A patient arrives at the pharmacy window with a prescription for lomotil. The prescriber is Dr. Tom Nuzecki DDS. You should:this is the contination...

Let's start by making sure we understand what is
happening. Lomotil is prescribed for treatment of diarrhea. It slows the passing of
digested matter through the small intestines, thereby allowing for more complete
absorption of liquids from the matter.

DDS stands for Doctor of Dental
Surgery.

So, in your scenario, we have a dentist prescribing
medication to deal with diarrhea. Because there is no relationship between a patient
suffering symptoms of diarrhea and the type of medical expertise involved in practicing
dentistry, Dr. Nuzecki has no authority to write such an
order.

Under
no circumstances may a dentist prescribe anything whatsoever outside the course of
his/her practice of dentistry (e.g., cold medicines, headache remedies, ulcer
medications, etc.).

The
correct answer to your question is 3. The pharmacist should refuse to fill the
prescription.