There is no moral or ethical basis for a pharmacist, who knows nothing of the patient’s medical condition, to play gatekeeper.
Physicians are sometimes accused of having a god complex- well, an ignorant pharmacist refusing to fill the script is an example of a bureaucratic demon complex.
Count the pills, put them in the bottle, and ring up the purchase. Thank you, Mr. medicine supply chain stock clerk.
I really disagree. Part of the reason our country is in a mess is because people just follow orders. That goes from a Pharmacist handing out Plan B Abortion pills to a driver delivering Zyklon B to a Nazi Camp. There is not much lower on the status chain than a convenience store clerk, but if he doesn’t want to sell porno magazines, even he has the right to negotiate terms with the operation.