As a pharmacist, you are asked to dispense a prescription for a Drug X. Drug X is approved for hypertension; however during counseling of the patient you learn they are taking the medication for anxiety, an indication not approved in the drug labeling. You contact the prescriber who confirms the indication of anxiety and provides various studies supporting it. Legally how should you proceed with the dispensing of this product?
A. Refuse to fill the prescription until the prescriber changes the indication for the drug
B. Fill the prescription after reviewing the studies provided and verifying that the indication, dose, etc seems reasonable
C. Refuse to fill the prescription for the patient, apologize to the patient, and explain to them that you are legally prohibited from dispensing the product for that indication
D. Fill the prescription, but only after the patient signs an informed consent waiver



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