Čes. slov. farm. 2016, 65(5):176-181 | DOI: 10.36290/csf.2016.034
The conscientious objection among pharmacists in the Slovak Republic
- 1 Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita Brno, Farmaceutická fakulta, Ústav aplikované farmacie
- 2 Univerzita veterinárskeho lekárstva a farmácie v Košiciach, Katedra lekárenstva a sociálnej farmácie
There were two primary objectives of this study: 1. bibliographic analysis of literature on pharmacists and conscientious objection, 2. analysis of present condition and attitudes of pharmacists (n = 100) and pharmacy students (n = 100) towards conscientious objection in the Slovak Republic. Data were obtained from the survey using by questionnaire.
Almost all, 191 (95.5%) respondents knew the phrase "conscientious objection". The respondents claimed this right to refuse filling prescriptions written for emergency post-coital contraception in 43.5%, and dispensing of hormonal contraception in 26.5%. Most participants, 178 (89.0%) think that pharmacists have the right to conscientious objection. 65 respondents (32.5%) implement this right in their practice.
Keywords: conscientious objection; pharmacists; pharmacy students; Pro-life pharmacies
Received: August 4, 2016; Accepted: November 14, 2016; Published: May 1, 2016 Show citation
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