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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEmergency contraception supposed to be available to teens, but pharmacists telling them they're too
Emergency contraception is supposed to be available to teens, but pharmacists are telling them they're too youngIn the study, researchers called pharmacies in several different cities around the country posing as teenage girls seeking emergency contraception. Approximately 20 percent of the pharmacy staff they contacted wrongfully informed the callers that because they were teenagers they could not legally have access to emergency contraception at all. Of the remaining 80 percent of respondents, only about half of them got the exact age requirements for Plan B correct.
Even more interesting were some of the other things pharmacy staff told the callers. Many cited ethical reasons or personal religious beliefs for not offering the medication. Other pharmacists inaccurately told the callers that a parent or guardian would have to come with them to pick up the medication (even if they had a prescription) or that an older friend or boyfriend above the age restriction could not buy Plan B over the counter for them. In fact, some callers were even told Plan B wasnt sold to men, which also isnt true.
the rest: http://www.salon.com/2014/02/09/americas_plan_b_problem_the_contraception_misinformation_epidemic/
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Emergency contraception supposed to be available to teens, but pharmacists telling them they're too (Original Post)
kpete
Feb 2014
OP
Honestly, that would be helpful. If any were nearby me, I'd go in and educate them
riderinthestorm
Feb 2014
#5
We need the names of the PHARMACISTS. And they need their licenses revoked.
kestrel91316
Feb 2014
#7
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,611 posts)1. Oh, FUCK. This is not supposed to be happening.
Goddamn it.
silverweb
(16,402 posts)2. They are breaking the law.
[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Are there no penalties?
progressoid
(49,988 posts)3. Names. We need names of these pharmacies.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)5. Honestly, that would be helpful. If any were nearby me, I'd go in and educate them
Its quite possible these pharmacies are doing it purposefully.
But I'd make the effort first to make a personal stop in to educate them on what the law says.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)7. We need the names of the PHARMACISTS. And they need their licenses revoked.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)4. Were are the plants?
Just like the ones that hang out in front of liquor stores, have these same undercover cops go into pharmacy's and arrest those that don't comply with state law.
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)6. Pharmacists feel they are the gatekeepers
They feel they have a right to deny any sale of any drug on moral or ethical concerns, even if the sale is legal. That is the attitude they are taught in pharmacy schools.