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The Food and Drug Administration (Fda)the US federal agency in charge of drug and food control, has approved for the first time a birth control pill to be sold without a prescription.
The drug, called Opill and manufactured by the Dublin-based Perrigo Company, will become the most effective birth control method available over the counter, more effective at preventing pregnancy than condoms, spermicides and other non-prescription methods.
It will likely be available in the US in early 2024.