LEGISLATIVE NEWS!! NJ Pharmacists to prescribe OCPs without a Prescription

LEGISLATIVE NEWS!! NJ Pharmacists to prescribe OCPs without a Prescription

TRENTON — A state Senate panel approved legislation Monday that would allow pharmacists in New Jersey to dispense contraceptives to women and girls without a Doctor's prescription.

The bill (S1073/S2060) would permit pharmacists to sell self-administered, hormone-based birth control pills after completing a training program developed by the N.J. State Board of Pharmacy.men and girls without a doctor's prescription.

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http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/05/lawmakers_agree_pharmacists_should_be_allow_to_pre.html

Posted by: Victoria Eftychiou, APN