CBS News

Nearly a third of people using over-the-counter birth control pills previously used nothing, study finds

Two years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research is looking at who's switching to it and why. In the study, published Monday ...
Oregonian

An over-the-counter option has expanded birth control access, a study found. Here’s who’s benefited

A new study suggests that the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the U.S. is reaching people who previously had little or no access to contraception. Researchers at Oregon Health & ...
NPR

Birth control use is up since FDA approved over-the-counter pill

A new study shows access to birth control has increased following the FDA's approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill. In the two years since the pill went on the market, there's a 31.8% ...
CNN

Over-the-counter birth control pills have been available in the US for over a year. Here’s who’s using them

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...
OPB

Over-the-counter pill has improved access to birth control, OHSU study says

The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills two years ago. The decision has dramatically increased access to contraception, according to a new study from ...
News Medical

Over-the-counter oral birth control pill improves access to contraception

Two years ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of an over-the-counter birth control pill for the first time in the United States without a prescription. A nationwide study published ...