Coronavirus: Morning-after pill access 'hit by lockdown'
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service wants a law change to make the morning-after pill easier to obtain.Retail data show sales fell by 50% from March to April, while NHS prescriptions for the pills declined by around 20%.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and BPAS want to bring the UK in line with other countries in Europe and the US by scrapping the consultation and making emergency contraception available in supermarkets. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare says services have been affected by its specialists having to be redeployed to treat Covid-19 patients.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency welcomes applications to enable wider access to a medicine, where it was safe to do so.Deborah Evans, a pharmacist in Winchester and advisor for morning after pill brand EllaOne, said:"There's no doubt that lockdown has resulted in less casual sex.
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