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First US over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval for availability next year
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:19 am
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:19 am
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it cleared Perrigo’s once-a-day Opill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter. The company won’t start shipping the pill until early next year, and there will be no age restrictions on sales.
Hormone-based pills have long been the most common form of birth control in the U.S., used by tens of millions of women since the 1960s. Until now, all of them required a prescription.
Medical societies and women’s health groups have pushed for wider access, noting that an estimated 45% of the 6 million annual pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended. Teens and girls, women of color and those with low incomes report greater hurdles in getting prescriptions and picking them up.
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Ireland-based Perrigo did not announce a price. Over-the-counter medicines are generally much cheaper than prescriptions, but they aren’t covered by insurance.
Many common medications have made the switch to non-prescription status in recent decades, including drugs for pain, heartburn and allergies.
Perrigo submitted years of research to FDA to show that women could understand and follow instructions for using the pill. Thursday’s approval came despite some concerns by FDA scientists about the company’s results, including whether women with certain underlying medical conditions would understand they shouldn’t take the drug.
FDA’s action only applies to Opill. It’s in an older class of contraceptives, sometimes called minipills, that contain a single synthetic hormone and generally carry fewer side effects than more popular combination hormone pills.
But women’s health advocates hope the decision will pave the way for more over-the-counter birth control options and, eventually, for abortion pills to do the same.
First U.S. over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval and will be available early next year
This post was edited on 7/13/23 at 9:20 am
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:20 am to saint tiger225
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will be available ear
you put it in your ear?
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:20 am to saint tiger225
Yet we can’t buy ephedra
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:21 am to MorbidTheClown
Sorry, the character limit here is worse than OG Twitter. I blame Chicken and his commie BS.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:21 am to saint tiger225
Lawyers have the Class Action lawsuit paperwork ready to go. Just need a coue of years.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:22 am to bad93ex
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Yet we can’t buy ephedra
Why would you want ephedra?
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:22 am to saint tiger225
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Teens and girls, women of color and those with low incomes report greater hurdles in getting prescriptions and picking them up.
Sigh…
Taxpayer funded free birth control and condoms also are readily available at any local health department . It just takes a little effort to make an appointment for the exam.
This notion that birth control is so expensive and unobtainable is hog shite
Even the big drugstores will FedEx the meds to your house so it’s just excuses on top of excuses
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:22 am to saint tiger225
Surprised an OTC birth control pill is even necessary. It is incredibly stupid easy to get a birth control prescription and the pills cost nothing.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:22 am to Jameson2954
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Goes in the ear?
seems like that would have the opposite effect. not hearing her makes her easier to be around.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:23 am to saint tiger225
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45% of the 6 million annual pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended.
Cutting this in half before conception would be really fricking great for this country if we're being honest.
Unwanted babies become unwanted children become troubled adults.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:24 am to saint tiger225
And yet I can’t buy trifexis for my dog without a vet order.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:24 am to Lawyered
Yep. Just pure propaganda from the media.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:24 am to saint tiger225
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Teens and girls, women of color and those with low incomes report greater hurdles in getting prescriptions and picking them up.
bullshite. This is like saying minorities have problems getting an ID. They will get what they WANT to get.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:24 am to Lawyered
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Sigh…
Taxpayer funded free birth control and condoms also are readily available at any local health department . It just takes a little effort to make an appointment for the exam.
This notion that birth control is so expensive and unobtainable is hog shite
Even the big drugstores will FedEx the meds to your house so it’s just excuses on top of excuses
They need to start sending it out with welfare checks.
And pay $10,000 tax free for male welfare recipients to get vasectomies.
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:26 am to saint tiger225
Googled and is safe and expected to be more effective
And im sure blood clots will rare and mild.
And im sure blood clots will rare and mild.
This post was edited on 7/13/23 at 9:27 am
Posted on 7/13/23 at 9:26 am to CatfishJohn
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And pay $10,000 tax free for male welfare recipients to get vasectomies.
Looks like we've got a little Hitler Jr. in the making over here.
At least you want to pay them, I guess.
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