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Birth Control Pills
 Websites presented in alphabetical order FDA Takes Action on Plan B 
 August 26, 2005, statement by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Lester M. Crawford about FDA decision-making processes relating to whether Plan B contraceptives, also known as morning-after pills, should be available without a prescription. The statement gives an overview of the issues being considered by the FDA and discusses the need for additional evaluation. http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/WomensHealthResearch/ucm134343.htm Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Families, Health, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Jun 4, 2009 Food and Drug Administration: Decision Process to Deny Initial Application for Over-the-Counter Marketing of the Emergency Contraceptive Drug Plan B Was Unusual
November 2005 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report about unusual aspects in the decision-making process that resulted in the FDA's 2004 decision against letting the morning-after birth control pill (also known as "Plan B") be sold without a prescription. Includes highlights from the report and the full report. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-06-109 Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Oct 9, 2009 Not-2-Late.com: The Emergency Contraception Website
This site "is designed to provide accurate information about emergency contraception derived from the medical literature." Includes emergency contraception brands (morning after pills and the copper-T intrauterine device (IUD)) available in different countries, news, providers in the U.S. and parts of Canada, and a FAQ. Available in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish. From the Office of Population Research at Princeton University and the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. http://ec.princeton.edu/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Families, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Feb 26, 2005 The Pill
An exploration of the history and the physiological and social effects of the pill for women approved by the FDA as an oral contraceptive in 1960. Includes interviews on video, samples of birth control pill package design, andn a teacher's guide. This site is designed to supplement a PBS film presented as part of their "American Experience" television series. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/ Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Families, Health, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Feb 26, 2005 |
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