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The U.S. health regulator’s reviewers on Friday raised concerns around allowing Perrigo Co’s birth control drug over the counter, saying switching to non-prescription sale could lead to inappropriate usage by consumers.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has delayed a meeting of its advisory panel to discuss Perrigo Co. Plc’s over-the-counter (OTC) contraceptive, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.

Perrigo Co. Plc said on Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had scheduled a meeting of external experts on Nov. 18 to review the application of its daily birth control pill for over-the-counter (OTC) use.