Insurance wrote letter, now doctor wont write scripts - Pain Management Message Board

letthatsinkin · 05-23-2007, 05:27 PM

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RetiredDirector · 05-24-2007, 03:22 PM

One thing I haven't noticed in this thread is something that should be made known. Where I live (and I assume it's in other states too), doctors, pharmacists,and dentists have the ability to access a database that lists all your prescriptions, the doctor that wrote them, and the pharmacy where they were filled.

If that information is available to anyone who writes you a script, I would think the insurance company (right or wrong) has the right to notify the doctors involved.

I don't know, personally I think this somehow doesn't sound right to me. If others know about a common database and "sharing" of patients information, I would like to hear about it. I think our personal private information may not be so private as we would like to think. Anyone read George Orwell's "1984"?

ssmith1018 · 05-25-2007, 08:32 AM

I am new to the whole pain management procedures. I have posted on the spinal board and the pain managment. I posted once about how mad I was that my pharmacist contacted my doctor saying I was receiving pain medication from 2 doctors. A prescription of darvacet that I received, made me sick, so I never took it. Then I was referred to a Neurosurgeon, who prescribed me loratab. No one knew the whole story but me & my neuro. Like I said, I'm new to all of this. I, never in a million years, would have thought that there is such a big deal about a few pills. I've been educated real quick!! I called my pharmacist and explained the whole thing to him. Since then I haven't had a problem. I never knew the extent of abuse that goes on with these pain pills. It makes it hard for people that really need them. I hope things work out for you.

Sue

conductor · 05-26-2007, 02:15 PM

Dear Letthatsinkin,

Just checkin' in since this can potentially affect us all!! Please promise to KEEP US UP-TO-DATE!

Sincerely,
Jon (Conductor)

IZZY'SMOM · 05-26-2007, 08:52 PM

I agree, pluse I want to see how you are doing! Hopefully ok...what is going on? ?did you find someone to help you?
xoxoxox,
IZZY'SMOM