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Access to emergency hormonal contraception from community pharmacies and family planning clinics.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16669854     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
Gaye Lewington; Kay Marshall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  British journal of clinical pharmacology     Volume:  61     ISSN:  0306-5251     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Clin Pharmacol     Publication Date:  2006 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-05-03     Completed Date:  2006-09-15     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503323     Medline TA:  Br J Clin Pharmacol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  605-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
South-west Kent PCT, Tonbridge and School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Contraceptives, Postcoital, Hormonal*
Family Planning Services*
Female
Great Britain
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital*
Pharmacies*
Regression Analysis
Statistics, Nonparametric
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contraceptives, Postcoital, Hormonal
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2006 May;61(5):487-91   [PMID:  16669839 ]

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