Nonprescription Availability of Emergency Contraception in the United States: Current Status, Controversies, and Impact on Emergency Medicine Practice - 17/08/11
Address for correspondence: Roland C. Merchant, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Potter 228, Providence, RI 02903; 401-444-5109, fax 401-444-4307Résumé |
In October 2004, the American College of Emergency Physicians Council joined more than 60 other health professional organizations in supporting the nonprescription availability of emergency contraception. This article reviews the history, efficacy, and safety of emergency contraception; the efforts toward making emergency contraception available without a prescription in the United States; the arguments for and against nonprescription availability of emergency contraception; and the potential impact nonprescription availability could have on the practice of emergency medicine in the United States.
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| Supervising editor: Debra E. Houry, MD, MPH Funding and support: Dr. Merchant is supported by a Career Development grant from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, K23 AI060363. Publication dates: Available online September 13, 2005. Reprints not available from the authors. |
Vol 47 - N° 5
P. 461-471 - mai 2006 Retour au numéro
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