Pharmacist-Prescribed And Over-The-Counter Hormonal Contraception In Los Angeles County Retail Pharmacies

Qato, Dima M.; Alexander, G. Caleb; Guadamuz, Jenny S.; Choi, Sun Mi; Trotzky-Sirr, Rebecca; Lindau, Stacy Tessler

doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01686

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“…27,32,41,45,47 Three studies found that chain pharmacies were more likely to offer pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraceptive services than other settings, 27,31,35 whereas Batra et al found chain and independent pharmacies were equally likely to offer this service 28 and Qato et al found pharmacies in mass merchandisers or food stores were more likely than chain or independent pharmacies to offer the service. 33 Three studies found no difference between pharmacies' offering the service based upon urbanicity 28,30,35 whereas Anderson et al found that pharmacies in urban areas were more likely to offer pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraceptive services. 27 All studies evaluating uptake among patients found the average patient age to be approximately 27 years old.…”

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“…The majority (76.2%, n = 16) of the studies included in this review assessed uptake of pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraceptive services among pharmacies, [27][28][29]31,33,35 pharmacists, 29,31,34,[36][37][38][39][40] and patients. 27,32,41,45,47 Three studies found that chain pharmacies were more likely to offer pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraceptive services than other settings, 27,31,35 whereas Batra et al found chain and independent pharmacies were equally likely to offer this service 28 and Qato et al found pharmacies in mass merchandisers or food stores were more likely than chain or independent pharmacies to offer the service.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite high levels of interest in pharmacist-prescribed contraception services among patients and pharmacists, 16,19,21,22,39,[50][51][52] only 10% to 60% of pharmacists in states allowing pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraceptives currently provide this service. [27][28][29][30][31][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]45,47…”

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Pharmacist‐prescribed hormonal contraception services: A systematic review of implementation studies

Newlon

Reed

Stone

et al. 2021

J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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As of July 2021, 16 states and Washington DC permit pharmacist prescribing of hormonal contraceptives. The objective of this systematic review is to describe the impact of pharmacist prescribing on hormonal contraceptive access in the United States (U.S.). Using a protocol based on PRISMA guidelines, a librarian performed the literature search for articles published between January 1, 2013 and January 15, 2021. Studies were excluded if they were incomplete (ie, without results) or the full text was not available. Studies that took place outside of the U.S., within the U.S. but in a state that had not implemented pharmacist contraception prescribing at the time the research was initiated, or not written in English, as well as those that were not primary literature (ie, reviews, editorials, opinion papers, etc.) were also excluded from this review. Articles were categorized based on whether the outcomes evaluated (a) uptake of pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraceptive services, (b) implementation of pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraceptive services, or (c) impact of pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraceptive services on patients' access to hormonal contraception. Of 2056 identified articles, 21 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. The majority (n = 16) assessed uptake of the service, whereas eight examined implementation and three evaluated impact of the service on patients' access. More research is warranted on the impact of pharmacist prescribing on patients' access to hormonal contraceptives.

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Pharmacist‐prescribed hormonal contraception services: A systematic review of implementation studies

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Stone

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“…Even more notable, the actual implementation of pharmacist prescribing has varied across the states where it is permitted, and is lower than expected based on surveys of pharmacist interest. Early studies conducted in California found only about 10% of pharmacies offered this service [12,13]. Rodriguez et al determined that only 63% of Oregon zip codes had at least one pharmacist able to prescribe contraception one year after the state implemented policies [14], and in 2019 only 42% of pharmacies in Oregon and New Mexico offered HC prescribing [15].…”

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Pharmacist-Prescribed Hormonal Contraception: Does Didactic Hormonal Contraception Education Affect Student Pharmacist Perceptions of This Professional Activity?

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Since 2014, select states have allowed pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraception (HC). This study describes student pharmacists’ perceptions of a pharmacist’s scope of practice, education, and interest, and identifies differences between students who have completed didactic HC content in their professional curriculum versus those who have not. A voluntary online survey was emailed to all students in three Georgia pharmacy schools. Descriptive statistics were reported. Likert square responses were dichotomized, and Chi square testing identified differences between groups. A total of 1256 students were invited, 35% completed the survey, of those 68% had received HC didactic content in their curriculum. Regardless of HC education, most students “agree” or “strongly agree” that pharmacists are adequately educated to prescribe HC (92% vs. 86%, p = 0.05) and prescribing HC is within the pharmacist’s scope of practice (89% vs. 84%, p = 0.12). Although not currently permitted in Georgia, most are interested in prescribing (97% vs. 96%, p = 0.5). Of the students who have received HC didactic content, 87% felt “moderately”, “well”, or “extremely well-educated” regarding HC prescribing clinical skills. Regardless of didactic training, pharmacy students believe pharmacists are prepared to prescribe HC and support pharmacist-prescribed HC as a part of their future professional scope of practice.

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“…[4][5][6][7][8][9] Implementation in pharmacies resulted in 5%-11% of California pharmacies offering the service in the first year. [10][11][12] Characteristics of patients using the service in California and Oregon locations of 1 supermarket-based pharmacy chain revealed patients across a wide age range (13-55 years of age) and geographic locations, most with health insurance, recent primary care, and previous hormonal contraception use. 13 Similarly, Medicaid database queries in Oregon revealed a wide age range of patients (13-49 years of age) using the service.…”

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Patient experiences with pharmacist prescribed hormonal contraception in California independent and chain pharmacies

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Grindlay³

2022

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

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Pharmacist-Prescribed And Over-The-Counter Hormonal Contraception In Los Angeles County Retail Pharmacies

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

Pharmacist‐prescribed hormonal contraception services: A systematic review of implementation studies

Pharmacist‐prescribed hormonal contraception services: A systematic review of implementation studies

Pharmacist-Prescribed Hormonal Contraception: Does Didactic Hormonal Contraception Education Affect Student Pharmacist Perceptions of This Professional Activity?

Patient experiences with pharmacist prescribed hormonal contraception in California independent and chain pharmacies

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