ValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoMost of the world doesn’t require a prescription for birth control. Why do Canadians still need one?www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down11
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkMost of the world doesn’t require a prescription for birth control. Why do Canadians still need one?www.cbc.caValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareNo_Maines_Land@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoI think there is a balance here. There is risk, so a discussion is required. But, the risk is medium, so a pharmacist can walk you through options.
minus-squareSturgist@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 day agoIn the UK there’s a prescription required, the logic being that they want it logged into your file/medical history in case you’re unresponsive in hospital and whatever they decide to give you has poor reactions with whatever you’re taking.
I think there is a balance here. There is risk, so a discussion is required. But, the risk is medium, so a pharmacist can walk you through options.
In the UK there’s a prescription required, the logic being that they want it logged into your file/medical history in case you’re unresponsive in hospital and whatever they decide to give you has poor reactions with whatever you’re taking.