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A client asked me to write a prescription rather than dispense a prescription drug out of my clinic. What are my rights and responsibilities?

April 26, 2017client clinic dispense prescription prescription drug responsibilities Rights write

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A client asked me to write a prescription rather than dispense a prescription drug out of my clinic. What are my rights and responsibilities?

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The AVMA developed a position statement to guide your actions. The AVMA encourages veterinarians to honor client requests to prescribe rather than dispense a drug when a veterinarian-client-patient relationship exists and the veterinarian has determined that the drug is medically necessary. If the veterinarian does not have a veterinarian-client-patient relationship or does not believe the drug is medically indicated, the veterinarian should not write the prescription.