Corresponding Responsibility - Pharmacist Attorney California

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Corresponding Responsibility
Pharmacist Attorney California
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Overview

• Physicians are responsible for prescribing and
  dispensing. Pharmacists have a corresponding
  responsibility to fill those prescriptions
  appropriately.
• In short, enforcement actions against pharmacies
  occur most often when pharmacists fail to
  exercise their corresponding responsibility as
  addressed by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in
  USA.

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Top 4 Pharmacist Duties and Responsibilities
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• 1. Dispense Prescriptions This is the "filling,
  licking and sticking" most people imagine when
  they conjure a mental image of a pharmacist
  counting out tablets, preparing a bottle label
  and handling medications to patients.

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• 2. Communicate With Prescribers Any time a
  prescription order is unclear or potentially
  harmful for a patient, you need to confirm the
  dosage and formulation (e.g., liquid or tablet),
  as well as whether brand name product is required
  or if you can substitute a generic equivalent.

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• 3. Ensure Patients' Safety Check each patients
  medication record every time he or she gets a new
  or refill prescription filled. This is the best
  way for a pharmacist to prevent potentially
  dangerous interactions between drugs.

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• 4. Educate Health Provider Colleagues Be aware
  Doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers
  about new medications and drug therapy protocols.

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What to do if an Accusation against a Pharmacist?

• Pharmacists must use their professional judgment
• to resolve Corresponding Responsibility.

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• At the Marcarian Law Firm, Pharmacist Attorney
  California handled some of the most significant
  corresponding responsibility cases against
  pharmacies and pharmacists in the state.

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