Amazon has a temporary limit of 3 units per week for emergency contraceptive pills, including Plan B, a company spokesman told CNN on Tuesday.
Rite Aid also restricts purchases.
“Due to increased demand, we are currently limiting the purchase of Plan B birth control pills to three per customer,” Alicia Wojciech, senior external communications manager for Rite Aid, told CNN.
On Monday, CVS told CNN in an email that although CVS has a “sufficient supply” of Plan B and Aftera – two types of emergency contraception – the company limits purchases to three per customer, “to ensure fair access and consistent supply of shops. “
On Tuesday, CVS lifted those purchase restrictions, a company spokesman told CNN.
“Immediately following the Supreme Court ruling, we saw a sharp increase in the sale of emergency contraceptives and introduced a temporary purchase restriction to ensure fair access,” Matt Blanchett, senior retail communications manager at CVS Pharmacy, told CNN in an email.
“Since then, sales have stabilized and we are in the process of removing restrictions on purchases, which will take effect in the store and on CVS.com in the next 24 hours,” he said.
“We continue to have enough emergency contraceptives to meet our clients’ needs,” Blanchett added.
Emergency contraception reduces the chance of pregnancy after unprotected sex, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Common situations when used include after you forget to take a few birth control pills or when a condom breaks or falls off.
Restrictions on the purchase of emergency contraception came after the Supreme Court overturned Rowe v. Wade on Friday. Several states immediately proceeded to effectively ban abortions.
“Use (emergency contraception) does not lead to abortion. Abortion terminates an existing pregnancy. EC prevents pregnancy. EC must be used soon after unprotected intercourse to be effective. It doesn’t work if the pregnancy has already occurred, “I told ACOG.
Pills, such as Plan B and Aftera, are a type of emergency contraception. Some can be purchased without a prescription, while others require a prescription.
Copper intrauterine devices or IUDs can also be used as emergency contraception if placed within about five days after intercourse.
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