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It will no longer be necessary to have a prescription to dispense ulipistral acetate (EllaOne), the drug used as emergency contraception up to five days after intercourse, even to minors. This was established by the Italian Medicines Agency with Resolution no. 998 of last October 8.
“It is a highly effective tool for emergency contraception for young women who have had unprotected sex, within 5 days of sexual intercourse,” says the Director General of AIFA. Nicola Magrini – and it is also, in my opinion, an ethical tool as it allows you to avoid the critical moments that are usually only for girls. I want to emphasize that it is an emergency contraceptive and that it is not a medicine to use regularly. “
At the time of purchase at the pharmacy, the medicine will be accompanied by an information sheet with the aim of promoting informed contraception and avoiding the inappropriate use of emergency contraception.
It is a “turning point for the protection of the physical and psychological health of adolescents.” This is how the Italian Medicines Agency Aifa defines the decision to abolish the prescription of emergency contraception up to 5 days later also for minors. In fact, most adolescent pregnancies, affirms the Drug Agency, “are unplanned and many end in abortion. The event of childbirth in adolescent girls is usually accompanied by risk situations, linked both to the difficulty of the young mother to access maternal and child services, and a series of important interpersonal and psychological problems “.
In fact, the Agency notes, adolescent mothers “are not only less likely to complete their studies and consequently less likely to be employed and future employment, but also more likely to raise their children alone and in poverty.” Furthermore, adolescent pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of perinatal morbidity / mortality.
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