PHARMACIES PRESCRIBING BIRTH CONTROL IN COLORADO

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PHARMACIES PRESCRIBING BIRTH CONTROL IN COLORADO

A map of Colorado showing the density of birth control prescribing pharmacies by zip code.

Colorado 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 Colorado fully adopts and implements this policy.

March 2021

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