International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) endorses ECPs dispensing recommendations

ByCristina Puig

April 2024. We are thrilled to announce that the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has endorsed the consensus statement published last September by the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC), the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and the European Consortium for Emergency Contraception. The consensus statement recommends best practices for emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) dispensing in community pharmacies, based on evidence and human rights.

FIP is the global body for pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and pharmaceutical education. Through 156 national organizations, allied organizations and individual members, FIP represents over four million pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists and pharmaceutical educators around the world. Click here to learn more.

The 2nd edition of the Consensus statement includes a foreword by FIP’s President, Mr Paul Sinclair AM, and can be downloaded here.  

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