Showing posts with label APhA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label APhA. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

According to the State of Oregon, Marijuana is a medicine!!

So, I was thinking.
According to the State of Oregon, Marijuana is a medicine. It's "medical" marijuana with "medicine" dispensaries.
So, is a person who dispenses "medicine" at these "state licensed" locations required to be a licensed pharmacist?
What if a person is taking other prescription drugs that are not compatible with marijuana? Does the person at the dispensary inquire if the person is currently taking any narcotics or other prescription drugs?
Is the dispensary person behind the counter educated enough to know there won't be any adverse or potentially deadly reactions to say a drug prescribed for liver disease or a blood thinner etc?
If someone does die from "mixing" deadly drugs who gets sued?
The dispensary?
The State of Oregon?
The doctor who prescribed the marijuana?
These dispensaries are in fact acting in the same capacity as a pharmacist with absolutely NO understanding or formal training necessary to identify or avoid any potential drug interactions.
Just thinking.
Let's push this one to the "liability" front burner. Thank You Ken Perkins!

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Pharmacists in politics!

Although no pharmacists are in Congress, 46 pharmacists currently serve in state legislatures across the country. The November elections may bring as many as 12 new pharmacists to their state legislature; 6 pharmacists are running in 4 of the 25 states now without pharmacist legislators. Of those pharmacists now in office, some had served in government or leadership positions related to pharmacy before their election—state boards of pharmacy, various pharmacy-related committees, and similar groups. Others, however, were new to leadership when elected. A majority, 36, are Republicans; 10 are Democrats.
www.pharmacist.com/pharmacists-politics-0