Gut Instinct and the Obvious
Although this occurred some time ago, I recently came across this article and thought it was another example of being vigilant when dispensing medication. More specifically, not blindly dispensing when there is cause to call the doctor and ask for an explanation for an order.
It is also a reminder that we have the right to refuse to dispense a prescription, whether it be because of the patient, or the doctor.
The article relates to US celebrity Anna Nicole Smith’s death in 2007. Only in September this year further details came to light including information from a pharmacist who had refused to dispensed a drug cocktail one of her doctors orders some months before her death.
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