Modeling the cost and outcomes of pharmacist-prescribed emergency contraception

K.D. Marciante, J.S. Gardner, D.L. Veenstra and S.D. Sullivan

American Journal of Public Health, 2001, vol. 91, issue 9, 1443-1445

Abstract: 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 (Cl) = $76, $269) reduction in costs for private payers and a $48 (95% Cl = $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.

Date: 2001
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