在澳大利亚社区药房提供口服紧急避孕药的可用性
Tahlee B Stevenson1, Kailash Thapaliya2, Vivienne Moore1
1School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Contraception
|May 6, 2024
概括
与levonorgestrel相比,乌利普里斯塔酸 (UPA) 紧急避孕药在澳大利亚药房的供应较少,价格更昂贵. 需要改善准入策略,以提供公平的紧急避孕选择.
科学领域:
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 紧急避孕 (EC) 对于防止意外怀孕至关重要.
- 社区药房是澳大利亚EC的关键接入点.
- 建议使用乌利普里斯塔酸盐 (UPA) 作为第一线口服EC选择.
研究的目的:
- 评估澳大利亚社区药房的非处方 (OTC) 紧急避孕药的可用性和成本.
- 为了比较ulipristal酸盐 (UPA) 与levonorgestrelEC药物的可用性.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项代表性的全国电话调查.
- 数据来自澳大利亚各地的233家社区药房.
主要成果:
- 只有70%的受访药房储存着乌利普里斯塔酸盐 (UPA) EC药片.
- 在98%的药房里,Levonorgestrel EC药丸被储存起来.
- 在可用时,UPA EC药片的平均价格比levonorgestrel高13美元.
结论:
- 乌利普里斯塔酸盐 (UPA) 在澳大利亚社区药房中比勒格斯特勒更少,更昂贵,尽管它是第一线推.
- 这些发现与关于访问UPA存在挑战的报告一致,这表明UPA的使用较少.
- 迫切需要战略,以确保所有口服EC方法的公平获取,并教育药剂师UPA和levonorgestrel之间的差异,以提供知情的患者咨询.
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