The £3 morning-after-pill exposes how high street pharmacies are still ripping off women

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Chemists are 'ripping off' women by charging £26 for the morning after pillThe essential drug can be purchased online for just £3 Chemistry isn’t gender based Yes another off patent medicine worth pennies Because it’s the morning after and they know y’all need it. If it was the morning before, they would presumably give it away for free.
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