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Legal to loan medications?

Sent to Health Experts January 16, 2005 11:18 p.m.

Can a Pharmacist legally loan you medicaiton until your doctor can call in your prescription? Where can I find the documents taht state if he/she can or can not do so?

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January 16, 2005 11:57 p.m. (38 minutes and 32 seconds later)

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January 17, 2005 12:01 a.m. (3 minutes and 41 seconds later)

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Greetings:

I'm a legal secretary/paralegal ....in answer to you question - "No" - pharmacists cannot legally loan someone medication -

However, if the prescription bottle has a valid refill label on it, they can fill same without the doctor's consent.

If you have any further questions, please let me know.

Bright Blessings.

Peace, Love & Happiness,

The Mystic Wave

Edited by TheMysticWave on January 17 2005 at 12:06am

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Sent January 17, 2005 12:21 p.m. (12 hours and 20 minutes later)

Well in the past my Pharmacist provided me with enough medication to make it through the weekend when my doctor was late getting the prescription in.
Well this week my Pharmacist had a guy filling in. He said it was illegal to loan me medications and that he could loose his license. I have been on these same meds for 5 years and we have been using this Pharmacy for 28 years. So that means when he(Pharmacist) loans me pills that he is breaking the law?

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January 17, 2005 1:16 p.m. (55 minutes and 0 seconds later)

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Yes-your pharmacist is doing you an illegal favor-knowing that your MD is going to write the Rx for you and he can cover it- The other pharmacist is not willing to put his license in jeopardy-the other is.

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January 17, 2005 1:26 p.m. (10 minutes and 48 seconds later)

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