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oral contraceptive pill


Endometriosis, OCP drug listings recommended to increase access and multiple treatment options for women The PBAC has recommended unrestricted benefit listings of drospirenone with ethinylestradiol (Yaz and Yasmin) oral contraceptive …

Pharmacies offering round-the-clock care are helping keep patients out of hospital emergency departments, the South Australian government says  More than 50,000 patients have visited Adelaide’s three 24-hour pharmacies in the …

Tasmanian pharmacists get green light to extend prescriptions for oral contraceptives   Expanding pharmacists’ scope of practice to authorise them to supply oral contraceptives will improve access, Pharmaceutical Society of …

A guide to what pharmacists need to know about the composition, use, safety profile and efficacy of oral contraceptives. By Professor Rod Baber AM, BPharm, MBBS, FRCOG, FRANZCOG Learning Objectives …

From 1 July 2024, pharmacists in Tasmania can offer resupply of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) without a doctor’s prescription to individuals who meet specific criteria. This service is inclusive …

From 28 May 2024, pharmacists in Western Australia can supply women who meet certain criteria with a resupply of the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) without a doctor’s prescription Pharmacists who …

Pharmacists in Western Australia to resupply oral contraceptives as part of 12-month trial  Western Australia is the latest jurisdiction to announce a pilot program enabling pharmacists to provide women with …

Patients will soon benefit from faster access to care through state-based measures to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice  Pharmacists in South Australia and parts of Queensland will be able to provide …

Phase two of the NSW pharmacy prescribing trial is now underway, delivering improved access to the oral contraceptive pill  Women aged 18 to 35 years who have had a prescription …

Australian women are increasingly seeing the benefits in having direct access to oral contraceptives through community pharmacy, researchers say  A detailed series of interviews with 20 women aged between 18 …

Community pharmacies in NSW will receive a $20 consultation fee for treating patients under a pharmacist prescribing trial should the Coalition win next month’s state election NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet, …

Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest news in research Hormonal contraception and mood disorders Hormonal contraception is known to precipitate or perpetuate depression in some patients. The link …