APhA Podcast - Dr. Autumn Stewart-Lynch Discusses Pharmacists Role in Prescribing Hormonal Contraceptives

Pharmacists in some states are now allowed to prescribe oral
contraceptives. This exciting opportunity is yet another way
pharmacists are meeting the needs of patients in their
communities and helping to improve access to health care. In this
episode, APhA President Nancy Alvarez interviews pharmacist, Dr.
Autumn Stewart-Lynch, a clinical faculty member at Duquesne
University who teaches the therapeutics of contraception and also
practices in a family medicine clinic where she helps patients,
along with family medicine residents and physicians, to select an
appropriate contraceptive method. Listen as Dr. Stewart-Lynch
talks about the evolving role pharmacists have in prescribing
hormonal contraceptives.