PHARMACISTS are calling for "simpler, clearer" guidelines around prescribing the morning-after pill, with new research showing many default to the cheaper LNG option despite it being less effective than UPA.
In findings published in the Australian Journal of Primary Health, researchers said pharmacists described the emergency contraception guidelines as "inaccessible, ambiguous and impractical", leading to confusion over when to prescribe which pill.
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