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- wait, he gave you more when he was upset, or he was so upset he didn't realize that he doubled your script. OR was it your doc changed it just to mess with him.. confused, sorry.

I've never had a problem, which is odd because i'm 24, and i am on heavy narcotics. i am good looking, and am very fit, so maybe they don't think of me as a druggie, i also am sweet to the female pharmacist when she is in and sort of flirt in a harmless just for fun to get smiles kind of way. the male pharmacists just look at the script, look at me wierd and fill it, they are cool too. but since i had been to so many pharmacies in the past, when i signed my pain contract i picked the one closest to the office that had the COOLEST people.

maybe you should tell your doc that you are switching pharmacies just so you don't have to deal with this sh*%. we shouldnt have to. and i can't believe she got it canceled jen, thats insane, and bds he actually had the nerve to call and bother your doc for 28 lortabs?! i get 90 Oxycontin, and 120 15mg Oxicodone with no problems. People are so wierd, they mess with us especially when they are having bad days. They are supposed to take the Rx, fill it, tell you about it, and send you on your way, who do they think they are to mess with us like this?!

I'm no doctor, i'm just a man with intelligent opinions.

-Enigmuh

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 A lot of people dont realise that pharmacists arent suppose to "just fill" whatever the doctor writes down. In most all states the pharmacist is required by law and ethical standards to verify that there is a real relation between the patient and doctor, no abnormal distance between the doctors office and patients residence, the script is written correctly (numbers and words for the quantity), the mathematical equation to verify the DEA number checks out, and that the medication is within "normal prescribing practises". There are some other things too, but I cant think of them off the top of my head.

 That being said the main complaint I have with pharmacies is that under Michigan law they are required to give you a price before you have the medication filled whether in person or over the phone if requested. However there are some big name pharmacies in my area that refuse to give controlled substance price quotes over the phone. Next time I will be prepared with the MCL# (Michigan Compiled Laws) to back me up. 

I've generally not had a problem with pharmacy's...I Only use 2 pharmacies, the one at the hospital/clinic I recieve treatment at and the local rite aid...as the hospital is 75 miles from where I live...I've had situations where they wouldn't fill because of technicalities, dates, and so forth, too early on ins to fill, but as far as feeling like i'm being judged, its just never happened to me..maybe i've been lucky...like i said in another post you have to have an open and honest relationship with ALL of your healthcare providers...esp the pharmacist...They can offer alot more than just a bottle of pills

I'm not a doctor, but would LOVE to play one on tv....

Ray

I also am on large amounts of narcotics and have been for many years. I did have some problems at one pharmacy but for the last 7-8 years I frequent the same pharmacy and when they go onto the computer the prescriptions are always the same, the doctor's office is right next door so I am sure that the phamacists already knows what the doctor's signature looks like. I may be wrong but to me it seems the problems I had years earlier had to do with the younger pharmacists for whatever the reason was.

Pharmacists have much more to do than these simple things you mentioned here.  They also have to check for interactions, ensure the medication is exactly as the physician wrote it(sometimes they are highly illegible)document the order, and the CII drugs you are on require a great deal of documentation.  Even sometimes verify the ℞ through PMPs and the physician.  There is NO law anywhere that obligates a pharmacist to fill a prescription, especially with controlled substances.  They have the right to refuse to fill any script for which they doubt the validity of.  Who they are is someone who is in charge of ensuring the safety of you taking the medications he/she is giving you.  The reason they are prescription is because they have inherent risks associated with taking them.  You might want to re-evaluate your opinion of your pharmacist and the important job they have to do relevant to your health and well-being.  Also, keep in mind that they may have to fill 300 other scripts that day so yours is not the only thing they have to do that day.

Really Now?

Just so you are aware: A Pharmacist does not have absolute authority over a physician and there are plenty of laws that state a RPH must fill a valid Rx.   In fact I know of quite a few that have been fired for refusing

Seems to me that you might want to get out more.

In my state the pharmacist is NOT obliged to fill the prescription even if they call the doctor and have it verified if they suspect it will be misused or diverted.  There are doctors that write scripts inappropriately, and the pharmacists generally know who they are.  They are also bound to the same rules to prevent abuse and diversion as the physician is.  "Well the doctor wrote for it" is not a pharmacists defense in my state.   

>> brain, you are looking way too deep into what i said, i said something basic, nothing deep and entangled with actual job formalities. i was stating they are not supposed wrongly judge somebody, no body is, judging someone comes out of a dislike of one's self. Messing with someone w/out probable cause is not right. Messing with someone where there is probable cause is fine by me, because there is a VALID reason they are doing it. I don't care about the intricate details associated with being a liscensed pharmacist in regards to my post, my post was derived from the fact that wrongfully associating a person into certain categories based on what they are filling as an Rx is not the job of the pharmacist. That is no ones job.

I am not a doctor, i am an experienced individual

Enigmuh

What is wrong with the pharmacist calling your doctor to confirm that your script is legitimate?

After you get a DEA number you do find yourself sometimes in Satan's hot seat, darned if you do and darned if you don't. Same with the God complex. Patients expect you to have the omnipotence and prescencience of God, and the patience and demeanor of a saint, but then just be a good ole boy and write for whatever the patient wants, whenever they want it.

It's a shame to see less and less of the mom and pop deals.....I just went to my regular pharmacy and had to get pain meds refilled and it was one day too early so i had to call back the dr office and get approval for the pharmacy to even fill it, then i had to pay the full cash price for it, thank god it was only 26 bucks, but 4 dollars is much easier to swallow. Kinda ticked me off...like one day is gonna make a difference...I guess it wouldn't have if I hadn't been out, lol....

Remember: Just do it.. EVERY PILL EVERY DAY

Yeah, it was one day early...The doc ok'd the fill before i ever got to the pharmacy, they just told me that Ins wouldn't pay for it because it was one day early...They filled and i just had to pay cash because i didn't want to wait that one day....i mean it was just 27 dollars, but still, it's stupid..I know there are rules and we all have to play by them but, cmon people throw me a bone...:-)

Ray

Remember: Just do it.. EVERY PILL  EVERY DAY