Journal article
Changes in local access to mifepristone dispensed by community pharmacies for medication abortion in Ontario: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although mifepristone for medication abortion has been available in Canada since a regulatory change in 2017, leading to its rapid uptake, the effects of this availability on regional access to abortion are unknown. We sought to examine how community pharmacy dispensation of mifepristone affected distribution of abortion services over time in Ontario, Canada.
METHODS: We used linked health administrative data to identify a cohort of …
Authors
Schummers L; Law MR; McGrail K; Darling EK; Zusman EZ; Dunn S; Kaczorowski J; Gayowsky A; Gozdyra P; Norman WV
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 197, No. 13, pp. e345–e354
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
April 7, 2025
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.241505
ISSN
0820-3946