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Opill, first over-the-counter birth control pill, available at retail stores nationwide
This comes as reproductive rights are being rolled back at both the state and federal levels. The new birth control pill takes a step in the opposite direction.
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This comes as reproductive rights are being rolled back at both the state and federal levels. The new birth control pill takes a step in the opposite direction.
It's the first contraceptive made widely available without a prescription.
“Opill” can now be bought directly from its company website and through Amazon.
The Opill should be in stores and online in the coming days and weeks. If taken as directed, the company said the pill is 98% effective at preventing pregnancy. It costs about $20 for a one-month supply.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, allowing Americans to buy Opill, a daily oral contraceptive, without a prescription.
Perrigo wants to sell its Opill brand birth control pills in stores without a prescription.
Officers responded to a call of shots fired at the Luke gas station in the 700 block of West Lincoln Highway around 9:45 a.m.
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Police have released surveillance images of the robbers, and asked anyone who recognizes them to contact CPD public transit detectives at 312-745-4706.
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Officers responded to a call of shots fired at the Luke gas station in the 700 block of West Lincoln Highway around 9:45 a.m.
Police have released surveillance images of the robbers, and asked anyone who recognizes them to contact CPD public transit detectives at 312-745-4706.
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