This programme will help pharmacy teams to identify who may need advice and support, how they can give that support and what is the best course of action. It includes information on emergency hormonal contraception, the copper-bearing and the intrauterine device.
It has been developed to support pharmacists to set up an emergency contraception (EC) service as an enhanced community service.
CPPE also has learning programmes on sexual health and contraception:
- Sexual health
- Contraception
Please note: The FSRH Guideline Emergency Contraception have agreed a recommendation that there is no need to avoid breastfeeding after taking a single dose of UPA-EC. See FSRH Statement: Ulipristal Acetate and Breastfeeding (Jan 2025) | FSRH for further detail. We will amend this programme to reflect this in our next scheduled update.
On completion of all aspects of this learning progamme you should be able to:
You can access this e-learning programme using a web browser on any device. You will need to be connected to the internet while you work through it.