Available from the Pharmacist

You can purchase the tablet after a brief consultation with the pharmacist for £25.00

This service is subject to the availbility of a qualified pharmacist and at the discression of the duty pharmacist.

All customers wanting to get the “morning after pill” will be required to talk to the pharmacist in our private consultation room. This is completely confidential and your pharmacist is a medical professional bound by the laws of confidentiality as your doctor is.

There is no need to ask at the counter for the pill, simply ask to speak to the pharmacist in private.

A woman can use emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy after having unprotected sex, or if a method of contraception has failed.

The emergency contraceptive pill (the morning-after pill)

Emergency contraceptive pill

The contraceptive pill:

Levonelle is the most commonly used. It can be taken up to three days (72 hours) after having unprotected sex, and is available free of charge on prescription or can be bought from your local pharmacy if you are over 16.

Most women can use the emergency contraceptive pill, including women who are breastfeeding and those who cannot usually use hormonal contraception (such as the combined pill or contraceptive patch).

The emergency contraceptive pill should not be used as a regular method of contraception.

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A great source for futher information on Sexual health, contraception methods and safer sex can be found at  http://www.fpa.org.uk/