News tagged conscience-clause

DEA Guidance Regarding Information Pharmacists May Provide on CS II Prescriptions

October 2, 2013 5:05 PM Topics: Controlled substances and Dea

Recognizing that pharmacists are sometimes presented with prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances that are missing information required by law, Drug Enforcement Administration provides guidance for pharmacists regarding allowed changes or additions to such prescriptions.

Nominations for 2014 NABP Annual Awards Now Being Accepted

October 2, 2013 5:00 PM

NABP invites you to nominate a colleague or board of pharmacy for a 2014 NABP award.

Kansas Conscience Clause Bill Signed Into Law

May 23, 2012 4:43 PM Topics: Pharmacists and Conscience clause

A new law in Kansas will allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense medications they believe might cause an abortion. The Health Care Rights of Conscience Act, signed into law by Governor Sam Brownback on May 14, 2012, “will bar anyone...

Federal Judge Rules Washington State Emergency Contraception Dispensing Requirement is Unconstitutional

February 29, 2012 10:22 AM Topics: Pharmacies, Pharmacists, and Conscience clause

A Washington State regulation requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives was declared to be unconstitutional by US district court Judge Ronald B. Leighton because it violates pharmacists’ right to conscientious objection. The ruling is part of Leighton’s decision in a...

Alaska Conscience Clause Bill Introduced to State's Senate

March 17, 2011 9:21 AM Topics: Conscience clause

A conscience clause bill (Senate Bill 14) has been introduced in the Alaska legislature and is currently being considered in the state’s senate. The bill would provide “for the protection and reasonable accommodation of a health care provider's expression of...

Delaware News: Considering Moral and Ethical Objections

March 1, 2006 3:04 PM Topics: Conscience clause

Published in the March 2006 Delaware State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter There have been questions concerning the professional obligations of licensed pharmacists to provide services they may religiously, morally, or ethically oppose. There is no Delaware Pharmacy Act or Regulation...