Reproductive control agents

Sixty years of the combined oral contraceptive pill

The first combined oral contraceptive pill was licensed for ‘menstrual irregularities’ in 1957, and contraception three years later. Since then, millions of women have taken ‘the pill’.…

Oral contraceptives linked to decreased risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Study explores the impact of both oral contraceptives and breastfeeding on womens’ risk of rheumatoid arthritis. …

Community pharmacy-led sexual health services should be commissioned nationally, conference hears

Community pharmacies are ideally placed to be the first port of call for women requiring comprehensive and convenient contraceptive and sexual health services, concluded a discussion at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society 2017 annual conference in Birmingham, UK.…

Boots bows to pressure to sell cheaper morning after pill

High street pharmacy chain Boots announces it will sell a cheaper version of the morning after pill but issues BPAS with legal warning over its campaign.…

Why we should increase access of EHC to women, rather than restrict it

Barriers, such as a price premium, should be removed to allow easier access to emergency hormonal contraception.…

Online pharmacy sells emergency contraception for £4.99

Emergency contraception can be bought online in the UK for as little as £4.99.…

Boots apologises following morning after pill row

High street pharmacy chain Boots has released an apology after it was publicly criticised by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service for including a “sexist surcharge” on emergency hormonal contraception.…

Women cannot control fertility through contraception alone, says British Pregnancy Advisory Service

More than half of women who had an abortion in 2016 were using at least one form of contraception when they presented, according to data gathered by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS).…

Superdrug reduces price of morning-after pill by nearly half

Superdrug has cut the price of the morning-after pill to £13.49, almost half the average charged in pharmacies across the UK.…

Protect the ‘Three Girls’ in your pharmacy

BBC docudrama on the Rochdale grooming scandal highlights the need for safe spaces for vulnerable girls in the community, and pharmacy can provide one.…