Opill, The First FDA Approved Over-The-Counter Oral Contraceptive
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On July 13, 2023, the FDA approved OPill as a nonprescription oral birth control pill. Opill contains the hormone norgestrel and belongs to the class of medications known as progestins. Opill does not contain estrogen. For more information about Opill, please refer to FDA web site by clicking HERE.
U.S. regulators approved the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill. The FDA signed off on Opill, a once-a-day tablet available by prescription since 1973 that will soon be readily available online and in stores. The move is being applauded by medical societies and women’s health groups who pushed for wider access. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Dr. Jennifer Villavicencio, in the video published on July 13, 2023, by PBS NewsHour, as “Over-the-counter birth control pill approved for sale in U.S.“, below:
The FDA has approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a major change that will broaden access for women and teenagers, in the video published on July 13, 2023, by ABC 7 Chicago, as “1st over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval“, below:
The FDA approved the oral contraceptive Opill for over-the-counter sales, making it the first birth control pill available in the U.S. without a prescription. Dr. Jessica Shepherd, chief medical officer for Verywell Health, explains when the pill could hit shelves, in the video published on July 13, 2023, by NBC News, as “FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill“, below:
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. This means Americans will be able to purchase a daily oral contraceptive without a prescription in stores or online starting in early 2024. Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, an internal medicine physician and the host of the podcast “TED Health,” joined CBS News to talk about the approval, in the video published on July 13, 2023, by CBS News, as “Impact of the FDA’s approval of over-the-counter birth control pill“, below:
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. (July 13), in the video published on July 13, 2023, by Associate Press, as “Women react to FDA approval of Opill“, below:
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