NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Perrigo launch of their FDA approved OTC Opill is great news for women in the U.S. who rely on progesterone-only birth control pills for their contraception.

Opill, the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill, made waves when the FDA first approved it for distribution back in July 2023. And for good reason: By removing the barrier of needing to have ...

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Opill, also known as a “mini pill,” contains only progestin, a synthetic version of progesterone. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta The Food and Drug Administration approved a hormonal contraceptive pill to ...

On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States. Federal regulators approved Opill, made by the consumer health giant Perrigo, ...

Birth control pills will soon be available in US pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription. Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration made the historic decision to approve the nation’s first ...

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online. It is a progestin-only pill ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Combined oral contraceptive use was not linked to asthma attacks. The link between progestogen-only pill use and ...

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The Food and Drug Administration this week approved the country’s first birth control pill to be sold to Americans over the counter without a prescription – 50 years after it first appeared on the ...

Credit: Getty Images. A decision on the OTC oral contraceptive pill is expected later this year. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Obstetrics, ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. If you’re entering perimenopause or menopause, you’ve probably heard about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) — and you might be wondering about ...