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Oral Contraceptives for Emergency Contraception

Oral Contraceptives for Emergency Contraception Purposes

Approved by the Inter-Provincial Regulatory Committee of NAPRA, April 1999

With respect to the dispensing of oral contraceptive tablets for emergency contraception, the pharmacist must:

1.       Only dispense the number of tablets prescribed

2.       Provide appropriate information to the patient including advice on prophylactic anti-emetic treatment.

Manufacturers' patient package inserts are not considered appropriate for the indication of emergency contraception.