Talk:Plan B

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[edit] Expression

Shouldn't this be a disambiguation page, explaining the contraptives, the OS, and the use as an expressing? I mean, the fourth wall has an article, and "Plan B" as an expression is much more common. HereToHelp 21:29, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

I see the disambiguation part of the above suggestion has been fulfilled; on the other hand, this disambiguation page makes no mention of the use of the phrase "Plan B" to mean "an expression refer to a real or fictitious backup plan, often meant humourously or whimsically" or somesuch. I know wikipedia isn't a dictionary, but someone using English as a second language might easily look for the meaning of the concept and wind up wandering blind alleys in this disambiguation. I'd add a simple note at the top but I'm not sure how austere/standarized the disambiguation format is. 142.177.46.35 (talk) 01:50, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removed copyvio

This article previously covered the Plan B Operating System. Unfortunately, the text involved seems to have been a copyright violation of [1]. I have thus removed the text. Feel free to write an article about the Operating System here, as long as it's text that we can use under the GFDL. Feel free to ask on my Talk page if you have any questions. -- Creidieki 18:08, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Should Plan B be Approved as an OTC Drug?

After having read an article entitled “Plan B: Ignore the Science?” written by Kristen Philipkoski, I have realized that the topic of whether or not Plan B should require a prescription has faced a lot of political and ethical debate. From the article, the FDA refuses to approve Plan B as an over-the-counter-medication while scientific advisers believe the FDA is being bias towards “ideology instead of science” (Philipkoski, 2005). Another very controversial aspect about Plan B is that some pharmacists are actually refusing to provide Plan B to some patients because they believe that the drug is used for abortive purposes (Philipkoski, 2005). However, Dr. James Trussel, from Princeton University, states simply that “they can’t prove with certainty that Plan B never affects a fertilized egg. That’s because no human test exists that can determine whether fertilization has taken place”(Philipkoski, 2005).

I believe that if Plan B is proven not to cause abortion but instead works to only prevent ovulation (like Duramed, the producer of Plan B claims) then it should be approved as an OTC, because it would be working a lot like any other birth control pill.

Discussion in wrong place - this is just a disambiguation page - see Emergency contraception which goes into issues re mechanism of action (and thus how it should be classified) and the debates over OTC/prescription sales.David Ruben ^Talk 13:25, 28 October 2006 (UTC)