Plan B is emergency contraception. It has fewer side effects than many of the over-the-counter pills that are sold at Walmart, and it is supposed to be available to anyone who is 17 or older without a prescription. The only catch is that drug stores keep Plan B behind the pharmacy counter. Click to see full answer.
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Does Walmart have Plan B on the shelf?
Plan B is emergency contraception. It has fewer side effects than many of the over-the-counter pills that are sold at Walmart, and it is supposed to be available to anyone who is 17 or older without a prescription. The only catch is that drug stores keep Plan B behind the pharmacy counter.23-Jun-2010
What aisle would Plan B be in at Walmart?
The family-planning aisle. Behind the pharmacy counter.14-Sept-2021
Is Plan B sold on the shelf?
You can usually find these morning-after pills on the shelf in the “family planning” or “feminine hygiene” section at drugstores, pharmacies, and superstores. You don't need a prescription to buy them, and you don't need to show ID. Read more about Plan B morning after pills.12-Mar-2021
Is Plan B sold everywhere?
A 2018 report by the American Society for Emergency Contraception (ASEC) found that despite Plan B One-Step being an over-the-counter product, only 60 percent of stores across the country actually stock any form of emergency contraception on open shelves.26-Sept-2019
Is there a weight limit for Plan B?
Plan B does not have a weight limit that prevents people with a higher body mass index (BMI) from taking it. It is still safe to use in individuals with a higher body weight, and it will still substantially reduce the chance of pregnancy when a person uses it within 3 days of having unprotected sex.26-Oct-2021
Does Plan B work if you are ovulating?
Morning-after pills won't work if your body has already started ovulating. This is why timing is so important, especially if you're using Plan B and other levonorgestrel morning-after pills. (ella works closer to the time of ovulation than levonorgestrel morning-after pills like Plan B.)
Can you get Plan B through the drive thru?
Now sold at select drive-thru locations. How convenient! Plan B One-Step® emergency contraception is a backup plan that helps to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or birth control failure. Use as directed.
Does 711 sell Plan B?
If Dolan is talking about emergency contraception, we would note that only one type of morning-after pill for sale in the US without a prescription: Plan B One Step and its generics. These are also not sold on any shop on any street in America. These are not sold at 7-11.21-Apr-2014
Does Target CVS have Plan B?
We also have the product at our pharmacy counter for those patients who wish to ask questions of our pharmacist.” Target also has the pill available over the counter. “I can confirm that we stock Plan B on the shelves within our stores and guests do not need to go through a service desk,” per spokesperson Kate Decker.11-Jun-2018
Why do they lock up Plan B?
Plan B is locked not only to stop Them from becoming One, but because it costs $40-50. It costs this much for a local witch to bless Them, as a second safety measure, to prevent them from Combining.01-Feb-2021
How effective is Plan B after 4 days?
A morning-after pill like Plan B can prevent pregnancy 75% to 89% of the time if you take it within three days of unprotected sex. Even though there's no limit to how many times you can take Plan B, taking more than one dose won't make it more effective.12-Jan-2021
Why is Plan B behind the counter?
The health secretary explained her reasoning: “The switch from prescription to over the counter for this product requires that we have enough evidence to show that those who use this medicine can understand the label and use the product appropriately,” she wrote in a statement issued last Wednesday.11-Dec-2011
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It's a brand I trust and this type of thing is not the thing to buy generic. Unnecessarily expensive, though. Takes advantage of people's desperation in moments of panic like these. It galls me to pay this price but they know I will because a kid costs way more than money.
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What is Plan B at Walmart?
Plan B is emergency contraception. It has fewer side effects than many of the over-the-counter pills that are sold at Walmart, and it is supposed to be available to anyone who is 17 or older without a prescription. The only catch is that drug stores keep Plan B behind the pharmacy counter. I suppose this is meant to discourage or humiliate ...
Why do pedophiles give Plan B?
It is too easy for some pedophile to lure an underage girl into a sexual encounter, then give her Plan B to reduce the chance of a resulting pregnancy. If a woman feels the need to take Plan B, she ought to go to the pharmacy and get it herself. Reply to Crimson Wife. Quote Crimson Wife.
When is Plan B effective?
If Plan B did interfere with implantation, then it would be effective if taken after ovulation. It is not. It is only effective if taken 24 hours before ovulation. That is why it needs to be taken as soon after unprotected intercourse as possible.
Is contraception a human right?
Contraception is a basic medical service, which is a human and constitutional right. Any attempts at preventing one from having access to this must be taken seriously and addressed so as to help oneself and others who would seek it in the future. Reply to John Locke. Quote John Locke.
Can a pharmacy tech give medical advice?
Pharmacy techs, by law, are not allowed to give any kind of medical advice to patients. If you have any questions about a medication, they're supposed to call the pharmacist to talk with you, and if the pharmacist can't come, they have literature in the pharmacy they can give you.
Can Plan B give you a prescription?
But unless they think you're under-aged (which should only require a short ID check) or unless they find out there's something fishy with your prescription (which doesn't count in this case because Plan B doesn't require a prescription), they're supposed to give you that drug. They can't pick and choose who to serve.
