Posted by linkadge on December 5, 2010, at 14:29:45
In reply to Re: Not the greatest advert for benzos » ed_uk2010, posted by sigismund on December 4, 2010, at 13:20:28
>A patient came into a pharmacy here with a valid >script for 240mg/d methadone, and the pharmacist >refused to fill it saying that the patient would >have to be re-evaluated.
>I wouldn't have liked to be that patient, but I >agreed with the pharmacist.
This may sound harsh, but I personally don't feel that its the pharmacists buisness to have an opinion. Their job is to dispense the medications. Unless, it is in the case where there has been a medical error.
Doctors and psychiatrists go through a hell of a lot more education for a reason. If the pharmacist does not want to dispense the medication, you can bet there will be another pharmacy which will fill it. The pharmacist has no control over whether the patient gets the med. I guess all they have control over is their own conscience.
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