ReviewIntegrated pharmacy research & practice2017
Role of the community pharmacist in emergency contraception counseling and delivery in the United States: current trends and future prospects.
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- Pooled it
- Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide: Independent Pharmacies and Women's Contraceptive Access.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Knowledge and attitudes toward emergency contraception among pharmacy students and community pharmacists in Poland.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Urban-rural disparities in spatiotemporal accessibility of pharmacy care: a case study of Vermont, USA.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding contraception amongst community pharmacy staff: a cross-sectional study in Nigeria.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
- Reproductive health services: attitudes and practices of Saudi community pharmacists.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Article
- Nature and perceived benefits of patient-initiated consultations in community pharmacies: A population survey.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2022Article
- Trends in Emergency Contraceptive Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults, 2006-2017.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2022Article
- Attitudes, perceptions, and barriers of community pharmacists in Rwanda towards health promotion: a cross sectional study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Community Pharmacists' Knowledge, Willingness, and Readiness to Prescribe Oral Contraceptives in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Feasibility of using simulated patients for onsite structured practice feedback in Jordanian community pharmacy settings.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2022Article
- Factors influencing the use of emergency contraceptives among reproductive age women in the Kwadaso Municipality, Ghana.PloS one · 2022Article
- Reproductive Health Services: Attitudes and Practice of Japanese Community Pharmacists.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Sexual and reproductive health services provided by community pharmacists: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Pharmacy availability of emergency contraception in southwestern Pennsylvania: A simulated patient study.Contraception: X · 2021Article
- Patient Screenings for Preconception Health Interventions at a Community Pharmacy.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptive pills among community pharmacy practitioners working in Kathmandu Valley: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Emergency Contraception Access and Counseling in Urban Pharmacies: A Comparison between States with and without Pharmacist Prescribing.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Over-The-Counter Availability of Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception in Pharmacies on Oahu.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Scoping review of pharmacy-based initiatives for preventing unintended pregnancy: protocol.BMJ open · 2020Article
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6 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Women and couples continue to experience unintended pregnancies at high rates. In the US, 45% of all pregnancies are either mistimed or unwanted. Mishaps with contraceptives, such as condom breakage, missed pills, incorrect timing of patch or vaginal ring application, contraceptive nonuse, forced intercourse, and other circumstances, place women at risk of unintended pregnancy. There is a critical role for emergency contraception (EC) in preventing those pregnancies. There are currently three methods of EC available in the US. Levonorgestrel EC pills have been available with a prescription for over 15 years and over-the-counter since 2013. In 2010, ulipristal acetate EC pills became available with a prescription. Finally, the copper intrauterine device remains the most effective form of EC. Use of EC is increasing over time, due to wider availability and accessibility of EC methods. One strategy to expand access for both prescription and nonprescription EC products is to include pharmacies as a point of access and allow pharmacist prescribing. In eight states, pharmacists are able to prescribe and provide EC directly to women: levonorgestrel EC in eight states and ulipristal acetate in seven states. In addition to access with a prescription written by a pharmacist or other health care provider, levonorgestrel EC is available over-the-counter in pharmacies and grocery stores. Pharmacists play a critical role in access to EC in community pharmacies by ensuring product availability in the inventory, up-to-date knowledge, and comprehensive patient counseling. Looking to the future, there are opportunities to expand access to EC in pharmacies further by implementing legislation expanding the pharmacist scope of practice, ensuring third-party reimbursement for clinical services delivered by pharmacists, and including EC in pharmacy education and training.
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