Expanded Access Expected with New One-Dose Version of Emergency Contraception

Reuters (7/13): UPDATE 1-New Teva emergency contraceptive to expand market:

...Israel-based Teva, the world's biggest generic drug company, and Hungarian drug maker Richter Gedeon GDRB.BU said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave final approval to their Plan B One-Step "morning after" emergency contraception.

"This is one tablet that women can take to help prevent unintended pregnancies after unprotected sex. The old version was two pills taken 12 hours apart," Moshe Manor, Teva vice president of global branded products, told Reuters.

Manor said the FDA also expanded over-the-counter access to Plan B for consumers age 17 or older. Until now, only women 18 or older could buy the drug over the counter.