Modeling the cost and outcomes of pharmacist-prescribed emergency contraception.
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Abstract
This study investigated the effect on the risk and cost of unintended pregnancies of emergency contraceptive pills obtained directly from a pharmacist. We used a decision model to compare outcomes for private and public payers following unprotected intercourse from. 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. 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.
Medical subject headings
- Contraceptives, Postcoital
- Decision Support Techniques
- Drug Costs
- Drug Prescriptions
- Models, Econometric
- Pharmacies
- Pregnancy, Unwanted