OMAHA- A doctor in Omaha claimed that a pharmacy denied one of her patients medication during a miscarriage. The medicine, according to Nebraska doctors, is prescribed to women who have experienced a miscarriage, but who have not passed all fetal tissue from their body.

Dr. Meghan Oakes stated that women should never be denied the drug and that she wants other patients to be aware. "I would say that two to three times a week, I am offering this medication to a patient," Oakes stated.

The drug, misoprostol, is used to help women pass remaining fetal tissue after a miscarriage. Oakes stated that the main problem is that the "medical term for miscarriage is spontaneous abortion." The patient was denied the medication when she miscarried during her third trimester, even though Oakes prescribed the drug for a "medical miscarriage."

Oakes went on to say that "the pharmacist refused to dispense that medication, subsequently coming back and telling the provider that there was a Nebraska statute that necessitated that the provider be present for this medication to be dispensed."

Oakes believes that the pharmacist saw the words "spontaneous abortion," and denied the request for that reason. "In that scenario, the misoprostol is not the medicine that ends a pregnancy, that's a different medication. That medication must be dispensed by a physician," Oakes stated.

Walmart, where the pharmacy is located, denied to comment on the issue, claiming that they don't discuss specific patient information.

Oakes believes more providers need to be educated on the issue of abortion and miscarriages.

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