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Over-the-counter oral contraception in the United States: An important opportunity at a time of increased concern about contraceptive access
Statement from the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
“A safe over the counter birth control option is a timely and important resource to provide equitable access and essential reproductive healthcare for the adolescent patient.”
— North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Equitable access to sexual and reproductive health care for all youth (American Academy of Pediatrics)
“Efforts to expand access, including pharmacist-initiated prescriptions (also known as pharmacy access), over-the-counter (OTC) sales, and mail-order (MO) purchasing, can reduce barriers to access that adolescents may experience.”
— American Academy of Pediatrics
AMA urges FDA to make oral contraceptive available over-the-counter
“Providing patients with OTC access to the birth control pill is an easy call from a public health perspective as the health risks of pregnancy vastly outweigh those of oral contraceptive use.”
— David H. Aizuss, MD, American Medical Association Board Member
Over-the-counter access to hormonal contraception: ACOG committee opinion, number 788
“…over-the-counter access to hormonal contraception should be the ultimate goal. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists supports over-the-counter access to hormonal contraception without age restrictions.”
— American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) policies: Over-the-counter oral contraceptives
“The AAFP supports over-the-counter access to oral contraception without a prescription… The AAFP supports insurance coverage of oral contraceptives regardless of prescription status in all insurance plans.”
— American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Family Physicians resolution: No 501
“RESOLVED, That the American Academy of Family Physicians write to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to encourage that adolescents, regardless of age, be included in the over-the-counter (OTC) oral contraceptives studies required by the FDA (e.g., label comprehension study, actual use study) to determine whether OTC access is appropriate for this population.”
— Congress of Delegates, American Academy of Family Physicians
An opinion statement of the Women's Health Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
“Available literature demonstrates that women can self-screen for contraindications to oral contraceptives and can do this as well as clinicians, and experience with OTC emergency contraception suggests that OTC oral contraceptives would not increase sexual risk-taking behavior.”
— American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Public Health Association: Policy 20111
“A growing body of evidence suggests that women could safely use oral contraceptives if they were available over the counter and that contraceptive uptake and continuation might increase if this method were available directly in a pharmacy.”
— American Public Health Association