Morning-after pills will continue to be available without a prescription. However, they will now feature a prominent boxed warning. This wa...

HLL Lifecare, a Kerala-based PSU, produces 221.7 crore condoms annually, solidifying its position as a leading global manufacturer. With ei...

Fears about Donald Trump's potential presidency have prompted an increase in women seeking abortion pills, emergency contraception, and lon...

The government is considering a proposal requiring prescriptions for emergency contraception pills due to concerns about misuse and health ...

Combining the anti-inflammatory pain medication piroxicam with the widely available morning-after pill levonorgestrel, also called Plan B, ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott stood in favor of the state’s abortion ban which does not consider the crime victims as an exception. He suggest...

The modern contraceptive usage has increased to 56.5 per cent and the Unmet Need for Family Planning has declined to 9.4 per cent, accordin...

The move is aimed at allowing women to protect their reproductive rights.

Morning-after pills, doctors say, should be used to prevent pregnancy only in the case of an unexpected lapse such as a condom break.

Mylan will pay $750 million to buy the women’s health business of Mumbai-based Famy Care and expand its presence in the market for women’s ...

"We plan to mostly focus on states like UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh as the population growth is high," Kumar said.

Drugmakers promoting their brands through awareness campaigns have not gone down well with the country's drug regulator, who had banned suc...

The sale of contraceptive brand I-pill by Cipla to Piramal Healthcare may appear to be a win-win deal for both the companies.

It could be curtains down for advertisements of controversial emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) such as Cipla’s i-pill and Mankind Pharm...

The government has decided to frame guidelines on advertisements of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) to ensure consumers be aware of the...

Pharma major Cipla's toll-free helpline number on emergency contraceptives receives 300 calls per day, a good 40% of them from men. Investo...

The helpline will answer queries regarding usage, benefit, product availability and possible side effects by the pill.