Coverage dated July 10, 2022

First over-the-counter birth control pill seeks FDA approval

Headline from KTVB Boise

An FDA approval could come next year and would only apply to HRA’s pill, which would be sold under its original brand name, Opill.

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KTVB Boise
First over-the-counter birth control pill seeks FDA approval (opens KTVB Boise)
Published Jul 10, 2022
KTVB Boise's feed description
An FDA approval could come next year and would only apply to HRA’s pill, which would be sold under its original brand name, Opill.
Deseret News
The FDA has received its first ever application for over-the-counter birth control (opens Deseret News)
Published Jul 10, 2022
Deseret News's feed description
French drugmaker HR Pharma has submitted an application for its birth control to become available over the counter. After working for seven years, the application has officially reached the FDA for a decision.
MedicalXpress
FDA mulling over-the-counter sale of contraceptive pill (opens MedicalXpress)
Published Jul 10, 2022
MedicalXpress's feed description
For decades, birth control pills in the United States have only been available with a prescription, but an application filed Monday with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an over-the-counter pill might change all that.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Published Jul 10, 2022
St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description
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
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Drugmaker Seeks FDA Approval of First Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Jul 10, 2022
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first-ever birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription
KCEN Waco
FDA considering approval of America's first over-the-counter birth control pills (opens KCEN Waco)
Published Jul 10, 2022
KCEN Waco's feed description
A French healthcare company asked the FDA to approve the sale of their nonprescribed, over-the-counter birth control pill for women in the U.S.
France 24
Pharma company seeks to make its birth control over-the-counter in US (opens France 24)
Published Jul 10, 2022
France 24's feed description
In a first, a pharmaceutical company applied Monday for US approval to make its birth control pill available over-the-counter, weeks after the US Supreme Court overturned a federal right to abortion…
KYMA Yuma
Drugmaker seeks FDA approval for over-the-counter birth control (opens KYMA Yuma)
Published Jul 10, 2022
KYMA Yuma's feed description
For the first time ever, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over-the-counter in the U.S.
CBS News
HRA Pharma asking FDA for permission to sell birth control pill Opill over the counter (opens CBS News)
Published Jul 10, 2022
CBS News's feed description
Since receiving approval in 1973, Opill has been available with a prescription for women to take to prevent pregnancy.
Forbes
FDA Considers Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pills Amid Sudden Fears Of Restrictions (opens Forbes)
Published Jul 10, 2022
Forbes's feed description
The drug would be the first birth control pill to be made available over-the-counter in the U.S. if it’s approved.
The Guardian
FDA could approve over-the-counter purchase of first birth control pill (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 10, 2022
The Guardian's feed description
The agency is considering the application by HRA Pharma to make Opill available without a prescription
FOX Business
FDA to consider pharma company’s application for over-the-counter birth control pill (opens FOX Business)
Published Jul 10, 2022
FOX Business's feed description
HRA Pharma's Opill could become the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill available without a prescription in the U.S.
CBS News
For the first time, a drugmaker is seeking FDA approval for an over-the-counter birth control pill (opens CBS News)
Published Jul 10, 2022
CBS News's feed description
Reproductive rights advocates want to see other prescription contraceptives move over the counter and, eventually, for abortion pills to do the same.
Quartz
The pill is finally on its way to be over-the-counter in the US (opens Quartz)
Published Jul 10, 2022
Quartz's feed description
The FDA is reviewing an OTC evaluation for hormonal birth control pills

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