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I'm hoping the doctors just got better at finding out which patients were going to multiple doctors for opiates at the same time, since that was the case for al
by cm2012 8y ago
I'm hoping the doctors just got better at finding out which patients were going to multiple doctors for opiates at the same time, since that was the case for almost all of the deceased. The average decrease was only 10% less new subscriptiona. But I wish they studied that also.
- Broken_Hippo 8y agoI think this could be partially solved by changing the pharmacy systems and moving them to robust electronic systems. In the US, when I'd get an electronic prescription, I'd have to specify which branch of which pharmacy I was picking it up on. They don't allow electronic prescriptions for opiods, however. (I worked at a pharmacy). Other pharmacies, even in the same chain, could not see my prescriptions without the pharmacy transferring it over to the other physical location. If the pharmacist or doctor suspects something, they basically have to keep the patient waiting to investigate - and if they deny, hope they are getting something wrong instead of someone just getting bad luck. I now live in Norway. The doctor just does the electronic prescription. I can go to any pharmacy in any location to pick it up. Including the things that aren't allowed to be electronic in the US. This makes such things much easier to be noticed - doctors and pharmacists can get access to this information when filling a prescription.