UK: Lower prices for LNG EC
July 2024. In Massachusetts, a standing order policy was introduced in August 2022, to remove barriers to contraceptive prescription. The standing order allows pharmacists to prescribe ulipristal acetate ECPs (which are prescription-only in the US) and LNG ECPs (which are OTC). A study, by Qato et al., aimed at evaluating the association of this policy…
On March 5, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is hosting a conference to launch the results of the largest violence against women survey ever undertaken in the EU. Findings are based on interviews with 42,000 women across the 28 EU Member States and focus on women’s experiences of physical, sexual, and psychological…

March 2025. According to the Taipei Times, emergency contraceptive (EC) pills will remain prescription products in Taiwan, for the time being. The national Food and Drug Administartion (FDA) convened a wide consultation on March 7 to discuss reclassifying EC pills to make them available without a doctor’s prescription. The Ministry of Education, the Department of…
A pilot study by L. Michie, et al. entitled “Pharmacy-based interventions for initiating effective contraception following the use of emergency contraception: a pilot study” was recently published in Contraception. This study, conducted in Scotland, aimed to determine the feasibility of a larger study designed to ascertain if pharmacy-based interventions can increase the uptake of effective contraception…

May 2025. The discussions on reclassifying emergency contraceptive (EC) pills to be available over the counter (OTC) continues in Taiwan. Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering implementing a pilot program for pharmacy EC dispensing, similar to the one implemented in Japan. Under the Japanese trial, women above 16 can obtain EC pills without…
October 2020. In Ireland, a web-based App for EC counselling has been developed by www.MyClinic365.com. The App is based on The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare guideline on EC and is available in English to everyone: MyClinic365 EC Prescribing App The MyClinic365.com team welcomes your feedback at info@myclinic365.com This App is a good complement to…
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