Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Target: Refuses to Fill Emergency Contraceptive

AMERICAblog: "A 26 yr old woman was refused EC when she handed her Rx to a pharmacist at a Target store in Fenton, MO, on Sept 30. The woman was told by the pharmacist, “I won’t fill it. It’s my right not to fill it.” She was told that she could go to a local Walgreens instead. The woman said, "When the pharmacist told me she wouldn't fill the prescription, I went from disbelief to shock to anger... It seems unbelievable to me that a medical professional could/would deny access to a federally approved drug and impose their personal beliefs in a professional setting." Target natl headquarters hasn't responded to 3 PPFA attempts to clarify its policy on pharmacist refusals. Well, I do shop at Target, and THAT practice can cease immediately if they refuse to clarify what their policy is on pharmacists refusing to fill LEGALLY OBTAINED and PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED meds. Feel free to contact Target yourself-- I did, just simply click on the link "Target Corporations" which is listed under the heading "Our Stores & Company". I let them know that I already will not set foot in Wal-Mart/ Sam's Club and that we can easily separate our hard earned money from Target, too. Also, please consider filling out your info and then just clicking this written letter which will be sent to Target. I don't take my church to their store, so how dare stores allow their pharmacist to bring their church/ personal beliefs to my Rxs? If they object to dispensing meds, they should not be in the business of dispensing drugs. Not to mention the fact that refusing to fill drugs completely violates the Code of Ethics of Pharmacists.
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