What Pediatricians Need to Know About Over-the-Counter Oral Contraception
What Pediatricians Need to Know About Over-the-Counter Oral Contraception https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AdobeStock_591549291-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 Elise Berlan, MD, MPH and Caroline Weingart, MD https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Elise-Berlan.jpg
The first over-the-counter contraceptive pill – the Opill® – is currently available in retail outlets and online. The FDA approved the sale of Opill® (nongestural 0.075mg), the first over-the-counter birth control pill without age restrictions, in July 2023. Now, nearly a year later, it will be available soon in retail outlets and online. As a…