Online sales began Monday for the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the U.S. The product, Opill, can be bought online at Amazon and directly from Opill.com, said Sara Young, senior vice president and chief consumer officer at Perrigo, the pill’s manufacturer. Once the drugs are in stock, Walgreens and Walmart will sell them […]
The first birth control pill available without a prescription in the U.S. has shipped to retailers and will be available in most stores and online later this month, its manufacturer announced Monday. According to Perrigo, Opill is available for pre-order this week from select online retailers and is expected to be on store shelves at […]
Use of emergency contraception in the form of the otherwise-called “morning after” pill more than doubled since the drug was approved for use without a prescription, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found. The new National Health Statistics report included responses from teenagers and women ages 15 to 44 taken through […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first birth control pill to be sold without a prescription in the U.S., a move long sought by reproductive health advocates and physicians to make contraception easier to obtain. Approving Opill for over-the-counter (OTC) use could significantly expand access to contraception, especially for younger women […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first over-the-counter at-home test for both COVID-19 and the flu on Friday. The FDA said in a release that the test can differentiate between and detect Influenza A and B, which most commonly cause the flu in humans, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Jeff Shuren, […]
The anti-opioid overdose drug Narcan should be made available for over-the-counter use, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. A joint FDA advisory panel unanimously voted 19-0 to recommend the agency approve the drug, which is currently only available by prescription. FDA approval would allow more people to acquire the treatment more easily […]
We should all try to be on our phones less, but not so much that we can’t be reached. This is the case for the rapper known as Ye, whose former lawyers want to run newspaper ads so he’s aware they’re not representing him anymore. In health news, Moderna jumps into the older adult RSV vaccine […]
The Biden administration’s push to make some forms of opioid overdose reversal drugs available over the counter will likely have little impact on the people that need it most, public health advocates warn. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late last year began encouraging drug companies to apply to switch some forms of the drug […]
Hearing aids are small, electronic devices that amplify sound. While they can’t restore normal hearing, hearing aids can help you hear better by making certain sounds louder in both quiet and noisy situations. Hearing aids come in several styles that fit in or on your ear in different ways, including “behind the ear,” “in the […]