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Feb 2024
34m 25s

Rx and OTC Oral Contraceptives

TRC Healthcare
About this episode

Special guest Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH, Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Office of Medical Education and Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Medical Education from the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University joins us to talk about oral contraceptives.

Listen in as our expert panel discusses safety and efficacy of combined oral contraceptives and progestin-only pills.  They’ll also prepare you to help patients navigate norgestrel tablets, the first over the counter daily oral contraceptive.

You’ll also hear practical advice from panelists on TRC’s Editorial Advisory Board:

  • Stephen Carek, MD, CAQSM, DipABLM, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Prisma Health/USC-SOMG Family Medicine Residency Program at the USC School of Medicine Greenville
  • Craig D. Williams, PharmD, FNLA, BCPS, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Oregon Health and Science University

None of the speakers have anything to disclose. 

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