“The state Pharmacy Board adopted rules taking effect Thursday that require timely dispensing of medications and allow a pharmacist to refuse if someone else can fill the order. Exemptions cover potentially fraudulent prescriptions and other concerns.
The rule revisions arose in the wake of concerns about pharmacists’ moral objections to dispensing emergency contraceptives such as Plan B.”
Which brings Ralph’s Thriftway back into the spotlight. After the initial furor over their refusal to stock Plan B, things went mostly back to normal, with a not-insignificant number of activist-minded folks boycotting the store. Now, with Safeway gone, Ralph’s is doing better than ever, but are their morals on the right side of the law?
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