Wellness

[Carmie]

@PINKdogWOOD   It was probably easier for him just to put the prescriptions through your insurance....not much to look up and easy to do.

Customer service is lacking everywhere.  No one wants to be bothered helping people anymore.

[PINKdogWOOD]

@Carmie   This may be very possible because he looked and checked a lot of stuff on his computer, this and that. I can't even say if he was even totally honest with us in what he told us. 

[Still Raining]

I don't think I have had a paper prescription for many years.  Actually I like it that way.  Nothing to lose.

I am on Medicare and lost a bottle of pills, thinking they went out in the trash.  Anyway, I got a replacement under Good Rx which the pharmacist offered.  Wonderful savings.  Evidently you can go outside Part D.

[Suzeecat]

I've always been curious how it works when you want to use a mail-order pharmacy.  People claim to get good prices and services ordering their prescriptions by mail, but I always get my medications by my physician contacting the pharmacy directly.  I never get a paper script. 

[CelticCrafter]

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@Carmie wrote:

The only RX's that I am aware of that doctors will not give you a hard copy of is opioids.

This is standard procedure.  No amount of begging for a  copy will get you one.

They will only call in this type of prescription.

Most doctors call in prescriptions.  This practice cuts down in errors (bad handwriting) and stops people from forging and duplicating the script.  

Patients have been known to steal whole prescription pad from the exam room.

If you wanna shop around for a price, you can call the office and ask them to call whatever pharmacy you wish.  

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That's not true in NJ, that's the only time you WILL get a written script and it's not faxed or called in.  You need to take it to the pharmacy to get it filled.

[suziebee1]

When I get a blood test or a mammogram at the hospital, they demand that I have a paper script with a handwritten signature from the ordering doctor - no computer signature.  That is a pain, because you  have to either go into the doctor's office to get it or have them mail it to you.

[Zhills]

Or maybe the gentleman just doesn't have or use a smartphone, tablet or computer!

[chrystaltree]

Every doctor I see,  gives me print out when I leave.  It's a summary of the visit and ALL my prescribed medications are listed.  I think all doctors have been doing that here for years.  Since they all became computerized.  I think there was some confusion with patients request.  They thought he wanted copies of his prescriptions, of course, they wouldn't give that to him.  He just the printout of his meds.  I'd tell him to speak directly with the doctor and explain that the office staff dismissed a reasonable request for no reason.

[granddi]

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@Zhills wrote:

Or maybe the gentleman just doesn't have or use a smartphone, tablet or computer!

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He was a young man many 20ish. He was polite to the staff. 

I wondered if his prescription was expensive. I have no idea if he had insurance or any circumstance. The point is that the staff said NO, sorry. 

Regarding glasses and contact lens Rx, Federal Trade Commission requires these Rx be given at end of exam. 

[deeva]

My doctor will give me a paper copy if a script when I ask for it. 
Most of the time, it's sent electronically to the pharmacy. 

I don't think many doctors call in scripts anymore, they don't have the staff for that.