Originally Posted by elkpark
Yes, but that's just manipulating how the original Rx that was written by the physician/NP/PA is dispensed. The pharmacist is only "writing" the Rx in the sense of moving the pen across the paper. That's very different from you walking into Wal-Mart, discussing with the pharmacist that you've been having a lot of trouble sleeping lately, and the Wal-Mart pharmacist deciding that it would be safe and appropriate for you to take Ambien and prescribing it for you ...
THAT is NEVER going to happen.
Can you imagine the liability?
They will
revoke/suspend the license of a Physician who consistently writes prescriptions on patients with no record/history of any type of physican exam....so why in the world would the USA allow this same practice for Pharmacists?
Pharmacists are simply not taught the same things as a physician or even a nurse practioner.
Healthcare providers find the disease/ condition and find the drugs or drug combination to treat it
The Pharmacist is ONLY concerned with how that medication will adversely affect the body, if the dosage is consistent with the medication, and how that same medication acts with other drugs/supplements/OTC's.
Notice when a physician writes you a prescription...he doesn't even write down what it's for? You know why? Because it's the job of the physician and not the pharmacist, to make that decision.
Unless a Pharmacist really wants to tick a doctor off, have you ever had a pharmacist say, "Why did he write you a prescription for ____ when ____is so much more effective?"
Because:
1. He isn't qualified to make that decision...he hasn't done a physical/health history/labwork on the patient.
2. His only job is to make sure that the medication falls in the above criteria.
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