Global OC Availability

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  • Global OC Availability

    Try out our interactive map displaying OC prescription requirements worldwide!

    Try out our interactive map displaying OC prescription requirements worldwide!

    • Informally available w/out Rx
    • Formally available w/out Rx (screening rquired)
    • Formally available w/out Rx
    • Only available with Rx

  • RECENT NEWS

    The working group will work in collaboration with HRA Pharma to make OCs OTC a reality in the US. See more here.


    A first-of-its-kind study examining US women's and teen's interest in OTC access to a progestin-only birth control pill was published in Women's Health Issues. The research found that 39% of adults and 29% of teens reported likely use of an OTC POP, with interest increasing to 46% for adults and 40% for teens if the pill were covered by insurance. Learn more here.


    Check out this new, comprehensive list of companies in the US and globally that issue prescriptions for the pill online, without requiring an in-person doctor visit.


    Freethepill.org has a new resource to help clear up the confusion between pharmacy access and true over-the-counter access that can be found here. You can also like Free the Pill on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.


    The OCs OTC Working Group is on Facebook. We hope that you will “like” us and spread the word! Click here to 'like' our page!


  • SEARCH OCS OTC SITE

The Oral Contraceptives Over-the-Counter Working Group is now the Free the Pill coalition!

We are excited to expand our work under the Free the Pill umbrella and continue to leverage the expertise of coalition members to improve and expand equitable contraceptive access. Please visit the Free the Pill website to learn more about the coalition and how organizations and professionals can get involved.

As part of this change, the OCs OTC website has been archived and is being kept available as a historical resource to highlight the work that members of the OCs OTC Working Group have been engaged in since 2004 to build the evidence in support of OTC birth control pills in the United States. If you have any questions about the Free the Pill coalition and our work, please reach out.