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Changes in emergency contraceptive fills after Massachusetts’ statewide standing order



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About The Study: 

The Massachusetts statewide standing order policy was associated with a 32% increase in emergency contraceptive fills at pharmacies versus comparison states. After the policy, fills for prescription-only ulipristal more than doubled and accounted for the observed increases in fills for emergency contraceptives.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Dima M. Qato, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., email qato@usc.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11715)

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