Accessibility of Pharmacists Who Can Prescribe Hormonal Contraceptives Can Lessen the Burden Felt by the Increasing Shortage of OB-GYNs in Major Metropolitan Areas
Publication Date
12-1-2024
Description
Across the nation, shortages of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (OB-GYNs) and changes in legislation have resulted in decreased access to reproductive healthcare.1 Previous research2,3 identified the 33 US states in which pharmacists receive training and education to safely provide hormonal birth control to eligible patients in community pharmacies and clinics, thus providing a resource to patients who may otherwise be unable to access contraceptives. This study aimed to build upon research by more closely identifying the metropolitan areas with the greatest OBGYN shortages where pharmacists can help fill the gap.
Disciplines
Maternal and Child Health | Women's Health
Keywords
pharmacist, oral contraceptives, OB-GYN shortage, women's health, prescribing, hormonal birth control
Document Type
Poster
Link to Published Version
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zCqJFi3A4l22czzaLhLHAoh-QhOGygpG/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112364423630479121033&rtpof=true&sd=true
Recommended Citation
Palfreyman, Aleese and Johanson, Erin, "Accessibility of Pharmacists Who Can Prescribe Hormonal Contraceptives Can Lessen the Burden Felt by the Increasing Shortage of OB-GYNs in Major Metropolitan Areas" (2024). Annual Research Symposium. 6.
https://ecommons.roseman.edu/researchsymposium/2025/public_health/6
Accessibility of Pharmacists Who Can Prescribe Hormonal Contraceptives Can Lessen the Burden Felt by the Increasing Shortage of OB-GYNs in Major Metropolitan Areas
Across the nation, shortages of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (OB-GYNs) and changes in legislation have resulted in decreased access to reproductive healthcare.1 Previous research2,3 identified the 33 US states in which pharmacists receive training and education to safely provide hormonal birth control to eligible patients in community pharmacies and clinics, thus providing a resource to patients who may otherwise be unable to access contraceptives. This study aimed to build upon research by more closely identifying the metropolitan areas with the greatest OBGYN shortages where pharmacists can help fill the gap.