Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Drug Dispensing

The WSMA believes that a physician is not precluded from dispensing appropriate medication to a patient who has been diagnosed as having a sexually transmitted disease, such as gonorrhea, since forcing a patient to have such a drug dispensed in the presence of pharmacists could very well destroy the confidential nature of that particular patient-physician relationship. (JC 5.11-87) (Amended A-17)

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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:

EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health Services