PHARMACIES PRESCRIBING BIRTH CONTROL IN MINNESOTA

Fact Sheet

PHARMACIES PRESCRIBING BIRTH CONTROL IN MINNESOTA

A map of Minnesota showing the estimated number of zip codes containing at least one pharmacist certified to prescribe birth control.

Minnesota 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 Minnesota fully adopts and implements this policy.

 

March 2021
Pharmacist Prescribing
State Policy
Birth Control Access

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