In article <20041010232332.01624.00002233@mb-m28.aol.com>,
jmdjmh@aol.compostible (J.) wrote:
I don't have a problem with pharmacists deciding not to sell a drug on ethical grounds, so long as they let their customers know in advance which drugs they won't dispense. I do wonder, though, how they draw the line between one drug and another. Many drugs will have adverse effects for some customers; some will kill on occasion, quickly or over time. Is it as simple as knowing that the drug sold to an individual will kill, as opposed to simply knowing that it might?



I suspect this is strictly limited to those agents that are designed to
abort a blastocyst. The morning-after pill is one of those.

I suspect such a pharmacist might also refuse to dispense methotrexate
if he/she knew it was going to be used as an abortion-inducing agent,
ditto for prostaglandin.

I can't think of another drug or drug class that would be a problem for
a pharmacist. Perhaps someone out there knows of one.




steve

"Steve White" <steve@spam.me.never> wrote in message
news:steve-549123.22323510102004@netnews.comcast.net... In article <20041010232332.01624.00002233@mb-m28.aol.com>, jmdjmh@aol.compostible (J.) wrote: I don't have a problem with pharmacists deciding not to sell a drug on ethical grounds, so long as they let their customers know in advance which drugs they won't dispense.

That might not be a problem in an urban area where it seems like there is a
pharmacy on every other corner. In a rural area it could be a *big*
problem. I agree with those who say if they have a problem with the
requirements of the job then they should find another profession.

Kathy 1

Steve White <steve@spam.me.never> wrote in message news:<steve-549123.22323510102004@netnews.comcast.net>...
I suspect this is strictly limited to those agents that are designed to abort a blastocyst. The morning-after pill is one of those. I suspect such a pharmacist might also refuse to dispense methotrexate if he/she knew it was going to be used as an abortion-inducing agent, ditto for prostaglandin. I can't think of another drug or drug class that would be a problem for a pharmacist. Perhaps someone out there knows of one.

Any sort of psychiatric drug would be problematic for a pharmacist who
is a Scientologist.

L.

"Lainie Petersen" <sfi30@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:671d8c26.0410110715.397653b5@posting.google.c om... Steve White <steve@spam.me.never> wrote in message news:<steve-549123.22323510102004@netnews.comcast.net>... I suspect this is strictly limited to those agents that are designed to abort a blastocyst. The morning-after pill is one of those. I suspect such a pharmacist might also refuse to dispense methotrexate if he/she knew it was going to be used as an abortion-inducing agent, ditto for prostaglandin. I can't think of another drug or drug class that would be a problem for a pharmacist. Perhaps someone out there knows of one. Any sort of psychiatric drug would be problematic for a pharmacist who is a Scientologist. L.
Or ANY type of contraceptive by a catholic pharmacist, or ANY drug if the
pharmacist is against animal testing.

Jason