A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first-ever birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription
That potential for a precedent-setting decision once again places the FDA under an intense political spotlight.
“We urge FDA to review applications for over-the-counter birth control pills without delay and based solely on the data,” said more than 50 members of the House's Pro-Choice Caucus in a March letter. The Oral Contraceptives Over-the-Counter Working Group helped fund some of HRA’s research and is mobilizing support behind a media campaign dubbed Free the Pill.
The pill contains a single synthetic hormone, progestin, which prevents pregnancy by blocking sperm from the cervix. And medical professionals point out that blood clot rates are much higher in women who become pregnant, when hormone levels and reduced blood flow increase clotting risk.
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