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 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.

An over-the-counter birth control pill is also something the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ph) has advocated for for years. Here's Dr. Michael Belmonte, a fellow at the organization.

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.

Brunswick, to help more Mainers access birth control by requiring state-regulated health insurance plans to cover the cost of ...

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 that’s available without a prescription — is 98% effective at preventing pregnancy when taken as directed, the manufacturer says Skip to content PEOPLE ...

First over-the-counter birth control pill now available 01:23. The rollout is underway for the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, with online sales kicking ...

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 ...

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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.

“It’s not enough for an over-the-counter birth control pill to be available to women — it has to be affordable, too,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations ...