FDA approves chewable contrceptive

AP | 11/14/03 | AP

[hemogoblin]

WASHINGTON - Women are about to get their first chewable birth-control pill. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a chewable, spearmint-flavored version of a contraceptive tablet called Ovcon 35.

A woman can either swallow the pill whole or chew it, as long as she then drinks a full glass of liquid immediately afterward to ensure that the full dose reaches the stomach and no residue is left in the mouth, the FDA said.

Warner Chilcott Inc. of Rockaway, N.J., will market the chewable contraceptive. The company has not announced when the pill will go on sale.

[hemogoblin]

... But can you blow a bubble with it, is the question.

[StatesEnemy]

Edible Panties... a 2for1 deal.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

Will it come in flavors for the kiddies?

[billorites]

Anyone got a picture of the Doublemint Twins?

[iamright]

Garlic works.

[polemikos]

[GreenLanternCorps]

4 out of 5 dentists recommend it for their patients who have sex...

[ShadowDancer]

as long as she then drinks a full glass of liquid immediately afterward to ensure that the full dose reaches the stomach and no residue is left in the mouth

God, nevermind.

[knarf]

Everyone seems to be steering clear of the obvious.
Probably because it's not sex.

[ShadowDancer]

Nah, it's just too cheap and easy. I have my standards, you know.

[Jeff Chandler]

"Double your pleasure, double your fun..."

[MadMoo]

I believe it was tested on both men and women as someone told me Bill Clintoon tried it for eight years and no one got preggy.

[hemogoblin]

See keyword list ... ;-)

[TLI]

Awwww come on, let er rip! Ya don't get a chance like this every day . . . .

[ShadowDancer]

Ya don't get a chance like this every day . . . .

You'd be amazed at what I let pass by for decency's sake. Why? I have no clue.

[khoree]

LOS ANGELES - A woman is suing a restaurant chain in California after finding a condom in her clam chowder.

Ms Laila Sultan, 48, discovered the rolled-up item while eating at the McCormick and Schmick's Seafood Restaurant in Irvine, California, in February last year.
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The Los Angeles Times reported on Monday that she was tucking into her soup when something rubbery stuck to her tooth.

'We said, 'Of course, you're chewing on a clam',' Ms Paula Wild, one of her dining companions, told the newspaper.

But, to her horror, Ms Sultan realised the chewy ingredient was a condom. She spat it out and ran to a bathroom where she was violently ill.

Ms Sultan, Ms Wild and two other women friends are suing the restaurant for negligence and for inflicting emotional distress. -- AFP

[AlbertWang]

This product will have a HUGE impact in Arkansas, Kentucky, and parts of West Virginia where 14 year old gum chewing girls married to their cousins will now have another birth control choice........

[Rubber_Duckie_27]

Seriously, there are people out there who simply can't swallow pills, regardless of how small they may be.
To treat his cat allergy, my fiance has to crush Clarinex tablets (which are tiny to begin with) and mix them into applesauce. He's never been able to swallow pills at all. I have one or two adult female friends who also cannot swallow pills. I do think this is sort of a niche market, though...

[cavtrooper21]

or even better, planned parenthood "collecter" cards.
Yummie fruit smoothy flavors....
Will they come in nifty shapes like Flintstones?
Will there be a free single CD offer or a 10% coupon from a popular teens clothing store...
The possiblities are endless, however my ability to hold down my dinner isn't, so I'll leave it there.

[George from New England]

PP isn't happy that they reach the teens, this will allow the culture of death to "serve" /sarcasm even the pre-teens too.

Better not let the parents know about this!!! double-not sarcasm