Thursday, July 3, 2008

Levonelle / Emergency After Pill / Emergency Contraception

Site updated: Emergency after pill

www.pharmacyknowledge.co.uk/otc.htm

Preview:
"......"Are you on any other medication or do you have any other medical conditions"
There are some medical conditions that may effect the absorption of levonorgestrel such as abdominal disorders such as Crohn's disease. Drug interactions occur with rifampicin and other enzyme inhibitors. Amoxicillin does not affect......"

"......IF THE PATIENT HAS LIED THEY MAY RESULT IN AN ATOPIC PREGNANCY, this means the foetus will grow in the wrong place. This is due to the medication causing the environment where the foetus grows to detach, in some cases the egg will pass out of the body with blood, in other cases the egg may still remain in the uterus and still grow but in the wrong location. If you think the patient may have lied in any way it may be worth giving this information to let them know the severity of misinformation......."

OTC section updated:
Emergency after pill:
- What question will be asked when buying emergency contraception?
- Why questions are asked?
- What are the risk factors are there in taking it?
- What happens if you lie?
- What other information do i need

Check out the new section Emergency Contraception at www.pharmacyknowledge.co.uk/otc.htm

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