For the Medicines Agency it is a "turning point for the physical and psychological health protection of adolescents"
October 11, 2020
It will no longer be necessary to have a medical prescription to dispense ulipistral acetate (EllaOne), the drug used for emergency contraception up to five days after intercourse, even to minors.
This was established by the Italian Medicines Agency Aifa with Resolution no. 998 of last 8 October.