Iowa
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Iowa Policy
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Iowa Resources
In 2024, the Iowa Pharmacy Practice Act was updated to include a standard of care regulatory framework., and added pharmacists to the definition of “practitioner,” granting prescriptive authority. Pharmacists in Iowa may dispense, administer, monitor, and issue prescription drugs, biological products, and medication orders commensurate with the pharmacist’s training and education and in accordance with the appropriate standard of care.
Training
General Pharmacist Contraception Services Training Program
Pharmacists in Iowa may dispense, administer, monitor, and issue prescription drugs, biological products, and medication orders commensurate with the pharmacist’s training and education and in accordance with the appropriate standard of care.
If you would like more training on contraception methods, you can take our General Pharmacist Contraception Services Training Program. This program includes background, review of methods, contraception service procedures, patient education, service implementation, resources for both pharmacists and patients, and opportunities for advocacy and providing services.
State Champion
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General Resources
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