Marian Jarlenski – The Conversation

The progestin-only pill Opill could be available in early 2024. Kwangmoozaa/iStock via Getty Images

July 13, 2023

FDA approves first daily over‑the‑counter birth control pill, Opill – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception

Lucas A. Berenbrok, University of Pittsburgh and Marian Jarlenski, University of Pittsburgh

With the approval of the first over-the-counter oral contraceptive, pharmacists stand to play an ever-increasing role in helping expand access to reproductive health care in the post-Roe era.

The over-the-counter birth control pill will not require medical examinations or prescriptions prior to purchase. Sergey Mironov/Moment via Getty Images

October 28, 2022

With over‑the‑counter birth control pills likely to be approved, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever‑increasing role in reproductive health care

Lucas A. Berenbrok, University of Pittsburgh and Marian Jarlenski, University of Pittsburgh

Some states already allow pharmacists to provide birth control to patients with a prescription. But FDA approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill could greatly expand access.

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