Willingness of Pharmacists to Prescribe Medication Abortion in California.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Nearly half of US states have restricted abortion access. Policy makers are exploring pathways to increase access to abortion and reproductive health care more broadly. Since 2016, California pharmacists could prescribe hormonal birth control, providing an opportunity to learn about the implementation of pharmacist-provided reproductive health care.

Objective

To explore the feasibility of broadening pharmacist scope of practice to include prescribing medication abortion.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional online survey was conducted from October 11 to December 20, 2022, among a convenience sample of California licensed community pharmacists to examine their attitudes toward, knowledge of, and confidence in prescribing hormonal birth control

SUBMITTER: Cohen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11007579 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature