{"id":43682,"date":"2025-07-06T15:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/43682\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T15:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:33:13","slug":"a-shopper-said-a-pharmacist-tried-to-stop-him-from-getting-his-prescription-are-they-able-to-do-that-withhold-medication-twistedsifter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/43682\/","title":{"rendered":"A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription. \u2013 \u2018Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\u2019 \u00bb TwistedSifter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-541626\" class=\"wp-image-541626\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"man with facial tattoos\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" title=\"A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription.   Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ttpharm.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-541626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TikTok\/@brian_in_space<\/p>\n<p>These kinds of stories really drive me nuts\u2026<\/p>\n<p>A man named Brian, who happens to be an aerospace engineer, posted a video on TikTok and told viewers about the frustrating experience he had to deal with when he went to a pharmacy to pick up a prescription.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-541627\" class=\"wp-image-541627\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"man talking in his car\" width=\"800\" height=\"1177\" title=\"A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription.   Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-1.44.54\u202fPM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-541627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TikTok\/@brian_in_space<\/p>\n<p>Brian said he went to the pharmacy to pick up three different prescriptions and he told viewers, \u201cThe lady at the pharmacy pretty much almost withheld my medication based on how I look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-541628\" class=\"wp-image-541628\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"man talking about his pharmacy\" width=\"800\" height=\"1177\" title=\"A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription.   Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-1.45.05\u202fPM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-541628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TikTok\/@brian_in_space<\/p>\n<p>Brian said the pharmacist asked him, \u201cWhat are you using this for?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The TikTokker then said that he had to explain his \u201cwhole medical history\u201d and that he was embarrassed about it.<\/p>\n<p>He asked, \u201cAre they able to do that? Withhold medication?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-541630\" class=\"wp-image-541630\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"man talking to tiktok viewers\" width=\"800\" height=\"1207\" title=\"A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription.   Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-1.45.37\u202fPM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-541630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TikTok\/@brian_in_space<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@brian_in_space\/video\/7478778316116266270\" data-video-id=\"7478778316116266270\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"><p>\n <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@brian_in_space\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@brian_in_space?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@brian_in_space<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Can they do that? <a title=\"question\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/question?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#question<\/a> <a title=\"healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/healthcare?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#healthcare<\/a> <a title=\"walmart\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/walmart?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#walmart<\/a> <a title=\"rude\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rude?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#rude<\/a> <a title=\"doctor\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/doctor?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#doctor<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Brian in Space \ud83e\ude90\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7478778232947723038?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Brian in Space \ud83e\ude90<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And this is what viewers had to say.<\/p>\n<p>This individual shared their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-541631\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 06 18 at 1.45.48\u202fPM A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription.   Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\" width=\"800\" height=\"498\" title=\"A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription.   Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-1.45.48\u202fPM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>Another TikTokker weighed in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-541632\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 06 18 at 1.46.19\u202fPM A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription.   Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\" width=\"800\" height=\"282\" title=\"A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription.   Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-1.46.19\u202fPM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>And this viewer spoke up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-541634\" src=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 06 18 at 1.46.33\u202fPM A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription.   Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" title=\"A Shopper Said A Pharmacist Tried To Stop Him From Getting His Prescription.   Are they able to do that? Withhold medication?\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-06-18-at-1.46.33\u202fPM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><\/p>\n<p>Never judge a book by its cover\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Especially if you work in customer service!<\/p>\n<p>Good grief!<\/p>\n<p>If you liked that story, check out this video about <a href=\"https:\/\/twistedsifter.com\/2024\/02\/maam-i-am-not-paying-for-your-items-dollar-store-cashier-has-had-it-with-customers-who-argue-over-4-products\/?utm_source=IN-ARTICLE&amp;utm_medium=IN-ARTICLE&amp;utm_campaign=IN-ARTICLE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Dollar Store cashier who has had it with customers who argue over $4 products.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TikTok\/@brian_in_space These kinds of stories really drive me nuts\u2026 A man named Brian, who happens to be an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":43683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1230,210,1060,1184,27500,26198,2397,1399,67,132,68,989,1062,11588],"class_list":{"0":"post-43682","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-drugs","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-medication","11":"tag-medicine","12":"tag-pharmacy","13":"tag-prescriptions","14":"tag-tiktok","15":"tag-top","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-video","20":"tag-viral","21":"tag-walmart"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114807020357343456","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}