Are there any non-prescription pills for kids under 14 to take to lighten their period?

Midol or Alive may help with the cramps. My g/f was put on birth control to help make her period less painful and help regulate it also.

I had severe cramps when i first started menstrating in the 6th grade, and by 7th after going through a whole pack of naprogesic (midol) every month, i was told by my doctor to take the pill - it's the only thing that lightened, shortened and decreased the cramps in my monthlies.