Pharmacy won't fill prescription called in by my doctor.?
My doctor wrote me a prescription for 120 darvocet. He wrote the prescription for one four times a day. But he said that I might need to take 1 and a half four times a day. So he didn't give me any refills, he just told me to call in when I ran out and he'd call in a refill. He was right, I did need to take 1 and a half four times a day. Today I have four left. So I called the doctor and he called in the prescription. No problem. Then I get to the Pharmacy. They tell me they can't fill it. I ask why. They say it's just that the insurance won't cover it until the 8th. I didn't even realize I was still on insurance, so I tell them not to worry about it. Then they tell me they just can't fill it until the 8th, period. I ask why, and they say I'll have to call my doctor and ask about my dosage. Can the pharmacy really refuse to fill my prescription when the doctor called it in himself? I called my doctor and left a message with him that there was a problem with the pharmacy, but this doesn't sound right to me.
Can your new doctor see if your old doctor prescribed you Xanax if you didn’t have an insurance to fill it for the first prescription?
Every prescription for a controlled substance that you fill is entered into a database. Using that, I can view what the prescription was for, which physician wrote it, what day it was written, what day you picked it up from the pharmacy, and which pharmacy you picked it up from. I can search results for you in any state.Pretty neat, huh? Most people who try to misuse prescription drugs don’t realize that doctors can find out EVERYTHING about what you have previously been prescribed.Physicians have to do that because we have to deal with people trying to obtain controlled substances from multiple physicians.As another poster stated, your new doctor will very likely require a transfer of records from your old doctor, which will also allow him to see your prescription history and whether or not you made what would be an alarming number of requests for controlled substances to your previous physician. Any doctor that sees a new patient that has NOT released their prior medical records but is asking for a controlled substance is going to be hesitant to prescribe it until they see what the person has been treated with previously.Lastly, sometimes pharmacies will see red flags in a person’s prescription history and then contact your physician regarding them. I have been contacted by a pharmacy because they tried to fill a prescription from me soon after filling a prescription from a different physician. I have also gotten a warning from a pharmacy when a patient’s parents (I am a pediatrician) had me switch his ADHD medication but then tried to fill a saved prescription for the OLD medication at a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT pharmacy chain, despite that they paid cash for that prescription. The medication is usually run through your insurance as soon as it comes through to the pharmacy so that, the doctor can be notified if there is an issue with the prescription that can prevent it from being filled. Your insurance will have a record of that, regardless of whether you ultimately paid cash for it, and will notify your physician.Physicians are responsible for the appropriate use of their prescriptions for controlled substances, and we take this VERY seriously. Not mentioning a previous prescription for Xanax to your new physician does, indeed, constitute lying and is an easy way to get dismissed as a patient. He isn’t required to keep you as a patient. I have myself dismissed a number of patients from my practice due to misuse of prescriptions for controlled substances.
How to I get my Doctor to prescribe me Xenical?
GP can prescribe (or in some countries like Australia you can get OTC at the pharmacy as long as you meet the criteria). I presume where you are this is not the case and xenical is prescription only. but your GP will follow the same criteria in determining whether its ok for you. To be suitable you must have: (a) Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 35 with no known co-morbidities; or. (b) BMI greater than or equal to 27-30 with 1 or more of the following co-morbidities: (i) diabetes; (ii) ischaemic heart disease; (iii) psychiatric conditions; (iv) hypertension. It will also depend whether xenical is suitable for your weight loss needs. It works by reducing up to 30% of fat from your diet, so if you are eating a low fat diet anyway, it won't do much for you-thus why some people say its doesn't 'work'. It suites people who are gaining weight for a specific reason and there may be a better option for you, like reductil, duromine or various other prescription drugs that work in different ways. I would go to a gp, describe your eating habits, any medical conditions, whether it was sudden weight gain or progressive, are you always hungry?, or even when you exercise and eat well do you still not lose weight? tell them that you are interested in trying xenical and go from there. :) if you do end up getting it -it is expensive, so shop around! - a 4 week pack is about $120-$140 (australian dollars)
Why is it so hard to get a prescription refill from my doctor's office?
I did my primary care rotation in a small to medium sized practice which had five doctors and around 6000 patients. Repeat prescriptions could be requested over the phone or online, the receptionist would print them for the doctors to sign and then collect them to the front desk for patients to pick up - usually on the next day.There are no doctors sitting around waiting for your refill requests, these are done among clinical duties. You see the patients waiting in the waiting room first. You refer the patient you suspect having cancer first. You take that emergency phone call and do a home visit to assess a dying patient first. Then you go through the letters about your patients who have been hospital for treatment and tests. And then you deal with repeats (usually long after office hours have ended).Writing a repeat is not just a signature at the bottom of the page. Legally your doctor is responsible for ensuring that you still need the medication and that it is safe to do so and evaluating all your meds at least annually. I've heard patients getting refills on drugs month after month when they were only meant (and are safe) for short term use. Should the patient have realized this? Probably. Should the doctor have noticed it? Probably. Or a drug can knock of your kidneys and you are supposed have renal function tests done every month and the doctor fails to notice this and you end up with renal failure. Or a patient keeps taking a drug they clearly have no need for (eg. OCP after hysterectomy). When you have 100+ 'urgent' refills, most for people who aren't even your 'own' patients, on your desk waiting to be signed between patients mistakes happen. Mistakes in medicine happen easily and can have serious consequences.In short, you are not their only patient, renewing a prescription is not just signature on the dotted line, there is no person whose only job it is to sign your prescription and your refill request is less urgent than all those patients in the waiting room or acutely unwell and delays would cause them much more inconvenience than waiting a day at the comfort of your home would cause to you.
Can a doctor tell if I picked up my prescription?
The answer is yes and no. While all computer systems at all pharmacies keep a record of every transaction, the only way the doctor would know would be if he or she contacted the pharmacy. When it comes to controlled substances things change a bit. Due to DEA regulations every time you fill a prescription for a controlled substance a second record is kept in order to stop ‘doctor shopping’ and also in order to stop you from filling controlled substances at different pharmacies. I don’t know the exact algorithm but once there is a ‘hit’ in this system, the DEA has the right to call the prescribing doctor. In addition, if a pharmacist feels uncomfortable about filling a certain prescription he or she will call the prescribing doctor. BUT, as a general rule, a physician will simply not know if you have filled a prescription UNLESS he accesses the system where he can see all medicines filled by his patients. This occurs quite INFREQUENTLY due to time constraints that most physicians have. DK
My doctor charges for calling in prescription refills to the pharmacy? Does yours?
OMG, that really gets me hot under the collar. When I worked with elderly and disabled folks, I'd spend half the day on the phone with doctors. I betcha they WISHED they could charge me for asking them to do things like that or for the millions of questions I asked, but they couldn't. I think your doctor is ripping you off, and you should let her know that you're going to switch to a new doctor who doesn't price gouge her patients. What a knob.
How are pharmacists given the right to override a doctor’s prescription?
Before we proceed remember this.Image courtesy Many popular cliparts collectionsPatient care is not the sole domain of doctors, they work as a team with other members of which pharmacists are an important member.If Medicine was a soccer game, Doctors are the Star strikers & pharmacists are the Goal Keepers.Pharmacists are trained professionals who dedicate their life in making friends with Drugs & Doctors.Very few doctors will have detailed knowledge about the drugs as the pharmacists. It is their job to know know much more about the individual medication, including the molecular structure, drug interactions, dosing, Indications, contraindications & lots of other things. These are the topics which most of the doctors will have a working knowledge but not in details which the pharmacists learn, as Medication are just one of the many other things which doctors learnNow coming to the question.“How are pharmacists given the right to override doctors prescription?”Technically they cannot override a prescription unless they have reasons & knowledge to the effect that the current prescription has a potential issue which may land the patient or the Doctor in trouble & I am extremely thankful for the latterIn cases, they have doubts, they will clarify with the Doctor & “ Suggest” the changes which are more appropriate according to their knowledge & training.Most of the time when I receive a call from the pharmacist, I get annoyed as I am busy seeing a patient & they could have just used common sense & not called me.But deep inside my heart, I know there is somebody who is watching my back.They have helped me suggest drug alternatives, missing drugs, dosing oversights, potential drug allergy interactions, potential situations when a drug may be relatively contraindicated & many other scenarios.However, I do not agree with them always. Many a times, I have my reasons why the prescription is not the way it should be. They will usually listen to it & sometimes have pearls of wisdom which help me become a better prescriber.It may potentially happen that the prescription has potential issues which the pharmacist is not very comfortable dispensing but the Doctor is not budging, then they may refuse to fill a prescription.But they cannot override & change drugs on their own accord. They may be allowed to dispense drugs which do not need prescription by the doctor to replace the ones in the prescription. But these cases are usually far & few.
My doctor prescribed Seasonique but I was given Seasonale by the pharmacy?
I was just switched birth control and my doctor and I decided Seasonique was a good option for me since I have been on the Depo Provera shot for a few years and am not looking forever to regular periods again. When I went to pick up my prescription at the pharmacy they gave me Seasonale instead of Seasonique, is there a big difference between them? I know they are both a 3 time a year period pill but is one better than the other? Also is anyone on Seasonale? How did you like it?