[ad_1] The share of American women who say they have ever used emergency contraception after having sex has more than doubled since the so-called “morning after” or Plan B brand pills were approved to be sold without a prescription, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The increase is among dozens of trends…
[ad_1] Signage is seen outside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that some Tydemy birth control pills may not be effective, several days after the manufacturer recalled two batches of the medication that were distributed…
[ad_1] Thousands of Tydemy brand birth control pills have been recalled, the Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday, after testing by drugmaker Lupin Pharmaceuticals found that two lots they made of the tablets might have lower effectiveness. Recalled batches of the Tydemy pills — a combination prescription contraceptive of estrogen and progestin — are of…
[ad_1] A package of the daily contraceptive Opill is seen in an undated illustration. Perrigo | via Reuters The first birth control pill sold without a prescription in the U.S. could remain out of reach for some women and girls because health insurance plans are not required to cover the medication in its over-the-counter form….
[ad_1] HRA Pharma expects a final decision by the FDA this summer on its application for nonprescription sales of Opill, which is generically called norgestrel. Source: Perrigo The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a landmark decision that will allow more women and girls in the U.S. to…
[ad_1] FDA panel OKs over-the-counter birth control pill Over-the-counter birth control pill backed by FDA panel 04:53 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, allowing Americans to buy a daily oral contraceptive without a prescription. Opill, the progestin-only pill from drugmaker Perrigo, will provide an option for obtaining…
[ad_1] FDA panel recommends birth control pill be available over the counter – CBS News Watch CBS News Federal health advisers recommended that a popular birth control pill be sold over the counter. The move paves the way for customers to be able to buy the contraceptive without a prescription for the first time in…
[ad_1] A panel of federal advisers voted Wednesday to back a drugmaker’s request to sell a kind of birth control pills over-the-counter, clearing the way for the Food and Drug Administration to approve the first sale of oral contraception on U.S. store shelves without a prescription later this year. The unanimous vote follows a two-day…
[ad_1] FDA panel recommends sale of birth control pill without prescription – CBS News Watch CBS News A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday recommended that the birth control pill Opill be sold over the counter without a prescription. Opill, a progestin-only pill, was first approved for use by the FDA in the…
[ad_1] Opill Oral Contraception Source: Perrigo A panel of experts who advise the Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Wednesday that the agency for the first time allow women to obtain a birth control pill without a prescription. The panel had been asked whether the benefits of selling HRA Pharma‘s birth control pill Opill outweighed…
