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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2020 Oct 29;103(2):66–74. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.10.012

Table 3.

Evidence summary for studies on pharmacist-prescribed contraception: patient perspectives (6 studies).

Author, year Study design Population (response rate) Law or policy Outcomes Quality

Landau, 2006 [3] Cross-sectional telephone survey Women at risk for unintended pregnancy, ages 18–44, US

811 (37%)
Pharmacist-prescribed contraception, prior to passage of laws in any state Interest (support)
Motivators
Barriers
Selection bias: High
Information bias: High
Analysis bias: Low
Generalizability: Poor
Grindlay, 2014 [33] Cross-sectional electronic survey Women seeking abortion, ages 15–46, urban abortion clinics, 6 states

651/757 (86%)
Pharmacist-prescribed contraception, prior to passage of laws in any state Interest Selection bias: Moderate
Information bias: High
Analysis bias: Low
Generalizability: Fair
Wilkinson, 2018 [34] Telephone interviews Adolescent women, ages 18–19, California n =30 Pharmacist-prescribed contraception, prior to implementation of California law Interest (support)
Motivators
Barriers
Selection bias: High
Information bias: High
Analysis bias: Low
Generalizability: Poor
Gardner, 2008 [2] Interviews in a longitudinal community-based intervention Women, ages 18–44, Metropolitan Seattle

175/195 (90%) at 1-month follow-up, 127/195 (65%) at 12-month follow-up
Direct access to contraception through collaborative drug therapy agreements, which Washington pharmacy act has allowed since 1979 Motivators
Comfort
Selection bias: High
Information bias: High
Analysis bias: High
Generalizability: Poor
Manski, 2015 [22] Cross-sectional electronic survey Adolescent women, ages 14–17, US

n = 348
Pharmacist-prescribed oral contraception, prior to passage of laws in any state Interest (support) Selection bias: High
Information bias: Moderate
Analysis bias: Low
Generalizability: Poor
Grossman, 2013 [23] Cross-sectional electronic survey Women at risk for unintended pregnancy, ages 18–44, US

4487/7989 (56%) at initial screening, 2120/4487 (47%) met inclusion criteria, 2046/2120 (97%) participated
Pharmacist-prescribed oral contraception, prior to passage of laws in any state Interest Selection bias: High
Information bias: Moderate
Analysis bias: Low
Generalizability: Poor