The government will soon make injectable contraceptives available to the public through medical colleges and district hospitals, the Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told Lok Sabha.
●    Last year, the health ministry had approved the proposal to introduce an injectable contraceptive for women under the national family planning programme following recommendations from the Drugs technical Advisory Committee.
●    The injectable drug - Deoxy Medroxy Progesterone Acetate - prevents pregnancy for three months. The drug is injected into the arm or buttock muscle. 
●    The drug has a female hormone, which helps prevent the egg from being released from the ovary.
●    Injectable contraceptive is the sixth contraceptive to be given free of cost under the government programme. 
●    New interventions have been made by the government in family planning. 
●    The packaging for condoms has now been improved and redesigned so as to influence the demand for these commodities.


 

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