emergency contraception
World news wrapup: 21 March 2024
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 …
Morning after pill refusal not discrimination: jury
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 …
A preventative measure
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 …
World news wrapup: 4 August 2022
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 …
World news wrapup: 14 July 2022
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 …
World news wrapup: 2 December 2021
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 …
ECP barriers remain
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 …
Trial misconstrued as ‘pro-life’
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 …
Clinical tips: Medical termination and emergency contraception
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’ …
Cost, embarrassment and reduced trading hours impede EC access
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 …
Contraception during COVID-19
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 …
Emergency and ongoing contraception in the COVID-19 pandemic
In Australia you can expect increased demand of emergency contraception during the COVID-19 outbreak, write Dr Safeera Hussainy and Dr Kathleen McNamee Dr Safeera Hussainy, Adjunct Senior Lecturer and Chief …