PharmaCare has covered 68 doses of prescribed Mifegymiso in North between the months of January and March.
Earlier this year, The B.C. government announced it would cover the cost of the $300-$450 abortion pill, joining five other provinces.
Mifegymiso provides another option to surgical abortion and can be used to terminate early-stage pregnancies of up to nine weeks.
Surgical abortion has been covered by B.C. for years, but people who aren’t covered by PharmaCare can be charged up to $300.
Health Canada says over 4,000 Mifegymiso pills were dispensed in 2017, which was first marketed January of that year.
The federal health agency has only received one report of a harmful reaction to the pill, which involved heavy bleeding, a side effected listed in the product information.
The last study on the drug’s side effects was done two years ago, but a safety study plan is currently under review.
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