Pharmacists in some states are now allowed to prescribe oral contraceptives. This exciting opportunity is yet another way pharmacists are meeting the needs of patients in their communities and helping to improve access to health care. In this episode, APhA President Nancy Alvarez interviews pharmacist, Dr. Autumn Stewart-Lynch, a clinical faculty member at Duquesne University who teaches the therapeutics of contraception and also practices in a family medicine clinic where she helps patients, along with family medicine residents and physicians, to select an appropriate contraceptive method. Listen as Dr. Stewart-Lynch talks about the evolving role pharmacists have in prescribing hormonal contraceptives.

APhA Podcast - Pharmacists Role in Prescibing Contraceptives

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Locked on Pharmacy Podcast provides an inside look into a wide range of health, public health and health policy topics from the unique perspective of pharmacists.