Section 1a: Additional dispensing of oral contraceptives by pharmacists

In order to allow contraceptive treatment to continue when all the contraceptives prescribed have been dispensed, the pharmacist may dispense, for a period not exceeding six months, the oral contraceptives mentioned on the prescription, if : 1° The contraceptive in question is not on the list referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 5125-23-1; 2° The prescription is less than one year old. The additional dispensing period carried…

Where the pharmacist dispenses contraceptives pursuant to article R. 5134-4-1 : 1° He may not, in application of article R. 5132-12 and under the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of article R. 5132-14, dispense on a single occasion a quantity of medicinal products corresponding to a treatment period of more than three months ; 2° It must register this dispensing under the conditions set out in paragraph 2 of…

The pharmacist must inform the woman concerned that this method of dispensing is non-renewable beyond 6 months and that she should consult a doctor or midwife if she intends to continue taking medicated contraception.