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Leah Scott 10/1/19 Leah Scott 10/1/19

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

Leah Scott 3/1/19 Leah Scott 3/1/19

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

Leah Scott 4/14/16 Leah Scott 4/14/16

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

Leah Scott 1/6/12 Leah Scott 1/6/12

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

Leah Scott 11/1/11 Leah Scott 11/1/11

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