Over-the-counter birth control is under review at the FDA as HRA Pharma has applied to sell the contraceptive Opill without a prescription.
are all in support of having birth control available over the counter."Providing patients with OTC access to the birth control pill is an easy call from a public health perspective as the health risks of pregnancy vastly outweigh those of oral contraceptive use," noted AMA Board Member David H. Aizuss, MD, in aWhile OTC birth control sounds like a straightforward way to improve contraceptive access, there is some concern about a potential price increase.
The Affordable Care Act requires health insurance providers to cover prescription birth control, a benefit that would not apply to over-the-counter contraceptives.
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