EarthExile t1_j5t0qas wrote on January 25, 2023 at 10:34 AM

Reply to comment by Justagreewithme in Lamont proposes allowing CT pharmacists to prescribe birth control by gabbydeben

As long as the people who need it the most are still screwed over, it's good?

Justagreewithme t1_j5t58ss wrote on January 25, 2023 at 11:32 AM

No, quite the opposite really.

EarthExile t1_j5t9xxe wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:24 PM

Walk me through it. Why must the people who most direly need to avoid an unplanned pregnancy, and are more likely to make risky decisions, be kept from birth control?

Justagreewithme t1_j5tb1sm wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:35 PM

They shouldn’t, but they should be seeing a doctor before taking it.

IamRule34 t1_j5tncli wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:18 PM

But why? A pharmacist is more than qualified to provide the necessary information to start birth control. In many ways probably more qualified than a typical family practitioner, given they'll typically have a better understanding of how the drugs work.

Justagreewithme t1_j5v5bs4 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Then why have doctors at all?

IamRule34 t1_j5vawj5 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 8:33 PM

Because pharmacist specialize in drugs and their interactions, they don’t specialize in being a practicing doctor. It’s not a black and white thing.

Justagreewithme t1_j5vy7pd wrote on January 25, 2023 at 10:59 PM

Right, which is why a pharmacist shouldn’t be prescribing things to a patient that hasn’t been assessed by a doctor. Pharmacists don’t have access to medical history beyond what you’ve been prescribed previously, and often times not even that. IF the drug is so harmless that it can be dispensed to a minor upon request without examination, it should not be prescription based at all. It should be over the counter.