FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception

Photo caption: The progestin-only pill Opill could be available in early 2024. Photo credit: Kwangmoozaa/iStock via Getty Images. Article by Lucas Berenbrok and Marian Jarlenski. The Conversation – July 13, 2023.

On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drugmaker’s application for the first daily over-the-counter birth control pill for people seeking to prevent pregnancy. The pill, called Opill – the brand name for the tablet formulation of norgestrel – is an oral contraceptive containing only progestin hormone, which helps prevent pregnancy by […]

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