California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB159 into law this week, allowing California pharmacists to furnish HIV-prevention medications without a physician’s prescription. This new legislation allows pharmacists to dispense 30 to 60 days of PrEP or a full course of PEP to patients if they receive counseling on the drug’s effects and an HIV test. This […]
Pharmacist Prescribing: Tobacco Cessation Aids
Currently, there are 12 states with statutes or regulations addressing pharmacist prescribing of tobacco cessation aids (without a CPA or local standing order). Tobacco Cessation Prescribing Map Advocacy Resources Pharmacist-provided tobacco cessation services fact sheet Pharmacist prescribing tobacco cessation infographic Pharmacist prescriptive authority for smoking cessation medications in the United States Includes FAQs helpful […]
Pharmacist Prescribing: Hormonal Contraceptives
Currently, there are 10 U.S. jurisdictions with statutes or regulations that allow pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives (without a CPA): California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and West Virginia. Detailed description of current authority *Accessible to NASPA Members Only, Please Log-In* Advocacy Contraceptive Prescribing Infographic Minnesota Pharmacists Association Issue Brief […]
Oregon Study Shows Pharmacist Prescribing of Birth Control Increases Access; Reduces Costs
A new study from the Oregon Health & Science University shows that pharmacist prescribing of birth control increases accessibility to contraception and reduces the overall cost and rate of unintended pregnancies. Oregon passed a law allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control in 2015 — this study focused on the first two years of the program […]
New Study Suggests Using Pharmacist Services Could Free Up ERs
A new study out of Canada found that patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections can be “safely and quickly” treated by a pharmacist, and potentially unburden busy emergency rooms across the country. The study, “Outcomes of Urinary Tract Infection Management by Pharmacists: A study of pharmacist prescribing and care in patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections […]
Pharmacist Prescribing: Statewide Protocols and More
**NASPA Members, please log-in to see all members-only information** Looking for something specific? Click a topic below to jump to that section: The Continuum of Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority Independent Prescribing (including statewide protocols) Advocacy Tools Support for Pharmacist Prescribing and Decreasing Scope Restrictions Pharmacist Prescribing Publications Category-Specific Resources Contraceptives Tobacco Cessation Strep and Flu Naloxone […]