Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC)

28 January 2006
Under-16s confidentiality upheld
Over-the-counter EHC — five years on



(3 December 2005)
Manchester pharmacies in chlamydia/EHC study

(5 November 2005)
EHC purchase from pharmacies doubles in past year

(16 July 2005)
Society welcomes research findings on EHC availability

(11 July 2005)
One-third of women prefer to obtain EHC from pharmacies

(21 May 2005)
Is EHC reaching those women most at risk?


(9 October 2004)
EHC prescribing falls more


(3 May 2003)
Pharmacists believe EHC is too costly (News) [more]


(20 December 2002)
Emergency contraception options not always used (News) [more]
EHC for Guernsey (News) [more]

(15 November 2002)
EHC consumption up by 20 per cent (News) [more]

(28 September 2002)
Side effects of EHC not understood [more]

(25 July 2002)
Tesco stops supply of EHC to under 16s [more]

(19 April 2002)
No ban on EHC through pharmacies [more]

(15 February 2002)

EHC court case is "stark issue" [more]

EHC judicial review starts in the High Court on 12 February 2002 [more]

Emergency hormonal contraception guide
"Sexual health: training resource and consultation guide" for pharmacists has been produced by SSL International. Copies can be obtained, free of charge, by contacting Durex pharmacy sales support (tel 01565 625156).

Guidance

EHC controversy in Spain [more]
Pharmacists’ views on deregulating EHC
Over-the-counter survey of pharmacists’ and general practitioners’ knowledge, use and views