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
Birth Control Access
State Policy
Pharmacist Prescribing

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