FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pillMcNamara, DamianOBG Management
It’s not currently marketed in the U.S. but is sold without a prescription in the U.K. FDA’s decision won’t apply to other birth control pills, only Opill, although advocates hope that an approval decision might push other pill makers to seek over-the-counter sales. Birth control...
But women's health advocates hope the decision will pave the way for more over-the-counter birth control options and, eventually, for abortion pills to do the same. That said, FDA's decision has no relation to the ongoing court battles over the abortion pill mifepristone. The studies in Pe...
Opill is made up of norgestrel, a kind of"progestin-only"birth control pill that was first approved as safe and effective to be prescribed by doctors in the 1970s. This is different from other birth control pills that are largely prescribed today, which are newer"combined"formulations that ...
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Even before Monday’s announcement, Democratic lawmakers were calling on the FDA to swiftly consider any such requests. "We urge FDA to review applications for over-the-counter birth control pills without delay and based solely on the data," said more than 50 members of the House's Pro-Cho...
Even before Monday’s announcement, Democratic lawmakers were calling on the FDA to swiftly consider any such requests. “We urge FDA to review applications for over-the-counter birth control pills without delay and based solely on the data,” said more than 50 members of the House’s Pro-Ch...
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.
A panel of federal advisers voted Wednesday to back a drugmaker's request to sell a kind ofbirth control pills over-the-counter, clearing the way for the Food and Drug Administration to approve the first sale of oral contraception on U.S. store shelves without a prescription later this yea...
"We urge FDA to review applications for over-the-counter birth control pills without delay and based solely on the data," said more than 50 members of the House's Pro-Choice Caucus in a March letter. Many common medications have made the switch from behind the pharmacy counter, including d...