FDA approves first nonprescription daily oral contraceptive
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No, you definitely did not read that right.
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You did not. Some breast cancers are highly responsive to hormones. One of the ways these are treated is by altering the production of certain sex hormones.
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> Opill should not be used by those who have or have ever had breast cancer. Consumers who have any other form of cancer should ask a doctor before use. Opill also should not be used together with another hormonal birth control product such as another oral contraceptive tablet, a vaginal ring, a contraceptive patch, a contraceptive implant, a contraceptive injection or an IUD (intra-uterine device).
you did not read this right at all.
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#6> The contraceptive efficacy of norgestrel was established with the original approval for prescription use in 1973. HRA Pharma applied to switch norgestrel from a prescription to an over-the-counter product. For approval of a product for use in the nonprescription setting, the FDA requires that the applicant demonstrate that the product can be used by consumers safely and effectively, relying only on the nonprescription drug labeling without any assistance from a health care professional
It took 50 years to make packaging that users could understand?
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> Opill should not be used by those who have or have ever had breast cancer. Consumers who have any other form of cancer should ask a doctor before use. Opill also should not be used together with another hormonal birth control product such as another oral contraceptive tablet, a vaginal ring, a contraceptive patch, a contraceptive implant, a contraceptive injection or an IUD (intra-uterine device). you did not read…
> Consumers who have any other form of cancer should ask a doctor before use.
I wonder why?
Re: FDA approves first nonprescription daily oral contraceptive
#8This is amazing, it will help a lot of people have access to a drug that can vastly improve quality of life without being gatekept by their doctor.
Just one note about the phrasing of all the headlines: they’re phrased as if the FDA did a good thing, but it’s better to imagine this as the FDA _stopping_ doing a bad thing. The only reason that we haven’t had over the counter oral contraceptive for the last fifty years is because the FDA _didn’t_ allow it over the counter.
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No, but maybe blood clots: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3025417/
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Yes it can. It does cause an elevated risk in some people.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7156851/
This is dangerous. While it gives people more access to contraceptives, someone should absolutely see a doctor first before beginning hormone therapy.