Mechanism of action, efficacy and safety of emergency hormonal contraception (levonorgestrel and ulipristal acetate) and attitudes of pharmacists

Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 155-161

  Milosavljević, Jelena ^a   Ilić, Katarina ^a   Krajnović, Dušanka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

emergency contraception; levonorgestrel; pharmacist; ulipristal acetate

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; ULIPRISTAL;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

EID: 84913536883     PISSN: 03516083     EISSN: 22172521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/afmnai-2014-0019     Document Type: Review

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