CVS pharmacists now prescribing birth control in Mass.
The new offerings, which started Thursday, aim to make receiving hormonal birth control methods faster, simpler, and more accessible.
CVS to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control in Mass.
Providence-based CVS offers the service already in 10 states. Would-be patients 18 and older can walk into any CVS in Massachusetts, ask to speak to a pharmacist, and following a health screening and blood pressure check, if not precluded by health conditions, will be able to have a prescription written by the pharmacists.
CVS pharmacists in Massachusetts can now prescribe birth control. Here's how it works
CVS pharmacists in Massachusetts can now prescribe birth control. The new initiative, which was announced Thursday, allows women in Massachusetts to be evaluated for a hormonal birth control prescription at CVS locations in the state. In a release, CVS said the new service will help improve access to birth control around the state.
CVS pharmacies in Mass. now offer birth control prescriptions
To receive a prescription, patients can request a one-on-one birth control consultation with a pharmacist at any of the nearly 400 CVS pharmacy locations in Massachusetts.
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