What is it about?
The accessibility of contraceptives varies greatly from country to country. In some places contraceptives are available without a prescription.
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Why is it important?
Because unintended pregnancies have a considerable impact research is needed about reducing local barriers to contraception. We therefore investigated whether or not in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) is ready for such an initiative.
Perspectives
Economic aspects were clearly important in forming an opinion on the topic, although medical arguments were often used when they happened to point in the same direction. Flemish pharmacists were willing to train for and implement a new service that would provide contraceptives without a prescription. The majority of GPs and gynaecologists expressed reservations about such a service and doubted that it would reduce unintended pregnancies. If this service were to be implemented, caution would be needed to avoid giving contraceptive users conflicting information.
Prof. Hans De Loof
Universiteit Antwerpen
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This page is a summary of: Hormonal contraception without a prescription: opinions of pharmacists, general practitioners and gynaecologists in Flanders, Belgium, The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, March 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/13625187.2019.1595574.
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