Clinicians and professional medical organizations are supportive of nonprescription birth control to improve access to contraception.
Grossman said that while HRA Pharma's product, Opill, would give women an additional birth control option, it should not replace doctor–patient interactions or consultations about contraception.
Some clinicians are concerned that the over-the-counter pills will not reach patients who need them most. Pharmacy and healthcare deserts disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic women, according to Ebony Jade Hilton, MD, an anesthesiologist at The University of Virginia, Charlottesville. "As we discuss more things being offered over the counter: COVID-19, meds, birth control, can we actually build those counters in Black and Brown communities?" Hilton wrote on Twitter."We have both hospital and pharmacy deserts. Options mean nothing without access." "For the patients who face the most barriers accessing care, the only way over the counter birth control will make a difference to them is if it's available at an accessible price," Hilton said.
Grossman said he expects the FDA's decision to be controversial, as was the case when the agency approved the emergency contraceptive birth control Plan B for retail settings.
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