PHARMACIST STEVE

From a chronic pain pt:

I just tried to get my morphine filled. I take six pill day  15 mg.  the pharmacist said he can only fill 5.6 pills per day . So my dr has to write new perscription. 

Any input Steve. 

Forcing everyone on Hospice ?

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My recommendation:

Ask the pharmacist where that “limit” is coming from… one of the basics of the practice of medicine is the starting, changing, stopping a pt’s medication…  So who is attempting to practice medicine on you?   If it is a reject from your insurance ask the pharmacist to give you a screen print of the rejection when he submitted the claim.. or if it the store’s/chain’s policy then a copy of that policy.. if he can’t/won’t do either…then … someone is telling the truth

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Response from chronic pain pt:

Steve insurance company playing doctor. My doctor jumped on that and straightened everything out. She is fast . I’m happy. 

Thank you

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At least this insurance company just hopes that the pt caves to their demands… and will back down… when the doc pushing back…They are able to DODGE being accused to practicing medicine without a license by getting the pt’s prescriber to re-write the prescription to meet their demands.

In this particular example, the pt’s daily dose was 90 MME… the limit on the published CDC guidelines…  Where this pt’s insurance company came up with the 5.6 doses/day.. is beyond me.

I will leave you with this quote from the movie Galaxy Quest and Tim Allen

 

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