Prescribing Hormonal Contraceptives

Pharmacists can expand their scope of practice in the areas of prescribing, drug or vaccine administration, and ordering of screening and diagnostic testing by successfully completing the requisite Council-approved education, training, and application process. 

Requirements 

Please note, prescribing and administering drugs for hormonal contraception has not yet been implemented in Manitoba. 

Once the regulatory amendments are in effect, to prescribe a drug for conceptive control, a pharmacist must 

To administer hormonal contraceptives by injection, pharmacists must have Certification of Injection Authorization from CPhM.  Please see the webpage for more information: Administering Drugs and Vaccines by Injection | College of Pharmacists of Manitoba.

CPhM does not charge an administrative fee for the Hormonal Contraception Independent Study Program for Manitoba Pharmacists, but pharmacists may need to pay subscription fees to access some of the required or recommended resources.

To Apply: 

Submit the following documents to registration@cphm.ca mailbox and use subject line: Hormonal Contraception Application – Your Name – Licence # 

  • The Application Form is available in your Registrant Portal via the following: 
  • My Groups > Active Registrants > Fillable Forms > Expanded Scope of Practices 
  • Hormonal Contraception Statement of Participation which you can obtain by filling out the evaluation form after viewing the module. 
  • Approvals for this expanded scope will be sent out once the required regulatory amendments to allow for this scope are in effect. 

DPIN Pharmacist Prescriber Number 

All licensed pharmacists are entered into DPIN as prescribers. Pharmacist prescriber numbers consist of the prefix ‘X’ followed by the pharmacist’s licence number. For example, ‘X12345.’ Pharmacists use this prescriber number when entering a prescription into DPIN. 

Relevant Practice Directions and Resources 

The following Practice Directions: