The Direct Access Study: Access to Hormonal Birth Control Through Community Pharmacies

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Contraception

In brief

Hormonal birth control methods include birth control pills, patches, and vaginal rings; they are normally available only with a doctor's prescription. This study will evaluate a program designed to increase the availability of birth control by allowing pharmacists to give women hormonal birth control without a doctor's prescription. Under this program, pharmacists will evaluate women who want to use birth control according to specific guidelines created by doctors. If a woman meets the criteria in the guidelines, a pharmacist could then give her the appropriate form of hormonal birth control.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT00065871
Run by: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
People needed: 250
Starts: 2003-06-01
Expected to finish: 2006-02-01
Last updated by the study team: 2007-04-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

At risk for unintended pregnancy
Access to participating Fred Meyer Pharmacy
English-speaking
Health insurance or ability to pay for contraceptive care

You may not qualify if…

Age less than 18 years
Age greater than 45 years
Unable to become pregnant
Not English speaking
Not planning to remain in area
Not planning to use the same pharmacy
Unable to pay for services

Where it is running

Fred Meyer Pharmacy — Kent, Washington, United States
Fred Meyer Pharmacy — Kirkland, Washington, United States
Fred Meyer Pharmacy — Puyallup-South Hill, Washington, United States
Bartell Drugs, University Village — Seattle, Washington, United States
Fred Meyer Pharmacy — Seattle-Broadway, Washington, United States

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