Do you really want your pharmacist to have a political opinion when it comes to dispensing your drugs? What's next a cardiologist that believes in the Kervorkian theory? I say just do the job you accepted employment to do and let free thinking Americans deal with the consequences of their actions.
What kind of pharmacist do you want? A rubber stamper?
You should choose one who helps you with your prescribed
drugs.
Do you want them to tell you about side effects, even if
you might stop taking the drug cause you don’t want those
side effects?
Do you want them to tell you smoking can be harmful?
That overdosing on meds is potentially dangerous?
Suppose you have heard that some herb is good for your
digestion, but you are taking a blood thinner
for your heart condition, and the pharmacist knows that
there might be a drug interaction that might harm you with
those two chemicals. Should the pharmacist just say, “hey,
man, it’s a free country” here’s you’re prescription for
the blood thinner, dude, good luck.” Or should they warn
you, and if they feel strongly enough that the interaction
could be harmful to you, not sell you the drug. What kind
of pharmacist do you want?
I have a nephew and a niece who are pharmacist. They take their jobs very seriously and take it to heart. Everyday they explain the drugs to the people they are dispensing because it is part of their job. They care about them. In this line of work you have too. And they are there to protect the patients from any bad drug interactions or allergies that the doctor missed. This is a medical field they are involved in. They are licensed in Ohio which requires years of schooling and making rounds next to the doctors on the floors. They have to take their jobs very seriously. They can’t be that cold-hearted I think. Especially if have rapport with their patients.