Open AccessThe views of pharmacists supplying emergency hormonal contraception through a patient group direction
Author(s) -
Seston E. M.,
Smith I.,
Watkins L. K.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2002.tb00624.x
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency contraception , hormonal contraception , medical emergency , family medicine , gynecology , family planning , population , research methodology , environmental health
Focal points Patient group directions (PGD) to supply emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) in community pharmacies have been operating for several years, predating the deregulation of the product to a pharmacy medicine This study explored attitudes of community pharmacists involved in PGD supply towards the scheme; a short self‐completion questionnaire was distributed to 98 community pharmacies, in Manchester, Salford and Trafford and a response rate of 63 per cent was achieved Most respondents thought a private room or area was necessary to provide an EHC service; 78 per cent of pharmacies had regular locums working in pharmacy, but only a third of all the locums were trained to supply EHC Sixty per cent of respondents admitted that there were days when their pharmacy could not supply the EHC service One cause of dissatisfaction among the pharmacists offering the scheme was the lack of personal remuneration