On Thursday, February 13, 2014, the National Assembly voted for a new article in the Consumer Bill which authorizes the sale of pregnancy and ovulation tests in supermarkets. This measure would allow “to widen and facilitate the access of women to these tests and thus to detect their pregnancy earlier, at the lowest cost and in anonymity” n is not approved by the National Academy of Pharmacy.
It is “a disservice to women!” “For the National Academy of Pharmacy which finds this measure” dangerous for public health, more particularly for very young women or in precarious situation. “
An increase in false negatives
The Academy recalls in a press release that “the information on the package leaflet and the packaging may not be sufficient to guarantee the safety of use of these tests, especially when it comes to very s young women in distress or women in a precarious situation for whom personalized information is essential ”. The advice and support of the pharmacist make it possible to use these tests in good conditions (neither too early nor too late) and to answer women’s questions in the event of positive tests.
The Academy is concerned that free sale of pregnancy tests in supermarkets increases the risk for people who are uninformed or in a situation of distress of false negatives and therefore leads to an increase “in late discoveries of pregnancy therefore the recourse to an abortion, much heavier psychologically and expensive. TO”
“Pregnancy tests are among the open access in vitro diagnostic medical devices, those for which the advice of the pharmacist is most valuable. TO”
The Union of Pharmacists Syndicates of Officine confirms the negative opinion of the Academy and is indignant that “the majority of parliamentarians have chosen consumption to the detriment of health.” “Pregnancy tests carry risks of foaming and misinterpretation” she recalls in a press release.
