Curricular Considerations for Preparing Student Pharmacists to Prescribe Hormonal Contraception.

American journal of pharmaceutical education 2022 Apr

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In 2014, the pharmacist's role in the United States expanded to include prescribing hormonal contraception, and this practice is currently addressed by policy in 14 states and the District of Columbia. Training and education requirements for this expanded scope of practice vary between states and are changing rapidly. The objective of this review is to examine how student pharmacists are taught to provide contraceptive care, specifically for prescribing ongoing hormonal contraception and emergency contraception, and to identify potential gaps in the United States pharmacy curricula related to contraception. Despite steady adoption into community pharmacy practice, there is sparse literature assessing educational methods used to teach contraceptive care. This review offers recommendations to promote consistent and comprehensive student pharmacist education in providing contraceptive care across institutions, regardless of state policy status. © 2022 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

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Rebecca H Stone, Nicole E Cieri-Hutcherson, Veronica Vernon, Regina Arellano, Cortney Mospan, John Brock Harris, Kylie N Barnes, Brooke L Griffin, Nicole M Lodise, Jaini Patel, Sally Rafie, Kathleen Vest. Curricular Considerations for Preparing Student Pharmacists to Prescribe Hormonal Contraception. American journal of pharmaceutical education. 2022 Apr;86(4):8667