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Medical Forum / General / Pharmacy / February 2004Morals? They seem to come in all flavors like ice cream.
DALLAS - A Texas pharmacist was disciplined for refusing to fill the prescription of a rape victim seeking a morning-after pregnancy-prevention pill, the pharmacy chain that employed the man said on Tuesday. Eckerd Corp. said the pharmacist considered it a violation of morals to give a rape victim, with a valid prescription, a pill that would prevent her from getting pregnant due to the sexual assault. Everyone must act in accordance with their conscience. If a pharmacist feels it is immoral to dispense a drug which is perfectly legal in that state, then perhaps that pharmacist should contemplate practicing in a different setting, such as manufacturing or research. ......joisey > DALLAS - A Texas pharmacist was disciplined for refusing to fill the > prescription of a rape victim seeking a morning-after pregnancy-prevention > pill, the pharmacy chain that employed the man said on Tuesday. Eckerd > Corp. said the pharmacist considered it a violation of morals to give a rape > victim, with a valid prescription, a pill that would prevent her from > getting pregnant due to the sexual assault. >Everyone must act in accordance with their conscience. If a pharmacist feels >it [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >as >manufacturing or research. ......joisey ======================================== Why should he... practice in a different setting....? Bob Griffiths In most cases pharmacists have a right to refuse a prescription, however a company who hires him may not be happy with such a decision, and my take disciplinary action, or corrective non-disciplinary action. > Everyone must act in accordance with their conscience. If a pharmacist > feels it [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> victim, with a valid prescription, a pill that would prevent her from >> getting pregnant due to the sexual assault. In some jurisdictions, the pharmacist is allowed to refuse to dispense a product on moral grounds, however they must refer the patient to another pharmacist who will dispense the product. These are the same high moral pharmacists that have no problem working for a store that sells cigarettes? Seems hypocritical to me. > DALLAS - A Texas pharmacist was disciplined for refusing to fill the > prescription of a rape victim seeking a morning-after pregnancy-prevention > pill, the pharmacy chain that employed the man said on Tuesday. Eckerd > Corp. said the pharmacist considered it a violation of morals to give a rape > victim, with a valid prescription, a pill that would prevent her from > getting pregnant due to the sexual assault. > DALLAS - A Texas pharmacist was disciplined for refusing to fill the > prescription of a rape victim seeking a morning-after pregnancy-prevention > pill, the pharmacy chain that employed the man said on Tuesday. Eckerd > Corp. said the pharmacist considered it a violation of morals to give a rape > victim, with a valid prescription, a pill that would prevent her from > getting pregnant due to the sexual assault. Sheesh ,moral pharmacology,that guy should just sign up for the "drug war".Sounds like he'd make a great "soldier",Adysthemic Next thing you know commercial pilots will be preaching on commercial flights. BWS |
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