Women's Health

Opill, The First Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill, Is Available Online And In Stores. How Effective Is It?

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S., is ...
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 ...
Scientific American

Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills Have Been Approved. Let’s Make Them Inexpensive and Easily Available

At a time of unrelenting attacks on reproductive autonomy, the Food and Drug Administration’s decision on July 13 to approve a birth control pill for over-the-counter (OTC) use is an important advance ...
OPB

Over-the-counter pill has improved access to birth control, OHSU study says

The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills two years ago. The decision has dramatically increased access to contraception, according to a new study from ...