Non-prescription sales of a "morning-after" contraceptive could be approved for women 18 and older within weeks, U.S. health officials said on Monday after years of weighing whether to make Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Plan B pills more easily available. The Plan B decision has seen the Food and Drug Administration lobbied relentlessly by supporters and critics of the drug and has held up confirmation of an FDA chief. "We would like to meet with you as soon as practicable," the FDA said in a letter to Barr, adding in a statement that it hoped to wrap the process up "in a matter of weeks."Some conservatives say easy access to Plan B, which can prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of sexual intercourse, will encourage promiscuity and sexual diseases....
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