Synopsis : The Drugs Consultative Committee of the CDSCO rejected Tamil Nadu’s proposal to ban over-the-counter sales of emergency contraceptive pills. The decision keeps Levonorgestrel tablets, known commercially as I-pill and morning-after pills, available without prescriptions across India.

The Drugs Consultative Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) rejected Tamil Nadu’s proposal to ban over-the-counter sales of emergency contraceptive pills.

The decision keeps Levonorgestrel tablets, known commercially as I-pill and morning-after pills, available without prescriptions across India. The DCC made this decision in its 67th meeting after reviewing a sub-committee report that studied the matter for over a year.

Tamil Nadu’s drug controller had proposed th

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