FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S.

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Tulane doctor discusses first over-the-counter birth control pill approved for sale in U.S.

For details on the over-the-counter birth control pill for women, we turned to Tulane OB-GYN Dr. Sam Alexander.

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Baton Rouge experts discuss FDA approval of over-the-counter birth control

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - In the coming months, women in the United States will have access to a birth control pill without having a prescription or seeing a doctor. "We want to empower women so that if they have an unplanned activity coming up, that they can't get in to see an OB-GYN, that they can run to the store and jump on a birth control pill," said Dr. Victoria Bourgeois, Baton Rouge General OB-GYN. That pill is called Opill. On Thursd…

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A look at the FDA’s decision to approve over the counter birth control

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the nod for an over-the-counter birth control pill. The approved O-Pill is a norgestrel tablet for birth control.This particular pill formulation has been around since 1973, so doctors know how it works, how well and the risks.Now they are celebrating the accessibility of this contraception and the step forward for reproductive rights.But they are raising the red flag when it comes to access withou…

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The U.S. government has approved the first ever over-the-counter contraceptive pill. This happened shortly after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Thursday that the Opill contraceptive pill would be available to all women without a prescription. Its manufacturer said it should appear on pharmacy shelves early next year. This is reported by the BBC news broadcaster.

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First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval

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 contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin and eyedrops. The Food and Drug Administration cleared once-a-day Opill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter. The manufacturer, Ireland-b…

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First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval - West Hawaii Today

WASHINGTON — 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 contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin and eyedrops.