A modest idea.....
Jun. 16th, 2008 09:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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dark_christian, there was a post about a chain of pharmacies opening catering to those phamacists that refuse to sell contraception or certain other medicines, even with proper perscriptions, and even when the medicines are being used for reasons other than contraception.
'Pro-Life' Drugstores Market Beliefs
Now my personal opinion is that medication is a matter between the doctor and the patient, and a pharmacist should be limited to counsel and making sure the meds don't conflict with other medications. Refusing to sell certain types of medication interferes with this and I personally think the pharmacist is practicing medicine without a licence.
So, here's my modest suggestion on how to deal with these types.
a) Require all stores with this policy to have it clearly marked. Make sure it's clearly displayed that it is a limited-service pharmacy and that the categories of medication provided are clearly displayed at the counter. Perhaps even require that pharmacies be labeled as "full-service" and "limited service" to clearly distingish between the two.
b) Require state boards to restrict the title "pharmacist" to those that agree as part of their license to provide all types of medication to all customers. Those that wish to opt out on religious or moral reasons are given a restricted license, and are called something like "licensed medicine dispenser" or "vocational medicine dispenser" rather than a "pharmacist".
c) Those opting for the limited license are only allowed to sell antibiotics, certain types of pain killers, heart and diabetes medicines, and other basic needs. They are not allowed to sell contraceptives, hormones for fertility treatments, male ED medicines, or anything else dealing with reproductive medicine for either men or women. They are limited in the types of painkillers and other more potent medication they can sell.
dark_christian, there was a post about a chain of pharmacies opening catering to those phamacists that refuse to sell contraception or certain other medicines, even with proper perscriptions, and even when the medicines are being used for reasons other than contraception.'Pro-Life' Drugstores Market Beliefs
Now my personal opinion is that medication is a matter between the doctor and the patient, and a pharmacist should be limited to counsel and making sure the meds don't conflict with other medications. Refusing to sell certain types of medication interferes with this and I personally think the pharmacist is practicing medicine without a licence.
So, here's my modest suggestion on how to deal with these types.
a) Require all stores with this policy to have it clearly marked. Make sure it's clearly displayed that it is a limited-service pharmacy and that the categories of medication provided are clearly displayed at the counter. Perhaps even require that pharmacies be labeled as "full-service" and "limited service" to clearly distingish between the two.
b) Require state boards to restrict the title "pharmacist" to those that agree as part of their license to provide all types of medication to all customers. Those that wish to opt out on religious or moral reasons are given a restricted license, and are called something like "licensed medicine dispenser" or "vocational medicine dispenser" rather than a "pharmacist".
c) Those opting for the limited license are only allowed to sell antibiotics, certain types of pain killers, heart and diabetes medicines, and other basic needs. They are not allowed to sell contraceptives, hormones for fertility treatments, male ED medicines, or anything else dealing with reproductive medicine for either men or women. They are limited in the types of painkillers and other more potent medication they can sell.
