Do you think Doctors should be able to discreminate between patients???

[accordsti]

well if u really are true at heart and really want to better mankind you wont discriminate though

[Jaimecbr900]

I'm a little confused. Why wouldn't the pharmacist dispense? Personal beliefs?

[uncle_el]

I'm a little confused. Why wouldn't the pharmacist dispense? Personal beliefs?

yes, a pharmacist has a right to refuse to fill a prescription. though it can be challenged ethically, it is legal in most cases.

also, some stores may not carry a particular medication. for instance, wal-mart does not carry plan b. thus, if a woman were to go there, it wouldn't matter if the pharmacist thought it was ok to fill the prescription, as it is not in stock there, and never will be.

another option i forgot earlier is to have the doctor write an order for birth control pills... there are different formulations of birth control pills, but there are charts that equate the number of birth control pills that will give the effect of plan b.

[microzimmer]

i think its crazy if someone were to do that...what if you needed the pill to relief you of pain but someone was like to bad...its just like what i saw on the news a guy wrecked his bike they called and the officer said too bad..they had to call back 2 more times for someone to get someone to comeout there to help them and the girl that was on the news said its seemed like it took them 30 mins... thats pretty bad when you rely on someone to be kind hearted and they treat you like that...what has happened to people these days.....

[uncle_el]

yes personal beliefs is why i asked the question...

my wife explained it is the = of taking a bunch of her birth control to get the same effect

correct.

uncle_el what school are you at?

i'm at emory university school of medicine... last day of school is tomorrow

That's kinda sticky right there. If someone doesn't agree ethically or morally, is that superceded by their profession?

Good question Paul.

I'd have to stew on that one a minute.

again, depends on the situation. say you're a doctor, and you're morally and ethically opposed to illicit drug use. you're in the emergency room, and someone who has sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen is brought in by an ambulance. in obtaining the history, you find that the person is a drug dealer, and some crack fiend shot him.

though you're morally and ethically opposed to illicit drug use, it would be stupid not to treat the guy... not to menition illegal!

now, say you have the same feelings about drugs, and you're in an outpatient clinic. the same drug dealer, now doing fine, comes to you for follow up. you'd have a right not to see him, but you'd be required to send him to someone who could treat him. in other words, you can't leave him in the wind.

i'm not sure if that helps or not.

the pharmacist who is morally and ethically opposed to abortion, and works at a pharmacy that stocks plan b, is under no obligation to fill that prescription. and he/she does not have to refer you to a pharmacy or pharmacist that will fulfill the prescription. in other words, the pharmacist's ethical and moral obligations are allowed to supercede the profession.

i think its crazy if someone were to do that...what if you needed the pill to relief you of pain but someone was like to bad...its just like what i saw on the news a guy wrecked his bike they called and the officer said too bad..they had to call back 2 more times for someone to get someone to comeout there to help them and the girl that was on the news said its seemed like it took them 30 mins... thats pretty bad when you rely on someone to be kind hearted and they treat you like that...what has happened to people these days.....

most pharmacists will fill pain prescriptions. but i suppose a pharmacist retains the right of refusal. usually, the hang up in pain prescriptions is not pharmacists, but physicians who are afraid/fearful of filling prescriptions for drug abusers.