Flora Yong, a pharmacist at Safeway in Oregon City,
said they plan on getting their pharmacists trained for
this service, but, “ There’ s not a specific date se t.”
A pharmacist at Fred Meyer on M olalla Ave. stated
that they have not started the training yet, but all Fred
Meyer stores should have this service available by July.
Rite Aid Pharmacy on McLoughlin Blvd. is in the early
process of training their pharmacists. The service is not
being offered there yet but should be in the next couple
of m onths.
It seems as though many people believe this new law to
be a great improvement, including medical professionals
other than a pharmacist.
When students were asked opinions about the new law,
many of them did not know what it was. A few students
didn’t know about the new law at all. Most students only
had positive things to say, however, a few had concerns.
Ross F oster, a student at Clackam as Com m u n ity
C o llege , said sarcastically, “ I f y o u ’ re gonna take
som ething out and put it somewhere, you better be
prepared for the consequences. It’ s definitely a good
idea for people to be responsible.”
Cierra Brandt, who had a concern about the new law,
said*“ I feel like birth control should be talked about, like
side effects and all of that kinda things with your doctor
beforehand, so I guess as long as your pharmacist goes
over that before you’ re sent home with the medication,
then that’ s okay but I still feel like the communication
about the product is im portant.”
A s said b efore, th e re ’ s ad ditional train in g the
pharmacists go through to gain knowledge in prescribing
birth control. There is also a questionnaire the patients
fills out to find the best fit for them. This service is still
fairly new so it may take some time for other pharmacies
to get on board with it.
STANDARD ALGORITHM FOR PATIENT SCREENING
Health and History Screen
REFER
Contraindicating
to doctor
No contraindicating
conditions
Pregnancy Screen
Possible pregnancy
REFER
Patient is not
pregnant
t o d o c to r
Contraindicating
medications
Medication Screen
No contraindicating
medications
REFER
to d o c to r
Blood Pressure Screen
REFER
BP> 140/90
to d o c to r
BP <140/90
Sun
M on
Tues
W ed
T hurs
Fri
Sat
Evaluate patient history, preference and current therapy for
selection of treatment
Noton birth
control
J ^ C u r r e n t ly on
Inititate or continue contraception
birth control
Discuss initiation strategy
Provide doctor referral
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