Pharmacist Prescribing: Hormonal Contraceptives

Currently, there are 15 U.S. jurisdictions with statutes or regulations that allow pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives (without a CPA): Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Detailed description of current authority

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Advocacy

• Contraceptive Prescribing Infographic
• Objection Handler: Opposition to Pharmacist Contraception Services – Evidence for Rebuttal

News

• Oregon pharmacists wrote 10% of all birth control prescriptions since landmark law passed (5/15/19)
• Bill Seeks to Reduce Unplanned Pregnancies by Making Birth Control More Accessible (WV; 4/15/19)
• Utah pharmacists can issue prescriptions for birth control (3/27/19)
• You can get birth control without a doctor’s prescription in California, but there’s a catch (8/21/18)
• New Hampshire Recommends Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control (NASPA; 11/29/17)
• Pharmacists in Hawaii Will Now Be Able to Prescribe Birth Control (NASPA; 7/24/17)
• New Mexico Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Birth Control (NASPA; 6/8/17)
• Pharmacist Prescribing of Hormonal Contraceptives Emerging in Legislation Nationwide (PharmacyToday; June 2017)
• Pharmacists Authorized to Prescribe Birth Control in More States (NASPA; 5/4/17)
• Pharmacists Prescribing Birth Control: Improving Access and Advancing the Profession (Pharmacy Times; 11/16/16)

CE Opportunities from State Pharmacy Associations

• Setting Up Your Practice for Furnishing Hormonal Contraceptives (California)
• Hormonal Contraceptive Certificate (Washington)

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