Provision of the emergency contraceptive pill without prescription: attitudes and practices of pharmacists in Australia

Emergency contraception over-the-counter: Practices and attitudes of pharmacists and pharmacy assistants in far North Queensland

“…A third of pharmacists and assistants indicated that they did not have adequate knowledge of other local support services dealing with contraception, sexually transmitted disease screening and pregnancy options. The pharmacists responding to our survey were more likely to agree that when issuing EC, the recipient should also receive advice about sexually transmitted infection screening (88%) compared to a recent national survey (54%) 15 The reason for this difference is unclear.…”

“…A recent national survey found that 22% of pharmacists felt it was reasonable for a pharmacist's religious beliefs to influence EC supply. 15 In contrast, only 19% of pharmacy assistants in our study agreed with the right to refuse to dispense EC. This may reflect the gender division of the workforce, i.e.…”

“…13,14 A recent Australia-wide study of pharmacists showed a high degree of EC knowledge; however, 22% felt it was reasonable for a pharmacist's religious faith to influence EC supply, and only 54% felt it was the pharmacist's role to counsel on sexually transmitted infections. 15 This study also found that while the majority of pharmacists used a written protocol to guide EC dispensing, 13 different protocols were identified.…”

Os perigos subsumidos na contracepção de emergência: moralidades e saberes em jogo

“…Essa concepção integra representações sociais mais amplas disseminadas sobre o método no contexto internacional, sendo possível observá-la em vários estudos com usuários e provedores dos serviços de saúde (Baldwin et al, 2008;Hussainy et al, 2011;Rocca et al, 2007;Shoveller et al, 2007). A mesma representação foi encontrada no Brasil, em pesquisa realizada com profi ssionais de saúde, em 2004, em quatro capitais brasileiras: Belém (Pará), Salvador (Bahia), Curitiba (Paraná) e Goiânia (Goiás) (Osis et al, 2006).…”

Mechanism of Action, Efficacy and Safety of Emergency Hormonal Contraception (levonorgestrel and ulipristal acetate) and Attitudes of Pharmacists

“…Pharmacists in this research stated that the lack of privacy was a barrier for adequate counseling the user. Many stated that they counseled users only in isolated parts of the pharmacy where it was possible to provide privacy or in a place at a distance from other patients (27). Research performed in Turkey in 2008 showed that 98% (539/ 551) of pharmacists had experience with dispensing emergency contraception, and 70% stated that they occasionally dispense it also to men.…”