Access to Emergency Hormonal Contraception from Community Pharmacies and Family Planning Clinics

Overview

Journal Br J Clin Pharmacol

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2006 May 4

PMID 16669854

Citations 3

Authors

Gaye Lewington

Kay Marshall

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Abstract

Aims: To evaluate differences in the time taken to access progestogen-only emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) by young women from family planning (FP) or community pharmacy settings.

Methods: An observational study of 203 women requesting EHC from FP clinics and community pharmacies in South-west Kent Primary Care Trust (PCT) from December 2002 to October 2003.

Results: Access to EHC from community pharmacy was significantly faster than from FP clinics (16 h vs. 41 h, P<0.001). Older teenagers tended to seek EHC more quickly and were more likely to have had a contraceptive failure rather than have used no contraception at all.

Conclusion: The results provide further support for pharmacist involvement in the supply of EHC.

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