Table 2.
Reproductive health services provided by Japanese community pharmacists.
| Service | Total (n = 534) (%) |
Drugstore (n = 134) (%) |
Corporate/Chain (n = 323) (%) |
Independent pharmacy (n = 68) (%) |
Others (n = 9) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pregnancy Tests | |||||
| Does your pharmacy sell pregnancy tests? | 293 (55) | 127 (96) | 134 (42) | 26 (38) | 6 (75) |
| Do you provide patient education on pregnancy tests? | 192 (36) | 87 (65) | 90 (28) | 9 (13) | 6 (67) |
| Ovulation Tests | |||||
| Does your pharmacy sell ovulation tests? | 297 (56) | 127 (94) | 147 (46) | 18 (26) | 5 (63) |
| Do you provide patient education on ovulation tests? | 222 (42) | 98 (74) | 107 (33) | 13 (25) | 4 (44) |
| Contraception | |||||
| Does your pharmacy sell male non-hormonal (barrier) contraceptives? (e.g., condoms) | 244 (46) | 126 (95) | 97 (31) | 17 (26) | 4 (57) |
| Do you provide patient education on male non-hormonal (barrier) contraceptives? | 37 (7) | 17 (13) | 14 (4) | 3 (4) | 3 (33) |
| Do you dispense combined hormonal contraceptives? (with prescription) | 250 (47) | 80 (60) | 141 (44) | 24 (35) | 5 (56) |
| Do you provide patient education on hormonal contraception? | 207 (39) | 77 (57) | 109 (34) | 16 (24) | 5 (56) |
| Emergency contraception | |||||
| Do you dispense emergency contraception pills (ECPs)? | 111 (21) | 19 (16) | 85 (27) | 5 (7) | 2 (25) |
| Do you provide patient education on ECPs? | 81 (15) | 20 (15) | 51 (16) | 6 (9) | 4 (44) |
Numbers of pharmacists who answered “yes” are presented, and the percentage is included in parentheses.