Perrigo Co. Plc. said on Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has scheduled a meeting of external experts on Nov. 18 to review the application of its daily birth control pill for over-the-counter (OTC) use.
Contraception access has taken the spotlight since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.
The FDA meeting for Perrigo’s prescription drug, Opill, is set to happen about four months after unit HRA Pharma’s application to the health agency. If approved, it will be the first daily OTC birth control pill in the United States….