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Over-the-counter access to oral contraceptives for adolescents
Private insurance coverage of contraception
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
Prescription birth control access among U.S. women at risk of unintended pregnancy
Over-the-counter access to oral contraceptives
A survey of teenagers’ attitudes toward moving oral contraceptives over the counter
The pill over the counter: What are we waiting for?
Prescription requirements and over-the-counter access to oral contraceptives: A global review
Contraindications to progestin-only oral contraceptive pills among reproductive-aged women
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