Sally Rafie, PharmD

Lactic acid, citric acid, and potassium bitartrate is a prescription combination, non-hormonal contraceptive gel found to be 86.3% effective with typical use.

Pharmacists can provide preconception care within their scope of practice as part of routine health care to women and men of reproductive potential, regardless of pregnancy intention

To protect more women from unintended pregnancy during the Zika crisis, pharmacists should be fully engaged and enabled to provide much-needed contraceptive services.

More frequent trips to the pharmacy to pick up refills are bad for patients when it comes to birth control. Studies have shown that when patients are given more supplies at a time, they stick to their birth control method for longer and have fewer unintended pregnancies.

On a recent trip to the beautiful country of Iran, I decided to pop into a neighborhood pharmacy.

Colorado has passed legislation authorizing pharmacists to prescribe birth control after obtaining additional training. They are the third state to follow California and Oregon with this statewide authority specific to birth control.

HRA Pharma has partnered with Ibis Reproductive Health to conduct research and submit a new drug application for an OTC progestin-only pill to the FDA.