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, EC, and Abortion Best Practices Checklist Guide
- Pharmacy Referral Guide
- Emergency Contraception Decision Aid
- Pharmacists' Patient Care Process in Contraceptive Care
- Medication Abortion Pharmacy Counseling Checklist
- Clinic and Pharmacy Collaboration for Medication Abortion Guide
- Low-Dose Aspirin Use During Pregnancy for the Prevention of Preeclampsia Fact Sheet
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.
CDC US Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use
- Guidance for contraceptive management issues, including late/missed doses. Available as a mobile app for Apple or Android.
Emergency Contraception Guide for Pharmacies and Retailers
Providing Ongoing Hormonal Contraception after Use of Emergency Contraceptive Pills
Efficacy of Emergency Contraception and Body Weight: Current Understanding and Recommendations
Curriculum and Resources from Preconception Health + Health Care Initiative
- Preconception/interconception care clinical toolkit for providers
- Guidelines
Pharmacist Education and Training
Pharmacists' Roles in Medication Abortion is a free 1-hour ACPE-accredited continuing pharmacy education program from the University of California San Francisco.
Medication Abortion Curriculum is open access curriculum content available for pharmacy educators to use in their classrooms.
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.
Get Listed
Providing birth control directly to patients? List your practice on our Birth Control Pharmacies Locator Tool and the Bedsider Health Center 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
"The Gabby System" from Boston University's Project Preconception Care
- Gabby is a virtual patient advocate
- Designed to help young Black and African American women improve their preconception health status
Other Resources
Contraception Coverage by Insurers
- Contraceptive Equity in Action: A Toolkit for State Implementation
- How to Answer Patients' Top 5 Questions
- Coverage under ACA or Obamacare
- 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
Emergency Contraception and Medical Abortion: What’s the Difference?
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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.
