Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/12/05
By: Chang Min-hsuan and Elizabeth Hsu
Taipei, Dec. 5 (CNA) People will be able to buy emergency contraception pills, also called “after pills,” 
at local pharmacies without prescription as early as next year, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Monday.
The agency confirmed it has received an application by a pharmaceutical company for a change of the status of after pills it produces from prescription drugs to non-prescription, and that the review procedures have been launched.
The applicant company was required to present safety data for the drug, an educational plan for pharmacists, and instruction notes of the drug for review by a team of TFDA experts, said Chi Jo-feng (祁若鳳), a senior technical specialist at the TFDA’s Division of Medicinal Products.
While there are several required documents still missing, the application could not be given the green light until next year at the earliest, if everything goes smoothly, Chi said. [FULL STORY]
