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Contraception
Pharmacists believe they should have authority to refuse emergency contraception prescriptions
January 5th, 2006
A new national survey of 859 American pharmacists revealed that a clear majority believe that they should have the authority to refuse to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception. The national survey was conducted by HCD Research during December 3-4, 2005, to obtain the views of pharmacists in response to recent media reports that four pharmacists were suspended by the Walgreen Co. in Illinois for refusing to fill emergency contraception prescriptions. Among the findings: -69% of the pharmacists indicated that pharmacists should have the authority to refuse filling prescriptions for emergency contraception such as the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-05)
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