Opill cost, availability: What to know about OTC birth control pills | JUST THE FAQS

The Food and Drug Administration approved the country’s first birth control pill to be sold over the counter. Here's when Opill will become available. RELATED: Cancer drug shortage has doctors and patients worried. What to know. https://tinyurl.com/jbmctek9 The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday signed off on Opill (norgestrel), a once-a-day tablet available by prescription since 1973 that will soon be readily available to consumers online and at drug stores, grocery stores and convenience stores. “Today’s approval marks the first time a nonprescription daily oral contraceptive will be an available option for millions of people in the United States,” said Patrizia Cavazzoni, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3HJCErF » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Birthcontrol #FDA #OTC