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Starting in 2014, the pharmacist's role in the United States (US) has expanded to include prescribing hormonal contraception (HC), and is currently addressed with policy in 14 states and Washington D.C.. Training and education requirements for this expanded scope of practice vary between states and are changing rapidly. The objective of this review is to examine how student pharmacists are taught to provide contraceptive care, specifically for prescribing ongoing HC and emergency contraception, and to identify potential gaps in current US pharmacy curricula. Despite steady adoption into community pharmacy practice, currently there is sparse literature assessing educational methods used to teach contraceptive care. This review offers recommendations to promote consistent and comprehensive student pharmacist education in providing contraceptive care across institutions, regardless of state policy status.

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