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Walmart: Pharmacist “just not comfortable” filling a pt’s two controlled meds

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   RCarter, on March 15, 2019 at 4:29 pm said:

   This might help but I doubt it. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11429/
   If it were the pharmacy refusing you might have a case but an individual is something else. Now if you can demonstrate actual harm i.e. she ended up in the ER, now you have something to work with.

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   canarensis, on March 12, 2019 at 12:06 am said:

   I had a Target pharmacist refuse to fill my pain med script 10 years ago because she “didn’t believe anyone who could walk around needed that much pain meds.” And she did it very loudly, profanely, & with lots of accusations of addiction, in front of many other customers & employees. Target basically said “tough.” when I complained. This is not remotely a new thing; it’s just happening all the time.

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   Kelly Bryan, on March 11, 2019 at 9:17 pm said:

   The pharmacist should have called the prescriber to discuss their concerns. Part of a pharmacist’s job is to recognize dangerous or inadvisable scripts. We are all human; doctors can make errors. But it is not the pharmacist’s call to refuse to fill based on personal opinions. If a pharmacist says they feel uncomfortable, ask why. If the refusal is based solely on personal bias against a class of drugs, ask for a different pharmacist or take your business elsewhere.

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     canarensis, on March 12, 2019 at 12:04 am said:

     pharmacists have been refusing to fill prescriptions because of religious reasons or just ‘not feeling comfortable’ for years. They’ve been repeatedly backed up by their employers.

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   Cathy, on March 11, 2019 at 3:06 am said:

   Walmart won’t fill any Opioid medication for anyone here . Doesn’t matter who you are

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     Cathy Hadden Reiner, on March 11, 2019 at 9:15 pm said:

     What state are you from?

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   D Mosh, on March 11, 2019 at 12:18 am said:

   He or she and their store need to be put on blast. Certainly all over social media, but reach out to local media as well. Burn down their rep. This is damn absurd. This happened to me last year. I gave the pharmacist a minutes worth of my mind then took my families considerable business top an independent pharmacy.

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   4kids4ever, on March 10, 2019 at 9:17 pm said:

   DUMP THE CHAINS & report those who think they are prescribers to the authorities!!

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