People will be able to buy an over-the-counter contraceptive pill, marketed by Perrigo Company as Opill, at major retailers and pharmacies in the US in
A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription.
Washington— People with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter birth control methods like condoms, the "morning after" pill and birth control pills for free under a rule the White House proposed Monday. Right now, health insurers must cover the...
The article focuses on the availability of an over-the-counter contraceptive pill, Opill, marketed by Perrigo Company, aiming to provide accessible and affordable birth control options for consumers in the U.S.Harris, EmilyJAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association...
Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill, is taking pre-orders this week. Experts explain how effective it is, and when it will become available.
If the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the first over-the-counter birth control pill, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever increasing role in reproductive health care
U.S. health regulators are weighing the first-ever request to make a birth control pill available without a prescription. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration posted its initial review of a decades-old pill that could become the first drug of its
The FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill—Opill—in a landmark feat. Here's everything you need to know about it.
Hormone-based pills have long been the most common form of birth control in the U.S., used by millions of women since the 1960s.
The medical association supports unrestricted access too all hormone-based contraceptives over the counter. Last month, the nation's largest physician group, the American Medical Association, endorsed making birth control pills available for over-the-counter purchase without an age requirement. Still, su...