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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Albania, emergency contraceptive pills are available, | In Albania, emergency contraceptive pills are available, and a prescription is technically required by law.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/COUNTRY/ EC Status and Availability - COUNTRY]</ref> However, it appears that it is informally available at pharmacies over-the-counter, so no prescription may be required. | ||
From 2008-09, it was estimated that about 2.4% of Albanian women had ever used emergency contraceptive pills, and about 28% of women of reproductive age had knowledge of emergency contraception.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/COUNTRY/ EC Status and Availability - COUNTRY]</ref> | From 2008-09, it was estimated that about 2.4% of Albanian women had ever used emergency contraceptive pills, and about 28% of women of reproductive age had knowledge of emergency contraception.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/COUNTRY/ EC Status and Availability - COUNTRY]</ref> | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Albania, emergency contraceptive pills are available, | * In Albania, emergency contraceptive pills are available, and you can informally purchase them over-the-counter. While the law technically requires that you get a prescription in advance, this doesn't seem to be widely enforced. This means that you should be able to walk into a pharmacy and purchase emergency contraceptive pills, regardless of whether you have a prescription. | ||
* Some of the emergency contraceptive pill brands you can expect to see in pharmacies are NorLevo 1.5mg and Postinor-2.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/COUNTRY/ EC Status and Availability - COUNTRY]</ref> | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
Emergency contraception pills cost around 700-1500 leke in Albania, as of May 2020. | |||
==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== |
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