First over-the-counter birth control pill approved

U.S. federal regulators approved the nation’s first overthe- counter birth control pill last week and will soon allow American women and girls to easily obtain contraceptive medication. The Food and Drug Administration cleared once-aday Opill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter. The manufacturer, Ire...

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