PHARMACIES PRESCRIBING BIRTH CONTROL IN TENNESSEE

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PHARMACIES PRESCRIBING BIRTH CONTROL IN TENNESSEE

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

Tennessee 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 Tennessee fully adopts and implements this policy.

March 2021
Birth Control Access
Pharmacist Prescribing
State Policy

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