24 hours ago · February 5, 2019. Karen Berger, PharmD. Real pharmacists speak out about the alleged fake Walgreens pharmacist. A fake pharmacist who allegedly verified nearly 750,000 prescriptions over 10 years 1 is receiving a good deal of attention from real pharmacists, as well as the public. Kim Thien Le worked at 3 Walgreens locations (Fremont, Milpitas, and San Jose) … >> Go To The Portal
Similarly, 65.4% of fourth-year students agreed that women are underrepresented in pharmacy management positions compared with 23.5% of first-year students. More fourth-year students than first-year students agreed that men and women in pharmacy receive equal pay for equal work(80.8% and 52.9%, respectively).
Many students believed the number of women in pharmacy would have no negative impact on the profession. Forty students (67.8%) agreed that it is important to maintain a significant proportion of men in pharmacy. Conclusion:
Of the 60 respondents, the majority disagreed that there is segregation of men and women in pharmacy. More fourth-year students than first-year students recognized the underrepresentation of women in pharmacy management. Many students believed the number of women in pharmacy would have no negative impact on the profession.
Pharmacy educators and preceptors should foster students’ awareness of the gender disparity in the profession and support female students and recent female graduates in their career development. Introduction For many years, pharmacy has been touted as a female-friendly profession.
The defendant medical practice tried to argue that even if the court recognized a cause of action for breach of confidentiality, the case should be dismissed anyway because the medical records were disclosed in response to a subpoena. The court disagreed, and stated:
“The importance of confidentiality in the physician-patient relationship has been recognized by courts in numerous jurisdictions throughout the country,” wrote the court in its decision. Patients should be able to freely disclose their condition and symptoms to their doctors in order to receive treatment without fear that the facts will become public. The Connecticut Supreme Court looked at other jurisdictions and concluded that state law causes of action compliment HIPAA by enhancing the penalties for its violation and thereby encouraging HIPAA compliance. The court concluded that:
The medical practice could have contacted the patient to notify her and get her permission (or discover that it did not have her permission). The healthcare practitioner should have contacted the practice’s attorney to better understand what their duty was in response to the subpoena.
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"If a woman is told no at the pharmacy, she can't get the medication, know that that threatens her health but it also can leave her feeling ashamed and judged," Borchelt, of the National Women's Law Center, said.
These are personal decisions that pharmacists have to make," Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., the only pharmacist serving in Congress, said, adding that he always respected his pharmacists' beliefs, but "wouldn't leave the patient hanging" if they needed a drug.
Pharmacist refuses to fill transgender woman's prescription. July 22, 201802:00. After Nicole Arteaga, the Peoria woman, was denied her prescription, Walgreens said in a statement that it has a policy that allows pharmacists to step away from filling a prescription for which they have a moral objection. But it added: "It's important ...
Eight other states explicitly require pharmacists to provide medication to patients even if there are objections, and seven others allow pharmacists to refuse but prohibit them from obstructing access to the medication, the National Women's Law Center says.
Susanne Koestner, seen here with her 2-year-old son Evan Kelley, was denied a birth control prescription from an Albuquerque, New Mexico, pharmacist in 2012. Courtesy Susanne Koestner.
Six states, including Arizona, have laws or regulations that allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense medication for religious or moral reasons without any obligation to the patient, such as transferring the prescription to another pharmacist or pharmacy , according to the National Women's Law Center.
And a University of Pennsylvania study found that women waited 16 minutes longer than men to receive pain medication when they visited an emergency room. Women are also more likely to be told their pain is “psychosomatic,” or influenced by emotional distress.
(To wit: a Yale cardiology study found that many women hesitated to seek help for a heart attack because they worried about being thought of as hypochondriacs.) Recognize that expressing concern over symptoms doesn’t mean you’re overreacting, self-diagnosing, or trying to do your health care provider’s job for them. Says Dr. Gupta: “If you feel like something isn’t right with your health, honor that — even if a doctor is disagreeing with you. It’s better to find out you’re wrong than to wait too long.”
Health care providers may have implicit biases that affect the way women are heard, understood and treated, she said. “Medical schools and professional guidelines are starting to address this problem, but there’s still much to be done.”.
National class action lawsuits have been filed against three of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains for discriminating against pain patients trying to fill legitimate prescriptions for opioid medication.
Smith suffers from Mesial Temporal Lobe Sclerosis, which resulted in scar tissue in her brain that causes severe chronic migraines.
The companies did not respond to a request for comment.
She alleges that Walgreens and Costco pharmacies refused to fill her opioid prescription s in violation of federal law. "Many Americans are unaware of the difficulties chronic pain patients have getting pharmacies to fill their lawfully-obtained opioid prescriptions.
It will hopefully improve their quality of life and save many lives in the process.". Pain patients in the U.S. have complained for years about pharmacists refusing to fill their opioid prescriptions or reducing them to lower doses.
The companies did not respond to a request for comment. Walgreens adopted a “secret checklist” in 2013 that required its pharmacies to watch for red flags such as patients paying for opioid prescriptions in cash, seeking an early refill or taking an “excessive” number of pills.