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Originally Posted by Zoggite  Here's my rant of the day:
patient comes in today with handwritten Rx for "Transtec patches 35mcg/hour, one every seven days"; dispenser informs me that said patient had already presaented same Rx yesterday, but locum (Polish, only signed off on nov. 1st...) refused to dispense it as patient's date of birth wasn't on Rx, so sent patient back to surgery. Never even mentioned the fact that Transtec patches are only licensed for use twice a week, and that if the Dr wanted the once-a-week ones he should have p'bed BuTrans patches...
So what do I do? send the poor patient back to the surgery again, or dispense a CD against a faxed new Rx?  |
I hate ones like this. If you know the Dr really well and know you'll get that script, most pharmacists I know would give the patient the patches. However strictly speaking it's illegal to do a CD from a faxed script.
So what do you do? Send a patient in obvious pain back to the surgery again (not in their best interests) or break the law?
Answers on a postcard...............