The new policy will allow any physician with a Drug Enforcement Administration prescriber license to treat up to 30 in-state patients with buprenorphine.Jan 14, 2021
Can a pharmacist refuse to fill Suboxone?
However, patients cannot be treated if pharmacies will not fill their buprenorphine prescriptions. Many pharmacies do not stock buprenorphine and many pharmacies ration the drug or even routinely refuse to fill buprenorphine prescriptions. (N Engl J Med 2020; 383:703-705).
What are the implications of a pharmacist refusal to fill a prescription?
Legitimate refusal: A pharmacist can refuse to fill a valid/on-time prescription for a controlled substance if doing so would harm the patient, such as when the patient is allergic to the medication, the medication would adversely interact with other medications that the patient is taking, or the prescribed dose is ...Apr 3, 2014
Can a pharmacist deny medication?
A pharmacist is technically allowed to decline filling your prescription based on their moral beliefs. If that happens, try seeing if there's another pharmacist working at the pharmacy and speak with them.Jan 23, 2019