ECP guidelines ‘inaccessible, ambiguous and impractical’

Barriers to accessing emergency hormonal contraception guidelines contribute to “inconsistent provision and reduced adherence to evidence-based recommendations”, study reveals  Community pharmacists often rely on professional judgement rather than evidence-based practice when supplying the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP), research from James Cook University shows.  The study, published in the Australian Journal of Primary Health, identified key behavioural and contextual factors