MM&M

Once the new over-the-counter birth control pill is available, what about cost and coverage?

For example, a company called Cadence is working on getting FDA approval for a birth control pill with a different formulation that would also be available over the counter without a prescription. But ...
NPR

Over-the-counter birth control is coming. Here's what to know about cost and coverage

Last week, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online. Reproductive health advocates hailed the ...
The Conversation

With over‑the‑counter birth control pills likely to be approved, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever‑increasing role in reproductive health care

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to review a drugmaker’s application for the first over-the-counter birth control pill in November 2022, with a decision expected in the first half of 2023.
Wall Street Journal

The First Over-the-Counter Birth-Control Pills Have Been Approved. Should You Switch?

Shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, an application for an over-the-counter birth control pill was submitted to the FDA. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explains the difference between this ...
PBS

Over-the-counter birth control pill approved for sale in U.S.

Correction: A graphic at the end of this segment misstated the number of unintended pregnancies in the U.S. In fact, almost half of the 6.1 million pregnancies in the ...
Time

First Company Applies to Make Birth Control Pill Available Without a Prescription in the U.S.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and set off a cascade of abortion bans around the country, access to contraception has taken on increased importance. To get birth control pills and ...
Salon

The first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill is coming. Here’s why it matters

As researchers that have supported building evidence around contraceptive safety, effectiveness and interests, we were thrilled when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced they had ...
Christian Science Monitor

First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
NPR

An over-the-counter birth control pill will be available to Americans nationwide

A birth control pill that's available without a prescription is on its way to store shelves. It's called Opill, and NPR pharmaceuticals correspondent Sydney Lupkin is here to tell us all about it. Hey ...
Politifact

Once the new over-the-counter birth control pill is available, what about cost and coverage?

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 ...