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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
It all begins with an idea.
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