First over-the-counter birth control pill in the US will be produced in Ireland

First over-the-counter birth control pill in the US will be produced in Ireland

Opill, made by Irish-based Perrigo, will become the first contraceptive pill to win approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to be sold in the US without a prescription. File picture

An Irish-based company is behind the first-ever birth control pill to be sold over the counter without a prescription in the United States.

Perrigo Company plc, whose headquarters are in Dublin, will be part of manufacturing the tablet which is now set to transform reproductive care in America.

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