Clinical Resources
Pharmacy Forms and Guides
- Patient Intake Screening Form for Birth Control Visit
- Pharmacist Documentation Form for Birth Control Visit
- Pharmacy Contraceptive Care Best Practices During COVID-19 Guide
- What to Say to Address Barriers Guide
- Contraception and EC Best Practices Checklist Guide
- Pharmacy Referral Guide
- Emergency Contraception Decision Aid
- Pharmacists' Patient Care Process in Contraceptive Care
- Low-Dose Aspirin Use During Pregnancy for the Prevention of Preeclampsia Fact Sheet
CDC Contraception Guidelines
CDC US Medical Eligibility Criteria Chart 2024
- Eligibility to use various contraceptive methods for selected medical conditions and patient characteristics. Based on full guidelines. Available as a mobile app for Apple or Android.
Clinical Resources Bundle
Order hard copy laminated versions of the CDC contraceptive charts and BCP patient education materials.
Emergency Contraception Guidelines
CDC STI Guidelines
CDC Sexually Transmitted Infection Treatment Guidelines
Quality Family Planning Services Recommendations
Quality Family Planning (QFP) Recommendations
- Recommendations developed by the CDC and Office of Population Affairs (OPA) that outlines how to provide quality family planning services, which include contraceptive services, pregnancy testing and counseling, helping clients achieve pregnancy, basic infertility services, preconception health services, and sexually transmitted infections (STI) services.
Pharmacist Education and Training
Individualizing Long-Acting Contraceptive Choices: A Guide for Patient Counseling is a free 2-hour educational program (no CPE credit available).
Physicians for Reproductive Health’s Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Education Program includes 20 modules and standard case videos.
The Illinois Contraceptive Access Now initiative (ICAN!) discusses Reproductive Justice (RJ) theory and provides practical approaches to integrating the RJ framework into patient-centered contraceptive care in their Modern Contraception and Reproductive Justice Foundational Webinar. This is a free 1-hour ACPE-accredited continuing pharmacy education program.
Get Listed
Providing birth control directly to patients? List your practice on our Birth Control Pharmacies Locator Tool to make it easier for patients to find you.
Selling, dispensing, and/or prescribing emergency contraception? List your pharmacy or practice on the Bedsider Emergency Contraception Locator Tool to make it easier for patients to find you.
Patient Education Resources
Our Patient Education Resources
Method Fact Sheets
Other Patient Education Resources
- National campaign designed to promote wellbeing and support young women and men as they strive to achieve their goals and make healthy lifestyle choices today.
Preconception Care from MedlinePlus
Preconception Health and Health Care from CDC
Preconception Health from the Office on Women's Health, US DHHS
Other Resources
Contraception Coverage by Insurers
- Articles to keep you up to date with clinical issues
- Appointment reminders for patients
- Patient education materials available online and in print
Pharmacist Prescribing vs. Over-the-Counter
Mailing Prescription Medications to Patients Resource Guide
Curriculum and Resources from Preconception Health + Health Care Initiative
- Preconception/interconception care clinical toolkit for providers
- Guidelines
Compendium of Tools & Resources
This compendium compiles resources, tools, and technology available for the implementation of pharmacist-prescribed contraception services. Includes pharmacist resources, clinical guidelines, appointment resources, billing and payment resources, patient resources, and implementation guidance.
Implementing Pharmacist Birth Control Services: Case Interviews with Early Adopters
Interviews were conducted with five pioneer birth control pharmacists to gain insight into their goals, motivations, challenges, and impact on pharmacy workflow. These business case reports are a useful resource for current and future pharmacists seeking to expand their services by providing access to birth control.
