药剂师建议在比利时紧急避孕:一个模拟的用户研究
Gabrielle Vander Steen1,2, Jeanne Ropers1,2, Charlotte Rousseau1,2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Saint Pierre University Hospital 322, Brussels, Belgium.
概括
比利时的药剂师仅在64%的病例中提供足够的紧急避孕药. 改善紧急避孕药的配药实践需要更好的药剂师培训和标准化的检查清单.
科学领域:
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 制药科学 制药科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 紧急避孕 (EC) 对于防止未经保护的性行为或避孕失败后意外怀孕至关重要.
- 在比利时,可提供非处方药,使药剂师成为主要供应商.
- 这项研究调查了比利时EC的药剂师分发实践.
研究的目的:
- 评估两个比利时地区的药剂师的紧急避孕药的发行做法.
- 确定影响EC充分发放的因素.
主要方法:
- 一项模拟患者研究使用预定义的场景进行.
- 该场景涉及一名25岁的女性,在没有保护的性交后3.5天寻求EC.
- 随机选择了260家药房,分析了216家 (83.1%) 的数据.
主要成果:
- 在64%的病例中,EC的适当发放,包括ulipristal酸盐或子宫内装置的转诊,发生了.
- 正确的处方与药剂师询问有关最后一次月经周期和性交时间的相关问题有关.
- 超过三分之一的药房未能提供适当的EC.
结论:
- 很大一部分比利时的药房没有足够的紧急避孕措施.
- 显然需要改进欧洲共同体的配药实践.
- 建议加强药剂师培训和实施药剂检查清单,以改善欧盟的药品供应.
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