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.

But this is the first birth control pill that has been approved for use without a prescription from a health care provider. "We have been working on it for nine years and got approval in July 2023 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the oral contraceptive Opill for over-the-counter use, making it the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States.

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. Author Kierra B. Jones ...

Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S., is now available to order online.. Sales of the drug first started on Monday morning when consumers began purchasing it ...

Opill, the first birth control pill approved for people to buy without a prescription, is now on shelves at some Walgreens stores. It's expected at CVS and Walmart in early April.

A first priority should be improving over-the-counter availability for other forms of birth control pill. (Opill is progestin-only; other pills containing estrogen and progestin are still awaiting ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Opill is the first FDA approved, over-the-counter birth control pill in the country.. You can get it without a doctor’s visit, without a prescription, and now, for those with ...

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.

Federal regulators Thursday approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the United States, a milestone in decades-long efforts to make oral contraceptives easier to obtain ...

The first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States will be available in stores and online in the coming weeks at a price of $19.99 a month, the manufacturer, Perrigo Company ...

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.