Pharmacists also provide invaluable information on:

• Preconception and prenatal counseling
• Education on options for birth control
• Menopause therapies
• Work with each stage of life

On Pharmacists Role in Women’s Health:

Pharmacists play a meaningful role in the inpatient environment for women's health. Kayla Popova, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist specialist in obstetrics and gynecology at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, spends her days rounding with obstetrics specialists who see women with high-risk pregnancies. “It’s very important to have a pharmacist on the women’s service,” Popova said.“When a woman is pregnant, there are certain medications that can’t be taken. They’re not safe in the first trimester, [but] they may be safe in the second or third trimester.” And because of some women’s past medical history, taking birth control with a lot of estrogen isn’t an option because it can lead to thrombosis, added Popova, who is also an adjunct clinical instructor in pharmacy at University of Michigan.

Other additional resources:

• https://www.cdc.gov/women/index.htm
• https://www.pharmacist.com/Publications/Transitions/revolutionizing-womens-health
• https://www.drugtopics.com/view/care-at-the-counter-women-s-health-in-the-pharmacy