ArticleSexual and reproductive health matters2025
Exploring pharmacy provision of medication abortion pills in Nepal: a mixed-methods study of pharmacy workers' knowledge and practices.
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In Nepal, pharmacists are legally permitted to dispense medication abortion drugs with a prescription but provision of mifepristone/misoprostol without a prescription is prohibited. However, one in five Nepalese women seeking medication abortion pills do so directly from pharmacies. This mixed-methods study aimed to understand pharmacy workers' knowledge of and practices related to medication abortion care and the reasons behind their provision or non-provision of these pills with and without a prescription. We surveyed 489 pharmacy workers and conducted semi-structured interviews with 25 pharmacy workers in major cities in Nepal's Koshi province. Our survey findings revealed that pharmacy workers are knowledgeable about the legal status of medication abortion (
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