#oralcontraceptive — Public Fediverse posts

People on the #BirthControl #pill in #NSW, #Australia no longer need a #prescription in a #reproductiverights #win

#Women and those with #uteruses in #NewSouthWales, #Australia who have taken the #oralcontraceptive #pill for at least two years will now be able to access up to a 12-month #supply from a #pharmacist without obtaining a new #prescription.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Australia #WomensRights #BirthControl

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/26/contraceptive-pill-nsw-australia/

Today #FDA approved #Opill #norgestrel tablet for #nonprescription use to #prevent #pregnancy— the first #daily #OralContraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription. Approval of this progestin-only oral contraceptive pill provides an option for consumers to purchase oral contraceptive medicine without a prescription at #drugstores, #conveniencestores and #grocerystores, as well as #online. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-nonprescription-daily-oral-contraceptive #WomensHealth #Healthcare #privacy #contraception #CivilLiberties

Ars Technica: FDA advisers vote unanimously in favor of OTC birth control pills https://arstechnica.com/?p=1938251 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #hormonalbirthcontrolpill #reproductiverights #oralcontraceptive #over-the-counter #OTCbirthcontrol #contraceptives #women'shealth #birthcontrol #prescription #pregnancy #Science #Opill #fda #OTC

FDA advisers vote unanimously in favor of OTC birth control pills - Enlarge (credit: Perrigo)

A panel of independent medical exper... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1938251 #hormonalbirthcontrolpill #reproductiverights #oralcontraceptive #over-the-counter #otcbirthcontrol #contraceptives #birthcontrol #prescription #womenshealth #pregnancy #science #opill #fda #otc

The #FDA does not have to follow the advice of its advisers, but a rejection of the #OTC application… would be awkward for an admin that has repeatedly pledged to protect #ReproductiveRights following the #SupremeCourt’s overturning of #RoeVWade, which guaranteed the #nationwide #right to #abortion.

#OralContraceptive #Opill #OverTheCounter #access #contraception #BirthControlPill #BirthControl #BodilyAutonomy #AbortionRights #Health #SCOTUS

The #FDA’s outside experts expressed confidence, in a 17 to 0 vote, that consumers could take an #OralContraceptive called #Opill correctly. They said the benefits of #OTC status, such as increased #access to #contraception, outweighed the risks, including a lack of strict adherence to pill-taking that could result in unintended pregnancies.

The move sharply bolsters the likelihood that Opill…will become the first #BirthControlPill available in the US w/o a prescription.

#ReproductiveRights