Effective May 20, the Pharmacy and Medical Boards approved slight changes to the statewide protocol governing pharmacist initiation of hormonal contraceptive therapy. The North Carolina Association of Pharmacists' Hormonal Contraceptive Toolkit has been updated to reflect these changes, and the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP) produced an excellent short video explaining the changes.
Also in North Carolina, broader guidance on qualifying immunizing pharmacists' authority to initiate certain drug therapy is available online at the Board of Pharmacy's website.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.