Access to emergency hormonal contraception from community pharmacies and family planning clinics

Gaye Lewington; Kay Marshall

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02623.x

Access to emergency hormonal contraception from community pharmacies and family planning clinics

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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. © 2006 The Authors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	605-608
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Volume	61
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02623.x
Publication status	Published - May 2006

Keywords

Age
Emergency hormonal contraception
Pharmacy

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Access to emergency hormonal contraception from community pharmacies and family planning clinics

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