Please see this report by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists : https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/C

Please see this report by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists : https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Gynecologic-Practice/Over-the-Counter-Access-to-Oral-Contraceptives https://www.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Comm... It discusses a series of studies on the "ability of patients to self-screen for birth control pill eligibility", and determines that patients are good enough at self-screening that the medication may as well be over-the-counter. It sounds like, from the initial article, that the FDA is taking a similar approach: "Drug companies would have to submit data to the FDA that shows consumers are capable of accurately assessing their need for a medication and their ability to use it correctly." Obviously we'd need to wait to see what the FDA actually approves/disapproves for these purposes, but it actually seems quite likely the approved drugs will, in fact, be restricted to cut and dry ones, such as birth control pills.