Pharmacists: Early access to morning after pill 'very important'

Pharmacists are calling for vaccination services to be extended to include pneumonia, Hepatitis B, travel vaccines and cervical cancer.

Pharmacists: Early access to morning after pill 'very important'

Pharmacists are calling for vaccination services to be extended to include pneumonia, Hepatitis B, travel vaccines and cervical cancer.

The call comes as the Irish Pharmacy Union holds its national Pharmacy Conference in Maynooth, Co. Kildare, this weekend.

They are calling on the Minister for Health James Reilly to extend the role of pharmacists.

The latest statistics on emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) will also be revealed at the conference.

President of the IPU Rory O'Donnell, insisted the pharmacy is the ideal place for women to obtain the morning after pill.

Mr O'Donnell said: "From our research we have discovered that 78% of consultations with pharmacists on EHC actually take place within the first 24 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse, and 33% take place within 12 hours.

"So it is early intervention, early access which is a very important thing, particularly with EHC, the earlier you take the morning after pill, the more successful that it is."

more courts articles

Man (25) in court charged with murdering his father and attempted murder of mother Man (25) in court charged with murdering his father and attempted murder of mother
Man appears in court charged with false imprisonment of woman in van Man appears in court charged with false imprisonment of woman in van
Man in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman Man in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman

More in this section

DUP Hold Crunch Meeting To Decide On Return To Stormont Jeffrey Donaldson steps down as DUP leader amid ‘historical’ sex offence charges
Berlin UKB Hospital Is Among Germany's Most Modern Nearly 10,000 people left waiting on trolleys across country in March
Spring weather Mar 28th 2024 Here's what to expect from weather and travel this Easter weekend
War_map
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited