OSU Research: Oregon Pharmacies Often Won't Sell Syringes Without Prescription, Increasing Disease Transmission - The Corvallis Advocate

OSU Research: Oregon Pharmacies Often Won't Sell Syringes Without Prescription, Increasing Disease Transmission - The Corvallis Advocate

More than two-fifths of Oregon community pharmacies require a prescription to purchase syringes, even though they can be sold over the counter, creating an access barrier that could exacerbate the spread of bloodborne diseases like hepatitis C. Oregon State University researchers conducted a telephone survey of more than 400 pharmacies in Oregon and learned that 43% of them were unwilling to sell a 10-pack of syringes to someone without a prescr…