A Laxity of duty as a pharmacist? A“do what the majority does” attitude? Or a problem of the poor?
Dispensing of the supposed to be a prescribed drug as an over the counter drug, this is, sad to say an on going happening in the community pharmacy.
For the sake of profit, many says as asked if why they dispense these drugs, allowing the dispensing Rx drugs as an OTC drug, such as antibiotics, contraceptive pills, etc. profit will of course be theirs, and of the consumer as well, because if they can buy these drugs as an OTC in this drugstore, why would the consumer even bother buying it on the other drugstores and hassling him/herself of getting a prescription form a doctor, this is a sad reality that becomes a normal practice for pharmacy.
Some say they’re just following as what all others do; they call it the “reality”. True as it may, this is a bad mark for pharmacist, being known by other pharmacist abroad by dispensing prescribed drug as an OTC drug, this is a bad image for those future pharmacist.
But what is the cause of this on going anomaly? Is it because of the increasing population of the poor? Whose family is composed of 5 or so, with a mother working as a vendor, and a father as a tricycle driver, garnering an income of P5, 000 or so, having a hard time feeding their children even afford going to a doctor and getting a prescription?
One’s laxity of duty is not only to be blamed only to him/her for it is not one’s fault to help lighten the weight that the poor is carrying by dispensing these Rx drugs as OTC, although aware that it is a good example, yet still helping the poor is the greater good of both. It is not also the fault of the poor that they are not anywhere capable of getting a correct prescription; having to do these malpractices may still not come to any end soon.
Now as the Pharmacy comes to realize its clinical potential and prove that it is more than just a retailer, pharmacist of the new generations should be a product of change and of innovation.
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