The chains, CVS and Walgreens, said they planned to seek certification to sell the pill, mifepristone, the first pill used in the two-drug medication abortion regimen.

CVS, meanwhile, is making the pill accessible at all of its pharmacies across Massachusetts and Rhode Island “in the weeks ahead,” spokeswoman Amy Thibault said, per The Times.

Abortion pills will become available at certain Walgreens and CVS pharmacies in the upcoming weeks. The Food and Drug Administration has allowed the pharmacy chains to provide a prescription ...

However, at this time, the pills will only be available in a handful of states where abortion is legal. CVS and Walgreens will not make mifepristone available by mail, though this could change at ...

Walgreens, CVS dispensing abortion pills 'could be a game changer,' advocates say. Mifepristone is used with another drug, misoprostol, for medication abortion in the United States.

Walgreens Boot Alliance Inc and CVS Health Corp said on Wednesday they plan to offer abortion pills following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to allow retail pharmacies to ...

Two of the nation's largest pharmacy chains will soon carry abortion pills, and while abortion advocates said the move is significant, the impact of the expanded access could be limited and short ...

The drugstore chains CVS Health and Walgreens plan to start dispensing an abortion pill in a few states within weeks.. CVS Health will start filling prescriptions for mifepristone in Rhode Island ...

Battle over reproductive rights moves to contraceptives 02:00. National pharmacy chains CVS and Rite Aid are limiting the number of emergency contraceptive pills customers may purchase after the ...

CVS put up limit signs on Plan B One-Step pills, which cost $49.99, and Aftera, priced at $39.99. Walgreen’s keeps its “morning after” pills behind the counter, and a cashier said she had ...