EC Advertising in Bulgaria
As evidenced by these pictures from Bulgaria, some European countries allow advertising of over-the-counter medical products. This particular ad is for EC and has been placed on the side of a shopping cart.
October 2025. Provision of free-of-charge emergency contraceptive pills through the Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) is scheduled to begin in October 2025. The English government announced this measure in April 2025 as part of efforts to ensure equal access to safe and effective contraception across the country. The expansion has been described as “crucial to women’s…
February 2021. The Radio Télévision Suisse program 15 Minutes, looks at the Swiss model of emergency contraception dispensation through pharmacies, in which consultation is mandatory and paid for by the client. Journalist Coraline Pauchard looks at the pros and cons of this model, in a report that you can listen here (in French).
January 2021. The European Consortium for Emergency Contraception (ECEC) and the European Youth Network on Sexual and Reproductive Rights (YouAct), launched in 2019 a participatory survey in order to better understand how access to and availability of emergency contraception (EC) pills is through community pharmacies in our region. We are pleased to introduce the survey…
Upcoming webinar hosted by the European Consortium for Emergency Contraception, featuring a conversation with Prof. Dr. Mirjam Stockburger, Data Economist at the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies of the Justus Liebig University Giessen. Wednesday, 4 February 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM CET (Barcelona, Berlin, Paris)Online event (registration required) The discussion will focus on findings…
May 2024. Two recent studies looked into EC dispensing practices in community pharmacies in Europe.
In January 2015 the European Commission issued an implementing decision, amending the marketing authorisation granted in 2009 for UPA ECPs. Sine then, the decision has started to be implemented. In most European Union countries the decision is being followed and UPA ECPs are available directly in the pharmacies or will be very soon. At the…
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