Pharmacists' Rights at Front Of New Debate; Because of Beliefs, Some...

The Washington Post;  March 28, 2005 ;   Rob Stein;   787 words ......tracks reproductive issues. "There are even cases of pharmacists holding prescriptions hostage, where they won't...didn't know what we were going to do." Supporters of pharmacists' rights see the trend as a welcome expression of...a controversial step that would likely make pharmacists the primary ...

PHARMACY BILL IS WRONG PRESCRIPTION PHARMACISTS ALREADY HAVE PLENTY OF...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  March 11, 2003 ;     460 words ......abortion debate. This time, Wisconsin pharmacists have been unjustly caught in a crossfire...legislation that would protect the jobs of pharmacists who refuse to dispense drugs and...used to cause abortion, assisted suicide or euthanasia. But pharmacists don't need a law: They already have...and ...

Battle over reproductive issues moving to pharmacies: Some pharmacists are...

Charleston Daily Mail;  March 28, 2005 ;   ROB STEIN;   787 words ......tracks reproductive issues. "There are even cases of pharmacists holding prescriptions hostage, where they won't...didn't know what we were going to do." Supporters of pharmacists' rights see the trend as a welcome expression of...a prescription - a step that would likely make pharmacists the primary ...

More pharmacists refuse to sell morning-after pills: Some call them a form...

The Washington Times;  July 28, 1999 ;   Vanderkam, Laura R.;   787 words ......the 1.37 million U.S. abortions each year. Many pharmacists are not buying this logic. Some pharmacists have been harassed, demoted, had jobs shifted and...Bogomir Kuhar. He is the executive director of Pharmacists for Life International (PFLI), a group based in Powell, Ohio, whose 1,500-member ...

Abortion-rights forces move to counter pro-life pharmacists

Drug Topics;  May 3, 1999 ;   Ukens, Carol;   697 words ......legalize physician-assisted suicide in Louisiana, pharmacists sought the help of a representative...came out against the assisted-suicide bill because the R.Ph. "would...The APhA policy states that pharmacists have the right to refuse to...

BILL LETTING PHARMACISTS REJECT CERTAIN PRESCRIPTIONS DEFEATED.(News)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  May 18, 1999 ;     391 words ......that would have allowed pharmacists to refuse, on moral grounds...drugs used in assisted suicides. The bill, which failed...beliefs. ``We don't want pharmacists to have to trade their...leaves the door open for pharmacists to take a moral stand...anti-depressants, for example. Pharmacists ...

Suicide link

Drug Topics;  January 1, 2001 ;   Conlan, Michael F;   773 words ......events also is likely. The possible association with suicide was given widespread public visibility in October when...and if we'd known this drug could cause depression or suicide, he never would have come into contact with Accutane...of these risks." The FDA has received reports of 41 suicides among ...

UPI Investigates: Lariam and suicide.

United Press International;  May 21, 2002 ;     787 words ......contain reports over the past four years alone of 11 suicides, 12 suicide attempts, 41 cases of thinking about suicide and 144 cases of depression among Lariam users. * A...to report having mental problems that could lead to suicide than those taking a different drug -- the antibiotic...seven ...

SA: Old people commit suicide almost as fast as young people

AAP General News (Australia);  February 8, 2001 ;     366 words ......said depression appeared to be more likely to lead to suicide in an older person than a younger person. "It's particularly...often failed to get treatment because depression and suicide among older people was far less publicised than among...people, so often went unrecognised. He said many older suicide ...

UPI INVESTIGATES: LARIAM AND SUICIDE

United Press International;  May 21, 2002 ;     787 words ......contain reports over the past four years alone of 11 suicides, 12 suicide attempts, 41 cases of thinking about suicide and 144 cases of depression among Lariam users. * A...to report having mental problems that could lead to suicide than those taking a different drug -- the antibiotic...seven ...

U.S.-HEALTH: PHARMACISTS DISPENSE ANTI-CHOICE ACTIVISM

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  May 6, 2005 ;   Molly M. Ginty for WOMENSENEWS;   787 words ......Washington-based Alan Guttmacher Institute. "In some states, pharmacists are even being allowed to dispense emergency contraception...have started adopting "conscience clauses" for pharmacists. "These laws say pharmacists can step out of the way, but can't get in the way...Originally, these laws were ...

Some pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions

The Journal Record;  May 28, 1997 ;   Jane E. Allen Associated Press;   787 words ......rights. And in coming years, pharmacists will face even more serious...drugs for physician-assisted suicide. The pharmacists are caught in a Catch-22...treatment. In other words, pharmacists must find a way to accommodate...is no written policy, and pharmacists and women's advocates ...

Some Pharmacists Refuse to Fill Doctors' Prescription

Los Angeles Sentinel;  June 25, 1997 ;     787 words ......Angeles Sentinel 06-25-1997 Some Pharmacists Refuse to Fill Doctors' Prescription...patient rights. And in coming years, pharmacists will face even more serious challenges...legalizing drugs for physician-assisted suicide. The pharmacists are caught in a Catch-22. The American...right to ...

WA: Dep Coroner fingers drug stoppage for suicide timing

AAP General News (Australia);  December 20, 2007 ;     496 words ......Dep Coroner fingers drug stoppage for suicide timing By Nicolas Perpitch PERTH, Dec 20 AAP - The deputy coroner investigating the suicide of serial killer David Birnie has indicated...Avanza, for three days before he committed suicide because the renewal authorisation form...

Court eyes rights vs. duties.(Focus)(pharmacists and pharmacies to...

Chain Drug Review;  March 17, 2008 ;     440 words ......Dakota. the state Senate has rejected a bill forcing pharmacists to dispense birth control. The legislation, which...complained that the government should not force pharmacists to act against their beliefs. The Washington state lawsuit was filed by two pharmacists and a pharmacy owner who contend that ...