North Carolina Pharmacists' Support for Hormonal Contraception Prescription Status Change.

BackgroundPharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraception (HC) may offer additional avenues of access for patients; however, it is unknown whether pharmacists would support over-the-counter access to contraception over pharmacist-prescribed models. The objective of this study was to understand how North Carolina (NC) pharmacists believed HC should be classified and how pharmacist and pharmacy characteristics were associated with those beliefs. This study was a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional, anonymous, online survey completed by 587 licensed NC pharmacists.

Pharmacist attitudes and provision of harm reduction services in North Carolina: an exploratory study.

Background: Pharmacists are among the most accessible healthcare providers in the United States and uniquely positioned to provide harm reduction services. The availability of pharmacy-based harm reduction services and pharmacist attitudes toward delivering these services have been understudied to date. We examine North Carolina (NC) pharmacists' experiences with and attitudes about harm reduction services and explore differences between rural and urban pharmacists.

Communication about Contraception with Adolescent Females with Asthma in Pediatric Visits.

Study Objective: The occurrence and characteristics of contraception discussions with adolescents are unexplored. Our study sought to address this gap using transcripts of audiotaped healthcare visits.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This study was a secondary analysis of 153 transcripts of medical visits with female adolescents with asthma.