Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2016
B.C. regulators plan to let pharmacists distribute abortion pills
17 October 2016 - The regulatory colleges that oversee doctors and pharmacists in British Columbia are planning to tell their members that pharmacists can distribute the abortion pill directly to women, despite Health Canada guidance that says only physicians should hand out medication that ends a pregnancy.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. and the College of Pharmacists of B.C. have been working behind the scenes for months to find a way to circumvent the federal drug regulator’s plan for physician-only dispensing of Mifegymiso, a two-step abortion regimen that could be available in Canada as early as November.
