The most important piece of advice you can give to patients is that they should be protecting themselves against STIs as well preventing pregnancy by using condoms.

If patients are seeking advice on STIs and contraception please ensure you refer them to a pharmacist. This doesn't mean you can't discuss the issues yourself with the patient but it does mean that the pharmacists must be made aware of the circumstances and will ensure any advice given or action taken is appropriate.

Now you have completed this module you will have more information about the types of contraception and the types of STIs that can be contracted and you should feel more confident on where to signpost patients for services you don't provide within the pharmacy.

If you are a Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) in England, why not consider completing a  health promotion and talk to your customers about sexual health?

You can click on this link to access annual health awareness events on NumarkNet for ideas and resources for running a health promotion.

There are a range of resources available on Public Health England’s campaign resource centre.