Pharmacy

Reproductive Health Townscape

• Systematic approach to promoting and providing contraception and preconception care

  Systematic approach to promoting and providing contraception and preconception care.

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  • Ensure free provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) and think about placement of EHC in the pharmacy
    • Pharmacy offer for sexual health, reproductive health and HIV
    • FSRH Clinical Guideline: Emergency Contraception (March 2017, amended December 2020) (PDF)
  • Enable the provision of contraceptive and sexual health advice in a private and safe space
    • Pharmacy offer for sexual health, reproductive health and HIV
  • Consider use of the C-Card scheme to support free access to condoms and lube for young people
    • What is C-Card?
• Consistent, evidence-based contraception and preconception advice

  Consistent, evidence-based contraception and preconception advice.

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  • Provide clear signposting to free, reliable, and confidential services for contraceptive, preconception, abortion, and pregnancy advice
    • Sexwise: Contraception
    • Brook: Contraception
    • NHS: Where can I get sexual health advice, now?
    • Contraception choices
  • Explore opportunities to implement preconception health interventions when pregnancy tests are purchased. Women trying to conceive should be advised to take 400 micrograms of folic acid each day
    • NHS: Vitamins, supplements and nutrition in pregnancy