Fifty years on, it's time to make the pill a P med

Clinical Debate First launched on the NHS 50 years ago, why is the contraceptive pill still locked away in the drawer marked POM?
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Benjamin D'Montigny, Dispensing assistant
Posted on 10 December 2011.
I'm starting to feel that with more of these "Questionnaire" medications, such as orlistat, imigran as well as levonelle becoming more available and used maybe there should be a go-between bracket of licencing - somewhere between a P and a POM. One that signifies a direct consultation with a Pharmacist or a Technician before sale.
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