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I'm confused, why do they need the details? You would have had the same result (no prescription) if you had simply declared yourself allergic. "Allergic" == "d
by dTal 8y ago
I'm confused, why do they need the details? You would have had the same result (no prescription) if you had simply declared yourself allergic.
"Allergic" == "don't prescribe, on pain of death".
- MiddleEndian 8y agoIn his case, the side effects are hallucinations. Perhaps he's OK with them being prescribed if the alternative is worse.
- floatingatoll 8y agoAs a highly intelligent patient, hallucinating nightmares put the hospital risk from me being highly intelligent and hallucinating. This benefits no one to call an allergy.
- unclenoriega 8y agoFor one, nightmares and hallucinations are not allergic reactions, and should not be described as such. And second, true allergic reactions can vary from a mildly annoying rash to life-threatening anaphylaxis. it's important to know the specifics in order to make a proper risk-benefit analysis.
- floatingatoll 8y agoBecause they’re making medical judgements that can kill me if they’re misinformed. If they withhold Tylenol for a fever because “allergic to Vicodin”, and I die from that fever, I will have died because I called it an allergy. It’s bad enough dealing with informed risks without creating uninformed risks too.