The birth control pills without a prescription They will be available this month in US pharmacies. A measure that expands access to methods to avoid pregnancy at a time when the right to abortion was drastically restricted in the country.
This is a new pill that will be smaller and It will be sold in any pharmacy.
The contraceptive pill that will be sold in pharmacies in the United States
The Irish-American company Perrigo announced this Monday that his Opill pill was shipped to “large retailers and pharmacies and will be available nationwide” this month, as well as on the Opill.com website. The product will be sold in packages with enough pills for one month or three monthsat $19.99 and $49.99, respectively.
opill last year he obtained the authorization of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for sale without a prescription.
He medication, known as the “mini pill,” contains only the hormone progestin and it works by thickening the mucosa of the cervix, which prevents the sperm from reaching the eggs. The company celebrated the imminent availability of the first non-prescription pill as a “historic moment.”
Countries that sell birth control pills without a doctor’s order
Much of the countries of Latin America, Africa and Asia allow the sale of birth control pills without a doctor’s order. He The United Kingdom allows it from 2021, although in much of Europe, including France, Germany, Spain and Italy, a prescription is required.
The sale of contraceptives without a prescription is supported by major medical organizations in the United States, where about half of the most of 6.1 million pregnancies annually are not intendedaccording to official data.
The ban on birth control pills
But The free sale of pills became a politically sensitive issue after the supreme court revoked the right to abortion in 2022 by overturning the Roe v. Wade, 1973. Since then, 21 states in the country banned or restricted the right to abortion.
The Republicans in Congress also blocked laws proposals by Democrats to guarantee access to contraceptives.
In February, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos must be considered “children,” a decision that was criticized by both Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican President Donald Trump, possible rivals in the November presidential elections.
Source: Ambito
