Expectations of future provision of pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraception in  California

In 4 states, which include California, pharmacists can now prescribe hormonal contraception directly to patients.1,2 Expanding pharmacists ’ scope of practice to include prescribing contraception is 1 strategy for increasing a woman’s ability to initiate and continue contraceptive use effectively. In 2017, we found that pharmacist-prescribed contraception was available in 11.1% of California pharmacies, with no statistically signif icant differences by urbanicity or pharmacy type (chain vs independent).

Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - February 20, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Anu Manchikanti Gomez, Colleen McCullough, Colleen Hoff Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research