PHARMACIES PRESCRIBING BIRTH CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA

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PHARMACIES PRESCRIBING BIRTH CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA

A visual representation of the estimated number of zip code (63%) in CA that could contain at least one pharmacist certified to prescribe birth control.

California is one of 18 states to allow pharmacists to prescribe self-administered hormonal birth control (e.g., pills, patch, ring, shot). This graphic highlights the potential scale of pharmacy prescribing if California fully adopts and implements this policy.

April 2021
Pharmacist Prescribing
State Policy
Birth Control Access

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