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YEAR:

2006

CATEGORY:

Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Community pharmacy supply of emergency hormonal contraception: a structured

literature review of international evidence.

AUTHORS

Anderson C; Blenkinsopp A

SOURCE

Human Reproduction. 2006;21(1):272-284.

ABSTRACT

We could find no previous published review of the evidence relating to pharmacy supply of emergency hormonal

contraception (EHC). Our objectives were to review, summarize and evaluate the peer-reviewed evidence relating to

community pharmacy supply of EHC both in the UK and internationally. Systematic searches were conducted for

peer-reviewed international research from January 1990 to January 2005. The UK Health Development Agency's

Evidence Base 2000 standards and the evidence categories used by the UK Department of Health were applied to

each paper. We included 24 peer-reviewed papers. There was one randomized controlled trial (RCT); the remainder

of the studies were qualitative or observational studies. Pharmacy supply of EHC enables most women to receive it

within 24 h of unprotected sexual intercourse. Services were highly rated by women. One RCT showed that improving

access to EHC did not reduce the use of other contraceptives, lead to an increase in risky sexual behaviour or

increase the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Users expressed some concerns about the

appropriateness of receiving additional pharmacist advice regarding future contraception use and STIs. One study

found pharmacy supply had led to a decrease in attendances at accident and emergency departments. There is good

evidence that community pharmacy EHC services provide timely access to treatment and are highly rated by women.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 7-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Community pharmacy supply of emergency hormonal

contraception: a structured literature review of international evidence.", is(are) Anderson C; Blenkinsopp A. The

source of this article is "Human Reproduction. 2006;21(1):272-284.". This article was published in 2006 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 7-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7

This article is peer-reviewed.

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