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

  • Written by Lucas Berenbrok, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraceptionThe progestin-only pill Opill could be available in early 2024.Kwangmoozaa/iStock via Getty Images

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...

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