HRA Pharma makes a progestin-only 'mini pill.'
Rare side effects of birth control pills can include blood clots, and some people with medical conditions that increase their risk of clots aren’t recommended to take them. That’s one reason they’ve required a prescription.
HRA Pharma’s birth control is a “mini pill” — it only contains the hormone progestin rather than a combination of progestin and estrogen. The mini pill is less commonly used in the United States, and people have to be careful to take it at the same time every day. But because it doesn’t contain estrogen, it doesn’t increase the risk of blood clots or stroke.
Organizations like the American Medical Association support an over-the-counter birth control pill. “Providing patients with OTC access to the birth control pill is an easy call from a public health perspective as the health risks of pregnancy vastly outweigh those of oral contraceptive use,” said AMA board member David Aizuss in a statement.
Another pharmaceutical company, Cadence Health, is also working toward an over-the-counter birth control pill. Its pill is a combination of progestin and estrogen. Both companies have been in discussions with the FDA for
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