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Free the pill and cover it, too: Strategies for making OTC birth control coverage work in the real world
ReproRx: Birth Control Pharmacist Sally Rafie speaks with Free the Pill Project Director Victoria Nichols
Birth control pills, emergency contraceptive pills, and abortion pills: What’s the difference?
Birth control pills, emergency contraceptive pills, and abortion pills are three different types of medications that are used in reproductive health care. One main difference between them is that birth control pills and emergency contraceptive pills prevent pregnancy, while abortion pills end a pregnancy. Check out our chart, made in collaboration with Free the Pill coalition member Reproductive Health Access Project, to learn more about how these medications are different from one another.
Frequently asked questions about Opill
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