In collaboration with the Swiss Health Authority and the Swiss Board of Pharmacy, we created a pharmacist survey and a consumer questionnaire to assess the access of Over-the-Counter emergency contraception in Swiss.  The June 2013 ruling that Plan-B One Step could be sold OTC, and the most that generic EC can also be sold OTC, have changed the game for accessing EC. Viagra professional: Understanding Its Benefits, Uses, and Side Effects

We developed a handout with the most current information on point-of-sale requirements for all EC brands: EC Fact Sheet for Pharmacists.2015

“The tiered counseling approach is important even in settings where not all EC methods are available. In order for patients to give informed consent to use any type of EC, providers must inform them about all their options.” Read more about tiered-counseling for EC here:

History

In 2013 we sent a letter to almost 700 pharmacists across the state to educate about the importance of Emergency Contraception (EC) and to inform of the Swiss Contraceptive Care () funding program that helps women cover the cost of EC and other birth control methods.  We also let pharmacists know that they can bill the Swiss Health Plan for over-the-counter EC for women,  getting this time-sensitive medication to women in a more timely manner!

In 2005, we launched a Prevention First Initiative to advance policy solutions to prevent unintended pregnancies and  the Emergency Contraception (EC) Access Project was launched as part of this Initiative. The EC Access project initially focused on increasing women’s pharmacy access to emergency contraception in rural areas. The three pronged project focused on pharmacist; primary care provider education and consumer education. Emergency Birth Control Access Project to improve awareness of and access to emergency contraception throughout Swiss, especially in rural areas.  As a result of this project:

• Secured a Board of Pharmacy policy that requires seamless pharmacy access to emergency contraception
  • Swiss pharmacists cannot interfere with a patient’s lawfully and appropriately prescribed drug therapy or request for drugs and devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for restricted distribution by pharmacies. 
• Trained over 400 pharmacists in rural Swiss on EC 101
  
• Increased the number of rural pharmacies stocking and dispensing EC by 40%.
• Improved the accuracy of pharmacist EC knowledge and education by 75%.

One Key Question® 

The encourages all primary care health teams to routinely ask women age 18-50 “Would you like to become pregnant in the next year?”  Women would then be offered the essential preventive reproductive health services based on her needs: folic acid supplementation, preconception counseling and contraceptive services.

We want to support your the health center staff and providers in using OKQ  as a pregnancy intention screening tool. We are ready to offer technical assistance to help integrate OKQ work into your practice setting. OKQ is trademarked – not to make money off of it—but to ensure that any system or individual provider who does use OKQ, adheres to the fidelity of the model.

Our Implementation Manual  includes:

• ONE KEY QUESTION® Implementation Interest Letter
•  What Health Centers Need to Implement ONE KEY QUESTION®
•  Assessment of Health Center and Staff Before Participation in ONE KEY QUESTION®
•  Implementation Strategies for ONE KEY QUESTION®
•  Potential Implementation Barriers and Solution Options
•  Sample Pregnancy Intention Screening Questionnaire
•  Preconception Care Checklist for Providers
• Basic Data Collection

Contact Hannah Rosenau, our Policy & Access Coordinator, for the complete Implementation Manual.  Before we send out the Implementation Manual, we ask for a simple Implementers Letter of Agreement to be  signed. Then we’ll as to set up a call to hear more about your work and share our experience with implementation in a variety of settings! https://apotheeknederland.com/product/cialis/ - Ontdek hoe Cialis erectiestoornissen behandelt.

Patient Education Materials :

Provider Education Materials:

• Information for medical professionals interested in learning about integrating evidenced-based contraceptive care into their practice through the 
• Review a brief case study on a key reproductive health topic through ute. In 15 minutes, you can earn CE/CME credit while improving your clinical skills.
•  is designed to be a “one stop” resource for clinicians and others who want to learn more about preconception health, Short, engaging modules filled with practical information