Yahoo

Birth control pill Opill may soon be available over the counter. Here’s what you need to know.

If approved, the birth control pill Opill would be available just like any other over the counter drug. (Photo: Getty Images) Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended on ...
Los Angeles Times

The first over-the-counter birth control pill becomes available. Where is it sold?

Fifty years after the Food and Drug Administration approved a prescription birth control pill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill has become available to the public without a prescription ...
Yahoo

You Can Now Order Birth Control Pills On Amazon Without A Prescription

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S., is now available to order ...
WTVF

FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill, allowing easy access for women

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — By early next year, women in the United States will have the option to purchase birth control pills without a prescription, after a controversial by the Food and Drug ...

China Ends Tax Break on Condoms, Contraceptive Pills Amid Birth Rate Slump

Contraceptives are now subject to a 13 percent value-added tax, while services related to childcare and marriage are exempt.
India Today on MSN

Why is China making condoms, birth control pills expensive?

China has removed tax exemptions on condoms and contraceptive pills, making them more expensive as part of a broader push to ...

Are Men Ready To Pop The Pill? Hormone-Free Male Contraceptive Pill Moves Closer To Reality

A hormone-free male contraceptive pill called YCT-529 has successfully completed its first human safety trial, marking an ...
People

First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill to Hit Stores This Month

Opill, a progestin-only birth control pill, will be available for $19.99 a month at certain retailers Perrigo Company Plc Opill, the first daily birth control available without a prescription, will ...
Forbes

What Is Opill Or Norgestrel? Here’s How The FDA’s First Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill Works.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Opill, the first over-the-counter oral birth control pill, and because it’s a type of birth control called a mini pill, it’s safer for some patients than ...

Can you drink alcohol with your PCOS medication? Gynaecologist shares if it's safe to consume birth control pills

If you're on PCOS medication, you may be confused if it's safe to consume alcohol. A gynaecologist reveals whether it's worth ...
PBS

Birth control pill users are frustrated. Here's why.

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China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate

HONG KONG, Jan 2 (Reuters) - China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices from January 1 ...