Romania: New EC counseling tool

ByCristina Puig

In Romania, MagnaPharm has translated and adapted the EC Wheel to help strengthen pharmacists’ knowledge on EC methods and counseling. The EC Wheel was developed in 2016 by ECEC with financial and technical support from the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Healthcare (ESC). This tool summarizes the UK Faculty of SRH and WHO’s recommendations on the use of LNG, UPA EC pills and the Cu-IUD for emergency contraception. With this tool ECEC and partners aim to strengthen evidence-based EC counseling in Europe. The EC Wheel is available on and off line in English and French on the “EC Methods” section of our website. 

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