FDA Mandates New Warning for Nonoxynol 9 OTC Contraceptive Products – The Body

FDA Mandates New Warning for Nonoxynol 9 OTC Contraceptive Products
Label Must Warn Consumers Products Do Not Protect Against STDs and HIV/AIDS

December 18, 2007

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule today that requires that manufacturers of over-the-counter (OTC) stand-alone vaginal contraceptive and spermicidal products containing the chemical ingredient nonoxynol 9 (N9) include a warning that the chemical N9 does not provide protection against infection from HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) or other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

FDA Mandates New Warning for Nonoxynol 9 OTC Contraceptive Products – The Body.