"The FDA's approval of Teva's current application for Plan B One-Step is independent of that litigation and this decision is not intended to address the judge's ruling, " the FDA said in a statement.

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In a letter to the Center for Reproductive Rights denying the petition, the FDA disclosed for the first time that Teva would have had three years of exclusivity for full non-prescription sales of Plan B One-Step if the application had been approved.

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