When History Has Its Eyes On You: Opill Vote Puts US FDA In Tough Spot

A unanimous US FDA advisory committee vote in favor of a landmark decision to make oral contraceptives available without a prescription should be history in the making. But the desire to make history – rather than address FDA’s significant concerns with the actual application for Perrigo’s Opill – seems to have carried the day.

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What's next for FDA and the OTC oral contraceptive application? • Source: Nielsen Hobbs; the Pink Sheet | Shutterstock image

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