She left the agency saying politics had slowed the approval of the morning-after pill for over-the-counter use. Her ...

Women using oral contraceptives must also be aware of emergency contraception as an option when they have not taken the pill for 2 or more days and have engaged in intercourse without using an ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

The state's first 24-hour pharmacy has helped more than 25,000 South Australians in Norwood and surrounding suburbs after-hours since opening ...

What you need to know ### BMJ Learning To obtain accredited continuous professional development points, subscribers to BMJ Learning can complete the full module at The module contains seven ...

It's a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or 'the Pill') could also help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to ...

Pharmac is consulting on funding a new progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (branded as Cerazette) from 1 April 2025. A range of oral contraceptive pills are currently ...

Since Carl Djerassi and Gregory Pincus brought the proof of concept of OCs in the early 1960s, with a pill containing ... the 45 years of experience of oral contraceptives, with the improvement ...

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said expanding access could make things easier for people struggling to receive reproductive health care.

Sen. Will Parkinson introduced a bill that seeks to provide emergency contraception or “morning-after pill” to rape survivors as an option. It would still be up to the rape survivors to decide ...

Pharmac is consulting on funding a new progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (branded as Cerazette) from 1 April 2025. A range of oral contraceptive pills are currently available ...

June 12, 2023 — Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study. Contraceptive pills increased women's ...