Searching for the right birth control can feel like a serious quest, and sometimes it takes trial and error to decide on the ...

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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, ...

The rollout is underway for the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, with online sales kicking off Monday. It will also soon be available in major retailers like ...

CVS, Walgreens, and Rite-Aid are among the major retailers selling it in stores and online. OPB confirmed that it is available statewide with spot checks in the Portland area and phone calls to ...

This week an FDA advisory board paved the way for the first over the counter birth control pill, with an unanimous decision 17-0. The FDA must accept the recommendation before the pills are available ...

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 ...

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is considering allowing women to get birth control pills in the U.S. without a prescription. "It's a very exciting historic moment for ...