Sales begin for first OTC birth control pill
Online sales began for the first over-the -counter birth control pill approved in the U.S. on Monday morning.
Online sales began for the first over-the -counter birth control pill approved in the U.S. on Monday morning.
The first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the U.S. is available in stores and online this month.
The Pharmacy Access Act, signed into law last week, allows pharmacies to give out certain types of hormonal birth control even if a customer doesn’t have a prescription.
Supporters of a bill to allow women in South Carolina to get birth control pills at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription are trying to get it passed before this year’s session ends. A House subcommittee approved the bill, sending it to the medical committee.
Thursday, state lawmakers discussed a bill that could impact women’s access to birth control. The Senate Medical Affairs Committee discussed the measure that would allow pharmacists to dispense birth control to women without a direct prescription from a medical provider.