The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the birth control pill Opill to be available over-the-counter — the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States.

The drug itself has been around for decades, but manufacturers have been working nine years toward making it available over the counter ... But this is the first birth control pill that has ...

Fifty years after the Food and Drug Administration approved a prescription birth control pill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill has become available to the public without a ...

The pill was cleared by the FDA for use without a prescription last July. Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill that can be purchased without a prescription, will be available later ...

Although medical organizations have noted that all types of birth control pills should be available over the counter, the coalition decided to pursue a POP as the first pill to move OTC in the ...

Why Trust Us? Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S., is now available to order online. The Food and Drug Administration officially approved Opill back in July ...

The first over-the-counter birth control pill will soon be available on shelves at retailers nationwide; we must ensure it is affordable and accessible to everyone. OTC birth control helps ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. The daily oral contraceptive, called Opill, will be available without a prescription. The Food and Drug ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday approved the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill in a landmark decision that will soon allow American women and girls to obtain ...

The progestin-only minipill is 98% effective at preventing pregnancy when taken as directed, the manufacturer says Perrigo Company Plc Opill, the first birth-control pill you can buy without a ...

I THINK THIS IS A HUGE IMPROVEMENT FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE ACCESS BECAUSE IT’S OUR FIRST OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL PILL OPTION IN AMERICA. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ...