When the blister pack was conceived in the 1960s, it revolutionized unit-dose drug administration by providing a cheap, light, tamper-proof barrier that preserved product integrity. But it was also a ...

For many women, taking the contraceptive pill is an easy and effective way to prevent getting pregnant. It's physically non-invasive, and all you have to do is remember to take the tablet at more or ...

Product recalls of any sort are never good news. But there are few recalls as terrifying and unfortunate as a birth control pill recall—especially if you're someone who relies on birth control to ...

Monophasic birth control pills are a form of contraception. They contain equal amounts of the hormones estrogen and progestin for an entire monthly cycle. For more than 50 years, birth control pills ...

BOSTON - A new study found that the use of birth control pills was associated with more depressive symptoms in teenage girls, including crying, excessive sleeping and eating issues, compared to their ...

One maker said it is responding to high demand for the morning-after pill, after the U.S. Supreme Court last year ended a constitutional right to abortion, by speeding up availability of the emergency ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled the first name of Afton Heitzenrater. ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A physician's assistant and her husband have developed a pill bottle ...

Sleeping pill usage in children and young adults is soaring. In fact, usage has increased by a total of 85 percent from 2000 to 2004. If, according to doctors, nothing can replace a natural night?s ...

Birth control pills are an effective way to prevent pregnancy. However, missing pill days, vomiting, and certain medications, among other factors, can reduce its effectiveness. This could lead to an ...

I’m listening to Dr. Dre’s “20o1” on the Beats Pill and I’m highly disappointed. Roughly the size of a flashlight, the Beats Pill is Dr. Dre’s take on battery-powered Bluetooth speakers like the $199 ...

I emptied all the prescription pills on my desk, sorting through them like an old-fashioned pharmacist. Meloxicam. Naproxen. Diclofenac. Atorvastatin, to name just a few that I can almost pronounce. I ...

The UK's political situation isn't the only thing up in the air. The nation is also reportedly short of certain medications. One that is particularly concerning is the shortage of some contraceptive ...