FDA scientists raised concerns about whether the general public will understand the drug label and use HRA Pharma's Opill in the right way.
The FDA is not obligated to follow the recommendations of its independent advisors, all 17 of whom voted "yes" on the proposal.
The FDA originally approved norgestrel in 1973 as a prescription drug. But the company stopped U.S. sales of the pill in 2005 for business reasons, according to the agency. "This is a critical issue for reproductive health, rights, and justice," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Califf. The fall of Roe v. Wade led some states to ban abortion or place tight restrictions on the procedure. It also led to legal efforts to pull abortion medication from the U.S. market.
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