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A Boise woman’s experience has garnered attention on social media after her husband posted about a local pharmacist’s refusal to fill a prescription to aid her miscarriage.
A Minnesota jury ruled Friday that a pharmacist who refused to fill a prescription for a morning-after pill because of his "beliefs" did not violate a woman's civil rights under state law but ...
The pharmacist refused to fill the prescription required to help her end her pregnancy, citing moral objections, even though her fetus no longer had a heartbeat.
Wade, CVS instructed its pharmacists in six states to refuse to fill prescriptions for many routine drugs, which could be potentially used to cause an abortion, unless the patient could affirmatively prove that they were not using the drug for an abortion, even if the prescription was long-standing. [68]
In June 2006, the Pharmacy Board of the Washington State Department of Health rejected a draft rule proposed by Governor Christine Gregoire to require all pharmacies to begin carrying Plan B. [13] Governor Gregoire responded by releasing a public statement warning the board members to reconsider or they could be removed. [13]
“One such metric was ‘Verify By Promise Time’ (VBPT), which expected a pharmacist to fill a prescription within 15 minutes for a ‘waiter’ (a customer waiting in the pharmacy store for ...
Pharmacists are significantly involved in advising patients on the use of medications, particularly generic drugs, which have become prevalent as a cost-saving measure in the healthcare system. While pharmacists can suggest the substitution of prescribed medications with generics, the final decision usually remains with the prescribing physician.
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice announced a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing pharmacy chain CVS of filling illegal opioid prescriptions and billing federal health ...