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The FDA expanded over-the-counter naloxone access to reverse opioid overdoses

Families, first responders, and bystanders who witness an opioid overdose now have more than one naloxone nasal spray they ...
Morning Overview on MSN

A popular joint-pain supplement sold over the counter is now tied to hidden hormone disruption

Federal regulators have confirmed that Artri King, a widely sold over-the-counter joint-pain supplement, contains undisclosed ...
NPR

FDA approves the first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. The daily oral contraceptive, called Opill, will be available without a prescription. The Food and Drug ...

FDA Warns Alli—An Over-The-Counter Weight Loss Pill—Could Cause Fatal Kidney Problems

The nation’s only over-the-counter weight loss drug—which has been taken by millions—could cause fatal kidney problems.
Psychiatry Advisor

FDA Approves Another Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray

The FDA approved a new, over-the-counter intranasal naloxone spray for the treatment of emergency opioid overdose. HealthDay News — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved another ...
The New York Times

The Victory for Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills Is Just the Beginning

Dr. Grossman is a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, and the director of Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health. He ...

FDA Broadens Access to Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved another over-the-counter (OTC) intranasal naloxone product, Rextovy, a 4 milligram (mg) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for the emergency ...
AOL

6 Popular Over-the-Counter Antidepressants

Do Over-the-Counter Antidepressants Actually Work? If you're reading this, chances are, you've heard of antidepressants. But did you know there are over-the-counter "medications" you can buy that ...

Best Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids of 2026

Our new tests of the best over-the-counter hearing aids of 2026 reveal which OTC models offer the best performance, ease of use, and sound quality.
Los Angeles Times

FDA advisory panel backs over-the-counter birth control pill

WASHINGTON — Federal health advisors said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely U.S. approval of the first over-the-counter ...
NPR

Reviews for over-the-counter drugs are long overdue, experts say

The FDA recently determined that the country's leading decongestant is ineffective. Experts warn ineffectiveness isn't limited to that drug and expect more reviews of over-the-counter medicine. In ...
CNN

Over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan is arriving in stores

The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, is starting to come available in retail stores and online. The medicine, with the brand name Narcan, has a suggested retail ...