FDA Receives Application for First OTC Birth Control Pill Approval Expected as Soon as Mid-2023
Perrigo Company (PRGO.N) announced last week that its unit, HRA Pharma, has asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Contraceptives
Current barriers to LARC removal: Threats to reproductive autonomy
A major development in women’s health is the increasing popularity of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), which refer to intrauterine devices…
NPWH President-elect to Appear Before FDA at OTC Contraception Hearing
NPWH’s President-elect will be offering oral arguments this week during an FDA hearing on making a contraception pill available over-the-counter…
First OTC Birth Control Pill Wins FDA Approval
UPDATE: FDA gave Opill full approval on July 13, 2023. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have voted…
Do hormonal contraceptives increase depression risk? A neuroscientist explains how they affect your mood, for better or worse
More than 85% of women – and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time – use hormonal…