Any pharmacy that denies a valid prescription for any reason (outside of outright fraud) should be charged with practicing medicine without a license and shut down immediately.
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Depends on the state in which the refusal happens how it is handled. It is complicated and can cost the pharmacy lots of money. The broad approach is they can refuse for false, fraudulent or unlawful scripts and moral objections. Some states require the pharmacists to refer the patient to another pharmacy that will fill the prescription when a religious objection arises.
The catch 22 involves the ADA. If the patient involved is covered under the ADA. So, in ADA cases, does the pharmacist’s right to decline to provide a legally prescribed medication go out the window?
Rite Aid, Walgreens, and CVS have already paid big fines for not filling a script for a person that fell under the ADA. The answer is yes in most cases. Just a note everyone on Medicare disability and who are on Medicare are in that protected group as well. So it depends.