Pharmacist critique was ill-informed.

Full Abstract

Pharmacists' ability to exercise "professional right of conscience" in dispensing emergency contraception, as well as the professionalism of pharmacists, has fallen under attack recently by the media, by state governments, and even by other healthcare professionals in published commentaries. This editorial discusses the controversy surrounding emergency contraceptives, the right of pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions that they consider morally objectionable, and the responsibility of pharmacists to provide medications in a timely and professional manner. The professionalism of pharmacy is also examined in light of the expanded scope of practice in which pharmacists increasingly find themselves practicing.

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Author information

Author/s: Karpa, Kelly Dowhower (KD);

Affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, 17033-2360, USA. kjd136(-atsign-)psu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Annals of pharmacotherapy (Ann Pharmacother), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2006 Jul-Aug; vol 40 (issue 7-8) : pp 1441-4

Dates: Created 2006/08/02; Completed 2007/02/21;

PMID: 16804096, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Ann Pharmacother. 2006 Jul-Aug;40(7-8):1474-5. (PMID: 16849617)

CommentIn: Ann Pharmacother. 2006 Sep;40(9):1697-8. (PMID: 16849613)

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Associated Chemicals: Contraceptives, Postcoital (0)

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