The FDA is reportedly considering broadening the types of drugs that can be sold without a prescription, a move some pharmacy ...

Makary said the FDA is looking at prescription drugs like nausea medications and vaginal estrogen, and hopes to make changes ...

A system that allows drug makers to profit from restricted access will never liberalize on its own—and patients will continue ...

You walk into any drugstore today, and the shelves are packed with medications you can grab without a prescription. Seems ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was a scene that doctors saw play out over and over during the COVID-19 pandemic, said David Pate, the former president and CEO ...

(CNN) — Ivermectin can now be purchased in Idaho just like Tylenol or ibuprofen, without the need for a prescription, after Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law that permits the deworming ...

Lawmakers say the measure would let pharmacies sell human-grade ivermectin without a prescription, as doctors warn the drug is not proven to treat COVID 19.

A new study suggests that the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the U.S. is reaching people who previously had little or no access to contraception. Researchers at Oregon Health & ...

The launch of the first over-the-counter glucose sensors last year has raised a debate about who benefits from these devices. The Food and Drug Administration cleared devices made by Dexcom and Abbott ...

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering a bill to make a controversial anti-parasitic drug available over the counter. If passed, pharmacists will be able to supply ivermectin without a prescription.

Iowa state Reps. Brett Barker, R-Nevada, Eddie Andrews, R-Johnston, and Austin Baeth, D-Des Moines, discuss a bill that would allow ivermectin to be sold over the counter, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills two years ago. The decision has dramatically increased access to contraception, according to a new study from ...