Advocates want the FDA approval to signal a trend. “We hope that this is only the beginning for expanding access to a range of over-the-counter contraceptive options,” said Kelly Blanchard, president ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved a hormonal contraceptive pill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first and only birth control pill to be available over the counter since ...

Progestin pills have already been available to purchase in the U.K. without prescription since 2021, and the FDA had approved norgestrel, a type of progestin, as a prescription medication in 1973.

Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill that can be purchased without a prescription, will be available later this month online and in pharmacies for $19.99 a month, $49.99 for a ...

Over-the-counter birth-control pills are set to become available in the U.S. by early next year. The Food and Drug Administration greenlighted the sale of a birth-control pill called Opill in ...

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.

Here are answers to common questions and concerns people may have about Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online.

For example, a company called Cadence is working on getting FDA approval for a birth control pill with a different formulation that would also be available over the counter without a prescription.