Women in the UK could soon have access to the oral contraceptive pill without a prescription for the first time.
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has launched a public consultation on the Rx-to-OTC reclassification of two
Oral Contraceptive Rx-to-OTC Switch On The Cusp In UK
The MHRA is consulting on two Rx-to-OTC switch applications for progestogen-only contraceptive pills containing desogestrel, one from HRA Pharma and one from Maxwellia. The move has been welcomed by UK consumer healthcare industry association, the PAGB, as well as the British Pregnancy Advisory Service.
