To take the guesswork out of shopping for over-the-counter drugs, we asked our experts to ... in any form—because that contributes to antibiotic-resistant strains of harmful bacteria.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the birth control pill Opill to be available over-the-counter — the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States.

A trial run of over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception, also known as the morning-after pill, started on Nov. 28 at two to six pharmacies in each prefecture of Japan. The number of ...

The first over-the-counter birth control pill has been approved by the FDA. Opill has been in use for over 50 years and has a 93% effective rate at preventing pregnancy. More from News The first ...