Comments on: The problem of doctor shopping http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/problem-of-doctor-shopping.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/problem-of-doctor-shopping.html#comment-71779 Anonymous Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:40:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/the-problem-of-doctor-shopping.html#comment-71779 We see this with other meds besides narcotics. We get at least one patient a week in heart block or severe bradycardia from taking 3 AV nodal blocking agents from 3 different docs.<br/><br/>And when we call the docs, they always say "but the pt said he wasn't on any meds!:<br/><br/>Until we can acutally access pt's medical records, accurate information in the pharmacy is the patients' best defense against receiving meds that will make them sicker. We see this with other meds besides narcotics. We get at least one patient a week in heart block or severe bradycardia from taking 3 AV nodal blocking agents from 3 different docs.

And when we call the docs, they always say “but the pt said he wasn’t on any meds!:

Until we can acutally access pt’s medical records, accurate information in the pharmacy is the patients’ best defense against receiving meds that will make them sicker.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/problem-of-doctor-shopping.html#comment-71749 Anonymous Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:26:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/the-problem-of-doctor-shopping.html#comment-71749 My problem with this is that I see no reason why I, as someone who may need treatment with controlled drugs some day, should give up my right to privacy so the government can stop drug addicts from voluntarily engaging in stupid self-harmful behavior.<br/><br/>We have surrendered too much of freedom and privacy to the war on drugs. I am ready to just let them use all they want and even sell them OTC in exchange for my rights as a non-addict back. We can have the sanitation dept pick the bodies up in the morning. My problem with this is that I see no reason why I, as someone who may need treatment with controlled drugs some day, should give up my right to privacy so the government can stop drug addicts from voluntarily engaging in stupid self-harmful behavior.

We have surrendered too much of freedom and privacy to the war on drugs. I am ready to just let them use all they want and even sell them OTC in exchange for my rights as a non-addict back. We can have the sanitation dept pick the bodies up in the morning.

]]> By: Mary Luhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/problem-of-doctor-shopping.html#comment-71731 Mary Lu Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:12:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/the-problem-of-doctor-shopping.html#comment-71731 Kevin - Pharmacists have been doing this confidentially amoungst themselves for years. This just makes it easier for them to do it and cover both the doc and the pharmacist/pharmacy. Kevin – Pharmacists have been doing this confidentially amoungst themselves for years. This just makes it easier for them to do it and cover both the doc and the pharmacist/pharmacy.

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