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About half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended. Easier access to hormonal contraceptive methods, such as the contraceptive patch and ring, oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), and emergency contraception (EC), might decrease this rate. The Pharmacy Access Partnership (a nonprofit organization advocating consumer access to contraceptive commodities and reproductive health services in pharmacies) investigated women’s attitudes toward direct pharmacy provision of these contraceptive methods without a prescription, but with pharmacist screening and education.
Researchers conducted telephone interviews with more than 800 English-speaking women (age range, 18–44) who were at risk for unintended pregnancy. Nearly all were aware of OCPs and th…