"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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In coordination with the Regional Bureau for Sciences in Nairobi and the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Secretariat at Headquarters, implement the ecological sciences programme, including support to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves through assistance to the cluster countries for the application of the Seville strategy and Madrid Plan of Action.

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