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Encouraging comprehensive and consistent pharmacist education for provision of contraception
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : Japha
|January 2, 2018
Summary
Community pharmacists need consistent education and certification for prescribing hormonal contraceptives. Standardized training ensures patient safety, consistent pharmacy practice, and facilitates insurance reimbursement for contraception services.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Practice
- Public Health
- Women's Health
Background:
- Expanding laws permit pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraceptives.
- This increases the scope of practice for pharmacists.
- Implementation varies across states, necessitating best practices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To advocate for comprehensive and consistent education and certification for pharmacist-provided contraception services.
- To highlight the importance of standardized training for pharmacists prescribing hormonal contraceptives.
Main Methods:
- Review of websites from pharmacy boards that have implemented pharmacist training for contraceptive prescribing.
- Analysis of lessons learned from implementing pharmacist prescribing laws in Oregon and Colorado.
Main Results:
- A single, consistent resource for pharmacist certification is crucial for successful implementation.
- Standardization ensures patient safety through uniform care levels.
- Consistent training assures retail pharmacies of appropriate pharmacist competency.
- Accredited certification programs enable insurance reimbursement for pharmacist encounters.
Conclusions:
- Consistent training programs are a key aspect of successfully implementing laws that allow pharmacists to prescribe contraception.
- Standardized education and certification benefit patient safety, pharmacy operations, and pharmacist reimbursement.
- States can learn from each other to coordinate best practices for pharmacist-led contraception services.
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