Pharmacy Patient's Bill of Rights

Chapter 61-04-07-01

North Dakota pharmacies and pharmacists shall provide pharmaceutical care so that the patient has the following rights:

1. To professional care provided in a competent and timely manner in accordance with accepted standards of pharmacy practice.
2. To be treated with dignity, consistent with professional standards, regardless of manner of payment, race, sex, age, nationality, religion, disability, or other discriminatory factors.
3. To pharmaceutical care decisions made in the patient’s best interest in cooperation with the patient’s physician.
4. To have the pharmacist serve as one of the patient’s advocates for appropriate drug therapy and to make reasonable efforts to recommend alternative choices in cooperation with the patient’s physician.
5. To have the patient’s pharmaceutical records maintained in an accurate and confidential manner and used routinely to maximize the patient’s pharmaceutical care.
6. To receive health care information and to review the patient’s records upon request.
7. To receive patient counseling, using the methods appropriate to the patient’s physical, psychosocial, and intellectual status.
8. To have the patient’s prescriptions dispensed and pharmacy services provided at a pharmacy of the patient’s choice in an atmosphere that allows for confidential communication.
9. To have the patient’s drug therapy monitored for safety and efficacy and to make reasonable efforts to detect and prevent drug allergies, adverse reactions, or contraindications.
10. To have the patient’s drug therapy monitored for reactions, or contraindications.
11. To monitor the patient’s compliance and proper drug use and to institute remedial interventions when necessary.
12. To have the pharmacy patient’s bill of rights posted in a prominent place within the pharmacy readily visible to the patient.