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.

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Online sales began Monday for the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the U.S. The ... Studies have shown even a small cost barrier could present significant challenges to ...

Cadence, a small pharmaceutical company in Oakland, Calif., has said it is planning to ask the FDA for permission to sell a combination birth control pill over the counter. But that effort is ...

The FDA is set to meet in May to discuss whether to allow a birth control pill to be available over the counter in the U.S. for the first time. HRA Pharma, a French drugmaker owned by the ...

An FDA advisory panel on Wednesday unanimously recommended the agency allow a birth control pill to be available over the counter in the U.S. for the first time. The panel came to the decision ...

Drugmaker HRA Pharma is seeking approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell an over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. HRA Pharma, which is owned by Perrigo Co ...

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 ...

The rollout is underway for the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, with online sales kicking off Monday. It will also soon be available in major retailers ...

July 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill, paving the way for millions of women in the country to purchase birth ...