May 2022. The International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) recommends that EC be immediately offered and available to all female (or trans-male) victims of sexual assault or abuse of reproductive age or stage who choose to use EC as a means of protection from unintended pregnancy. Read the whole position paper “The Use of emergency…

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (bpas) recently launched a campaign in the UK calling for LNG EC to be made available directly on pharmacy shelves at an affordable price. Currently in the UK, women can only obtain EC from behind the pharmacy counter after a consultation with a pharmacist, and LNG EC costs up to £30,…

December 2024.  The marketing authorisation for Esmya was withdrawn in July from the European Economic Area and Belarus, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, at the request of the marketing-authorisation holder. (See announcement on the European’s Medicines Agency’s website here). The withdrawal was due to commercial reasons and there is no change in the safety…

May 2024. In Poland on May 1st, 2024, a new regulation came into effect as a temporary pilot program, through which individuals over the age of 15 can consult with a pharmacist, obtain a prescription, and directly purchase UPA ECP. To date, a visit to a doctor was needed to obtain a prescription, prior to…