Re: Concerta vs new Generic Concerta

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure how it’s done in Ontario, but in South Carolina, and any other US state for that matter, it is not within the scope of practice for a pharmacist to override the express wishes of the prescribing physician and simply choose to ignore “Dispense AS Written” designation on a prescription order. The poster who mentioned legal repercussions resulting from such actions is absolutely correct. I could no more ignore the prescribers instructions with regard to brand as I could ignore or make up my own instructions for the patient’s dose! That is the PURPOSE of the order!! To alter in anyway the doctor’s order could not only bring legal action down on my head but I would also lose my license to practice. Even when a patient requests a generic if the prescriber has specified the brand product i call the doctor before complying with patient’s request. As i said, I do not practice in Ontario so I am not sure how it works there but I would be EXTREMELY SHOCKED if it were actually legal for a pharmacist to ignore or change in any way the written order of rthe prescriber!

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