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emergency contraception


Women’s health network seeing pharmacists “signing up every week” as role expands to include OCP resupply, medical abortion dispensing Pharmacists comprise nearly a quarter of an Australian support network for …

Lloydspharmacy £33.5m possible tax debt investigated; Detroit pharmacist sentenced over drug-related crimes; appeal over denied emergency contraception successful UK: According to UK pharmacy publication Chemist + Druggist, Lloydspharmacy liquidators have …

A pharmacist who refused to fill a woman’s script for emergency contraception did not discriminate against a woman on the basis of sex, a US jury has found Andrea Anderson …

Pharmacists play a key role in prescribing, dispensing and counselling around emergency contraception, but there are still barriers to access Emergency contraception (EC) is an important tool in the arsenal …

US pharmacist on trial over emergency contraception refusal; discounter corporate structure under scrutiny in NZ; pharmacists fleeing Nigeria Aitkin, Minnesota: A pharmacist has gone on trial this week after he …

Pharmacist right to conscientious objection appeal in Poland; NZ pharmacies flooded with patients; US pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid Kraków, Poland: A pharmacist was reprimanded for refusing to dispense emergency contraception …

Boots UK responds to “sexist surcharge” claims on EC; Canadian police warn of crime outbreak; pharmacies allegedly administered diluted COVID jabs UK: Boots has been urged to get rid of …

Pharmacists can do more when it comes to emergency contraception provision, says sexual health expert Despite high awareness of the availability of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs), there are some barriers …

A trial where pharmacists would discuss contraceptive options with patients seeking EC has sparked a public backlash, with comments about “Bible bashing chemists” and “gatekeeping” Pharmacy researchers have expressed disappointment …

Pharmacists need to consider what the patient in front of them needs when it comes to EC and medical termination, writes Carlene McMaugh Reproductive health is an area of pharmacists’ …

Despite convenience and anonymity, both patients and pharmacists cite “persistent barriers” to the provision of emergency contraception in the retail pharmacy setting While patients value the convenience and anonymity that …

Has there been a rise in the number of requests for emergency contraception during the pandemic? In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic it was suggested that pharmacists would see …