Modeling the Cost and Outcomes of Pharmacist-Prescribed Emergency Contraception

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ID11028847
AuthorsKristin D Marciante (The authors are with the Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle. Sean D. Sullivan is also with the Department of Health Services, University of Washington.), Jacqueline S Gardner (The authors are with the Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle. Sean D. Sullivan is also with the Department of Health Services, University of Washington.), David L Veenstra (0000-0003-0687-0480, The authors are with the Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle. Sean D. Sullivan is also with the Department of Health Services, University of Washington.), Shirley Darcus Sullivan (0000-0003-3052-6540, University of Washington), Sean D Sullivan (The authors are with the Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle. Sean D. Sullivan is also with the Department of Health Services, University of Washington.)
Year2001
Volume91
Issue9
Pages1443-1445
Publication date2001-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.91.9.1443
PMID11527778
OpenAlexW2157168364
LanguageEN
References cited8

Objectives. This study investigated the effect on the risk and cost of unintended pregnancies of emergency contraceptive pills obtained directly from a pharmacist. Methods. We used a decision model to compare outcomes for private and public payers following unprotected intercourse from. Results. Obtaining emergency contraceptive pills from a pharmacy, compared with obtaining them from a physician or clinic, resulted in a $158 (95% confidence interval (CI) = $76, $269) reduction in costs for private payers and a $48 (95% CI = $16, $93) reduction for public payers. Conclusions. Our findings suggest that under varied assumptions, obtaining emergency contraceptive pills directly from a pharmacist reduces the number of unintended pregnancies and is cost saving

Confidence interval · Emergency contraception · Emergency department · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Medical emergency · Pharmacist · Pill · Population · Research methodology · Unintended pregnancy · Emergency Medicine · Global Maternal and Child Health · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies · Pharmacy · Reproductive Health and Contraception

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