EC Advertising in Bulgaria

ECEC has recently become aware of two great videos that detail EC’s mode of action. The first one, released by HRA Pharma this year, can be found here. The second one, which was released by the Royal Women’s Hospital in Australia and is designed to reach adolescents and girls, can be found here. Both of…

A new training module on emergency contraceptive pills is now available, in two adaptations: For clinical health care providers: www.fptraining.org/projects/emergency-contraceptive-pills-ecp For pharmacists: www.fptraining.org/projects/emergency-contraceptive-pills-ecps-training-pharmacists These modules are part of the Training Resource Package for Family Planning (TRP), a comprehensive set of materials designed to support up-to-date training on family planning and reproductive health. The TRP contains…

November 2020. After using oral emergency contraception (EC), women remain at risk of unintended pregnancy, and thus subsequent use of effective contraception is advised. A study in the United Kingdom tested innovative strategies to bridge EC provision to the uptake of ongoing contraception methods. In this study, a supply of the progestogen-only pill, and an invitation…

On October 17th, 2016, the head of the Malta Medicines Authority, Serracino Inglott, announced that the sale of EC pills will be allowed without a prescription. According to an article from Times of Malta: “The authority has always based its decisions on three things; quality, safety of patients and efficacy. By asking patients to go to doctors…

In an effort to identify the main reasons for EC requests, observed failure rates, and the type and incidence of adverse effects among EC users in Poland, a prospective single-center observational study was conducted among 4655 women living in Warsaw. Data was collected via a questionnaire completed by healthcare providers prescribing EC and focused on…