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FDA raises concerns about over-the-counter birth control pill

U.S. regulators will vote this week on whether the contraceptive Opill should be made widely available without a prescription. U.S. health regulators are considering whether a decades-old birth ...
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FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a birth control pill that does not require a prescription. The FDA announced Thursday it has approved Opill (norgestrel) tablets for ...
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Drugmaker seeks FDA approval for first over-the-counter birth control pill

WASHINGTON — A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription. The request from a French drugmaker on Monday sets up a high-stakes ...
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For Women Using GLP-1 Receptor Agonists who take Oral Birth Control Pills, Hormone-Free Phexxi Contraceptive Gel is a Logical Solution to Help Prevent Unintended Pregnancy

SAN DIEGO, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1s, is skyrocketing in the United States, with more than nine million prescriptions for Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and ...
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This FDA approved birth control method is effective but your doctor probably never mentioned it

For years, preventing pregnancy in the US has meant choosing between the lesser of several annoyances: remembering a daily ...
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Birth control pill classified carcinogenic: what we know

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...