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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the sale of the first over-the-counter antigen test for COVID-19. The product, ACON Laboratories’ Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test, originally authorized for emergency use in 2021, is now the second home... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a birth control pill to be sold without a prescription in the United States. The agency’s approval of the over-the-counter medication this morning is a first, and is seen as... Read More
WASHINGTON — A panel of federal health advisors voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve the first over-the-counter sale of a medical contraceptive. The vote came at the end of a two-day meeting during which the panel, which offers nonbinding recommendations... Read More
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for a non-prescription, over the counter nostril test for coronavirus, the agency announced on Friday. It's the first over the counter molecular test they have authorized for use without... Read More
WASHINGTON — The first COVID-19 test that can be performed entirely from home was cleared by U.S. regulators on Tuesday, and it can be acquired without a prescription. While availability initially will be limited, the new test and others in... Read More
