over the counter, without prescriptions, from Wednesday.
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Jan 10th 2011, 5:31 PM