JUST IN: FDA advisors vote unanimously in favor of allowing first over-the-counter birth control pill to be sold without a prescription.
, the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Obstetrics, Reproductive, and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee discussed whether pharmaceutical company Perrigo can make its oral contraceptive Opill, which currently requires a prescription, to be available on store shelves.
During the meeting, the FDA heard from the company as well as speakers who advocated for the need of nonprescription birth control. The FDA is expected to make a decision by the summer. If the OTC pill does get greenlit, it would not become available as quickly as COVID-19 vaccines, which were speedily rolled out after the advisory committee meeting to approve them due to the global emergency.
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