# Prescription BC pills

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 8, 2002, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-bc-pills/117877 "2002-07-08T06:32:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 8, 2002, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescription-bc-pills/117877/1 "2002-07-08T06:32:09Z")

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I’ve tried Google, but came up dry.

I’m curious about birth control pills and which countries have it available over-the-counter as opposed to those which have it as prescription only.

AFAIK, U.S.A, Canada and Australia all have BC pills as prescription-only. I’m interested in finding out which countries don’t require a prescription, particularly in Europe, but world-wide would be interesting.

Thanks in advance.