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June 13, 2006

In my state, Washington - NOT dc, a law has passed saying pharmacists have the

right to NOT fill a script if it is against their morals to do so, for example,

birth control pills. Our Governor is NOT happy about this one and I expect it to

be changed. My Governor is a woman. I voted for her. Even if you have a

script from your doctor, the pharmacist can turn you away based on his/her

personal beliefs. Here are a couple links to check this out. Seriously take a

look at these sites below. There is a lot there, but go and just get an idea of

what I am talking about, this could affect us with pain meds....

So, who does this fire up here?? My guess, this could make it so

pharmacists can deny filling pain meds if THEY feel we are taking too many! I

will leave my profanities to be read between the lines on what I think about

this. I can hear ya'll screaming now!

Rainy

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June 13, 2006

This issue has come up in the news many times in the past few years. But I

have not experienced this myself. Then again I go to a large chain pharmacy.

So I think they would loose there jobs with Walmart, HEB and Kmart if they

did that around here. I would bet though that small private owned pharmacies

may have this issue.

Keep in mind also that there is a pharmacist shortage as well. Pharmacist

has always had the right to question prescriptions and turn them in to the DEA

for investigation if they felt a person was getting too much or too many. I

know for a fact that here all narcotic prescriptions are verified before

they are filled. You can thank the drug addicts and dishonest people for

making

it hard on the honest folks.

I am not concerned about this at all. Cause we live in a free country and

if a pharmist refuses to fill your prescription for moral or religious reasons

I would just carry ALL my business somewhere else!!!

Toni

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