Pharmacist Advanced Training Hormonal Contraceptives | Microcredentials Written 4 credit hours

This 4-hour advanced training prepares pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives in accordance with current clinical guidelines and state-specific regulations. 

Designed as a microcredential program, this course provides practical, patient-centered training and awards a digital badge upon successful completion. 

The program focuses on both the clinical and operational components of pharmacist prescribing services, including patient assessment, contraceptive selection, counseling, documentation, and implementation within the pharmacy setting. 

Course content includes:

  • Current trends and opportunities in pharmacist-prescribed contraception services  
  • Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic contraceptive options  
  • Patient assessment using the Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC)  
  • Identification of contraindications, risks, and patient-specific considerations  
  • Counseling strategies and patient education for contraceptive use  
  • Product selection based on patient preference, clinical factors, and evidence-based guidelines  
  • Steps required to implement hormonal contraceptive prescribing services within the pharmacy  
  • Documentation, workflow considerations, and interprofessional collaboration  

Pharmacists will also develop skills in evaluating patient eligibility, selecting appropriate contraceptive therapies, counseling patients on safe and effective use, and managing follow-up care and monitoring. 

This training is designed to support pharmacists in expanding access to contraceptive care while maintaining clinical quality, patient safety, and continuity of care. 

Enroll today to earn your microcredential and build confidence in providing hormonal contraceptive prescribing services.

Pharmacist Prescribing of Hormonal Contraceptives - Pharmacist

Claim Your Badge

You will receive an email from Credly (our credential partner), after you complete the course, inviting you to claim your digital badge for Pharmacist Prescribing of Hormonal Contraceptives - Pharmacist. This will allow you to easily share your achievement with colleagues, managers, and your professional network on LinkedIn and other platforms. When you receive the email, please click the button and create an account on Credly.com so that you can “accept” the badge.

Need help? Find a step-by-step tutorial video at this link.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this application-based CPE course, pharmacists should be able to:
1. Discuss the current landscape creating opportunities for pharmacists’ distribution of contraceptives.
2. Discuss various forms of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic contraceptive products.
3. List the steps within the pharmacy that are necessary to prescribe hormonal contraception.
4. Identify barriers to contraceptive use and their impact on patients and communities.
5. Describe the role pharmacy teams can play in increasing access and safe use of contraceptives.
6. Address concerns posed by medical doctors, patients, and pharmacy staff regarding pharmacist prescribing of hormonal contraception.
7. Review the contraceptive mechanisms of action of progesterone and estrogen.
8. Discuss various medical conditions that require treatment with hormonal contraceptives.
9. Compare and contrast the hormonal content of contraceptive products.
10. Discuss how patient specific considerations can affect contraception product selection.
11. Review side effects associated with either a hormonal excess or deficiency related to contraceptive use.
12. Apply the Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC) based on patient-specific factors.
13. Identify patient risks and contraindications associated with contraceptive use.
14. Discuss the various contraceptive product formulations and considerations for their use.
15. Describe counseling points for each contraceptive formulation.
16. Discuss motivators and barriers of starting a pharmacist prescribing hormonal contraception service.
17. Describe development, initiation, and implementation strategies for offering a hormonal contraception service in a pharmacy setting.
18. Explain the criteria for evaluating and adapting a prescribing hormonal contraception service to the needs of the community.
19. Identify patient scenarios where pharmacists may prescribe hormonal contraception.
20. Select appropriate hormonal contraception for eligible patients based on screening questionnaires and patient preferences.
21. Counsel a patient on the appropriate administration of hormonal contraceptives.
22. Evaluate patients for potential adverse events related to hormonal contraceptive use.

Faculty

Rhonda Bilger, PharmD

Disclosures:

All faculty have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Alexis Ireland, PharmD, RPh

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All faculty have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Raven Jackson, PharmD

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All faculty have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Kelsey Schwander, PharmD

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All faculty have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

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