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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by cyberax on Friday November 08, 2024 @01:28AM (#42084671)
> ~~Pharmacists have no ability* to not dispense medicines if a doctor prescribes them.~~

As others said, it's not true. Pharmacists are also trained to spot any possible adverse drug interactions with other medications that you might be taking.

It more often happens in the clinical setting, rather than at retail pharmacies, but it still is a possibility.

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Re:After decades, FDA moves to pull ineffective decongestant... by EdwardDiego on Friday November 08, 2024 @02:02AM (#42084836)
I do believe you quoted my edit after being corrected :)

I was definitely wrong.

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