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redditischurch t1_j3giwta wrote

Reply to comment by RphAnonymous in A randomized double-blind controlled trial found post-exposure prophylaxis with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was not advantageous for the prevention of COVID-19 in asymptomatic individuals with high risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection. The incidence of COVID-19 was similar in both the HCQ group and control. by glawgii

For clarity, you are a pharmacist? If yes, I didn't realize there was a second checkpoint other than interactions, multiple prescriptions for same substance, etc. You are free to say no when there is good rationale? Thanks for any detail you're willing to share.

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pumog t1_j3gl3es wrote

There are pharmacists who deny birth control pills because of their religion. So yes they can do it.

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redditischurch t1_j3glj9r wrote

Interesting. This must vary state to state, country to country. My understanding is in Canada pharmacists can only deny if they think it will bring harm to the patient (interactions, mistaken dosage, etc.) but not because of personal values.

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Lillianroux19 t1_j3gn1h2 wrote

I say they do if they care about your health. I know mine has done it before just the other day as a matter of fact. So I told my doctor about it so she changed the prescription to a different maker.

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RphAnonymous t1_j3hpc3n wrote

Yes, A doctor and pharmacist share liability 50/50 on a prescription. Any pharmacist can refuse to fill any prescription if in their professional judgement the prescription is not appropriate for therapy, or as someone else said for religious reasons, although in states that allow that, there has to be another pharmacy that the patient can potentially fill at (does not mean that the pharmacist there has to fill it either, so if all pharmacists are refusing to fill, then that's that). Pharmacists know less about diagnosis and non-medication therapy, but way more about medication than doctors. Making these decisions is the entire point of our license.

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