Coverage dated May 4, 2023 to May 10, 2023

FDA weighs potential over-the-counter birth control pill

Headline from Roll Call, on the newest of 3 developments

FDA advisers were asked to assess whether consumers would use the pill properly if it were sold on store shelves without a prescription.

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May 5, 2023
FDA advisers to consider making birth control pill available over the counter
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May 10, 2023
FDA Panel Backs Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill, Paving Way for Summer Approval
Headline from NBC New York ·
May 10, 2023Newest
FDA weighs potential over-the-counter birth control pill
Headline from Roll Call ·

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PBS NewsHour
FDA considers 1st request to approve over-the-counter birth control pill (opens PBS NewsHour)
Published May 4, 2023
PBS NewsHour's feed description
U.S. health regulators are weighing the first-ever request to make a birth control pill available without a prescription.
Courthouse News Service
Over-the-counter birth control pill faces FDA questions (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published May 5, 2023
Courthouse News Service's feed description
Friday's FDA review suggests regulators have serious reservations about broad access to the drug, including whether younger teenagers will be able to correctly follow the labeling directions.
CBS News
FDA advisers to consider making birth control pill available over the counter (opens CBS News)
Published May 8, 2023
CBS News's feed description
For years, medical organizations have fought to have over-the-counter birth control pills in the US
MedicalXpress
FDA experts to consider first over-the-counter birth control pill (opens MedicalXpress)
Published May 8, 2023
MedicalXpress's feed description
As a U.S. Food Drug Administration advisory panel prepares to weigh whether to recommend that a birth control pill be sold over the counter in this country, a coalition of advocates on Monday called attention to the safety and effectiveness of the medication.
UPI
FDA panel to weigh approval of over-the-counter birth control pill (opens UPI)
Published May 8, 2023
UPI's feed description
A U.S. Food Drug Administration advisory panel is set to meet this week to consider whether to recommend approval of Opill, a daily progestin-only birth control pill, to be sold over the counter in the United States.
Thv11
FDA panel unanimously vote in favor of over-the-counter birth control pill (opens Thv11)
Published May 9, 2023
Thv11's feed description
The recommendation is not binding and the FDA is expected to make its decision on the drug this summer.
6ABC Philadelphia
FDA advisers vote in favor of over-the-counter birth control pill (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)
Published May 9, 2023
6ABC Philadelphia's feed description
Advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in support of making the birth-control pill Opill available over-the-counter, saying the benefits outweigh the risks.
Fox32 Chicago
FDA panel backs Opill over-the-counter birth control (opens Fox32 Chicago)
Published May 9, 2023
Fox32 Chicago's feed description
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription.
Wyoming Public Media
Advisers to the FDA back first over-the-counter birth control pill (opens Wyoming Public Media)
Published May 9, 2023
Wyoming Public Media's feed description
In a unanimous vote, 17-0, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill.
Courthouse News Service
FDA panel backs over-the-counter sales of birth control pill (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published May 9, 2023
Courthouse News Service's feed description
The outside experts said they were mostly confident that women of all ages could use the drug appropriately without seeing a health provider first.
The Daily Caller
FDA Panel Supports Offering Over The Counter Birth Control (opens The Daily Caller)
Published May 9, 2023
The Daily Caller's feed description
An FDA advisory panel unanimously endorsed a proposal to make daily birth control pills available over the counter on Wednesday.
Jezebel
FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Approval of an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill (opens Jezebel)
Published May 9, 2023
Jezebel's feed description
It's now up to the agency to make the final call on Opill, a progestin-only contraceptive.
Winchester Star
FDA panel backs over-the-counter birth control pill (opens Winchester Star)
Published May 9, 2023
Winchester Star's feed description
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription. The positive vote on Wednesday by a Food and Drug Administration panel paves the
NBC 6 South Florida
FDA Panel Backs Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill, Paving Way for Summer Approval (opens NBC 6 South Florida)
Published May 9, 2023
NBC 6 South Florida's feed description
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
FDA Advisors OK Approval of First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Published May 9, 2023
St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a unanimous vote, a panel of expert advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday endorsed the over-the-counter sale of
PBS NewsHour
FDA panel backs first-ever birth control pill sold without prescription (opens PBS NewsHour)
Published May 9, 2023
PBS NewsHour's feed description
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription.
Fortune
An FDA panel just voted unanimously in favor of over-the-counter birth control paving the way for nationwide access (opens Fortune)
Published May 9, 2023
Fortune's feed description
The outside experts said they were confident that women of all ages could use the drug appropriately without seeing a health provider first.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
FDA advisers endorse over-the-counter sales of birth control pill; final decision expected this summer (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Published May 9, 2023
St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description
FDA advisers endorse over-the-counter sales of birth control pill; final decision expected this summer.
Washington Examiner
FDA advisory panel recommends over-the-counter birth control pills (opens Washington Examiner)
Published May 9, 2023
Washington Examiner's feed description
The United States Food and Drug Administration endorsed allowing birth control medication to be sold as an over-the-counter product.
KTVZ Bend
FDA advisers vote unanimously in support of over-the-counter birth-control pill (opens KTVZ Bend)
Published May 9, 2023
KTVZ Bend's feed description
CNN By Carma Hassan, CNN Advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in support of making the birth-control pill Opill available over-the-counter, saying the benefits outweigh the risks.
Roll Call
FDA weighs potential over-the-counter birth control pill (opens Roll Call)
Published May 10, 2023
Roll Call's feed description
FDA advisers were asked to assess whether consumers would use the pill properly if it were sold on store shelves without a prescription.
Bridge Michigan
FDA panel approves over-the-counter birth control, despite some concerns (opens Bridge Michigan)
Published May 10, 2023
Bridge Michigan's feed description
An expert panel voted 17-0 Wednesday to approve the first U.S. birth control pill without a prescription. Supporters say it would expand pill access to low-income and rural patients, but some worry about taking doctors out of the equation.
ABC 7 New York
FDA advisers vote in favor of allowing 1st over-the-counter birth control pill (opens ABC 7 New York)
Published May 10, 2023
ABC 7 New York's feed description
The pill would be the first available without a prescription.
Reason
FDA approves over-the-counter sales of one birth control pill. Now it’s time to approve all the rest. (opens Reason)
Published May 10, 2023
Reason's feed description
Why won’t the FDA allow women to buy a safer product without requiring a doctor’s visit that medical experts think is unnecessary?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
FDA Advisers OK Approval of First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Published May 10, 2023
St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a unanimous vote, a panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday endorsed the over-the-counter (OTC) sale

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