One of the pharmacies that I use sent my primary care physician a list of all pain medicines I have gotten from a number of doctors. Some were not controlled substances. But I was not doctor shopping but was sent to around 10 different doctors to try and diagnose my problem, and each one of those doctors gave me a pain killer. Now my primary doctor refuses to give me any medicine what so ever. Is this legal?
2006-06-30 13:15:34 · 10 answers · asked by gatetrek4 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It may be if there are doctor shopping laws in your state.
2006-06-30 13:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
But it sounds like some of the meds WERE schedule II drugs, which are controlled substances. And I think not only was it legal for the pharmacist to alert your doctor, it would've been illegal NOT to. And if you were trying to resolve a problem, even if each doc gave you a prescription why on earth did you fill them all? You should've told each doc what you were already taking, and it sounds like you didn't, since they each gave you a prescription. A doc won't give a prescription if he/she knows a patient is already taking something similar, even if the patient is in getting a second opinion. This holds doubly true if the medication are pain killers, which can be very addictive, which is why many are schedule II drugs. Sorry, sounds like doctor shopping to me, and I'm an RN.
2006-06-30 20:25:39 · answer #2 · answered by basketcase88 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If these doctors are giving you prescriptions for different medicne and your doctor sent you to them they should be keeping some kind of communication with the PMD. Demand from your doctor to know what the other doctors findings are and their reccomendations. Any medication or prescriptions your getting should be brought to the primary mds attention. He is correct in not giving you a new scrip if you are indeed messing around. If your not you need to be more proactive and let the doctor know. Also many doctors like to maintain control of what your on. call the office and ask the nurse to make an entry in your chart of who you saw and what they ordered. Obviously if he did not send you to these doctors then you need to seek help from a pain specialist/anesthesologist. Many are willing to carry a patient as a primary and mantain and offer the meds you need. Doctor shopping was put in place to protect the doctors but also to keep some fools from hurting them selves. Take a good long look at youself and be honest. If your right then fight for yourself.
2006-07-07 05:22:14 · answer #3 · answered by jannurse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the pharmacy probably did this just to alarm your PCP, just in case you would be the kind of person that goes around to different doctors and collects pain meds to fullfill your "NEED" for them. Beleive it or not there are people who do go around and do this. People are also known to get prescriptions from different doctors and they make money selling the meds for pain to other people who are hooked on these meds and need them in quantity to fulfill their need. I'm not saying that you are either one of these types of people, but the pharmacy did do the right thing. They do not need your permission to alarm your doctor of a potential"drug-collector". They just need to let them know what is going on, due to the fact that doctors have so many patients that they cannot keepup with what other doctors their patients see. I hope that you don't feel like i am suggesting that you are doing any of this , but being in the medical field, and after seeing alot of this, you would too understand why the pharmacy did this.....
2006-06-30 20:36:25 · answer #4 · answered by jennifer c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this case, yes. Usually pharmacists only give a dr the scripts you may be taking that would have an adverse reaction to something your physician is thinking about prescribing. However, in this case a pharmacist has the right to provide supportive care in the treatment of an addiction, which you may have since you obviously filled all the prescriptions for pain medication AND you didn't want your primary physician to know about it.
2006-06-30 20:22:02 · answer #5 · answered by luckyme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would check into this if I were you. I don't really think it matters how many doctors you've been to and how many scripts have been written. The pharmacy shouldn't have needed to give that info to your doctor. If you told him how many doctors you've seen and what each one has given you then it shouldn't have been a problem for him to check into something else for you. Find the number to the medical board and call them and tell them what happened and see if they can direct you in the right path.
2006-06-30 20:23:36 · answer #6 · answered by jillybean 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe it is legal. Contact the state pharmacy board and ask them. You should be able to find the number in the blue pages of the phone book. If it is illegal, I would sue. You have a right to privacy.
2006-06-30 20:20:49 · answer #7 · answered by Mickey S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you filled out paper work with your pharmacy, you probably signed a disclosure agreement allowing contact between your doctor and your pharmacy.
2006-06-30 20:21:31 · answer #8 · answered by Heather 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where you are and what pharmacy you use, sometimes you sign papers which say that the pharmacist can tell your doc things if he thinks something is up.
2006-06-30 20:28:51 · answer #9 · answered by dr_evandonovan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and I agree with your doctors decision, your addicted to pain pills!!! and need real professional help!!
2006-06-30 20:21:26 · answer #10 · answered by Pobept 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋