Hi there!
Anyone else out there enjoying the emergency supply battle in the PJ letters section?
I was so incensed, or bored, today that I waded in.
A letter last week said that three common misconceptions were wrong.
1. You can't give a ES if surgery is open.
-My answer -if Drs there let patient explain why they haven't ordered their Rx in time
2. If you give an ES people will get lazy and not order Rxs in time in the future.
-My answer -a pharmacy where I worked started charging for all ES's and the patients soon stopped forgetting to order. Another shop used to supply 5 days or calendar packs as per regs and charge. If the patient brought back an Rx for what they's received then they got money back if they brough in 28 day RX they didn't so if they wanted their money back then they had to explain situation to Dr. Again ES requests dried up in a few months.
These don't disprove the point but they certainly prove that if people are inconvenienced then ES's seem to become less necessary.
3. You need written confirmation of drug name and strength.
-My answer -if the patient is on a regular repeat Rx at the pharmacy I take the computer record to tell me what they have otherwise how are we supposed to know that they're on the drug. Telepathy?
I always give an ES if I figure that it's necessary and I can keep my arse out of the wringer. Otherwise I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do.
Anyone else out there enjoying the emergency supply battle in the PJ letters section?
I was so incensed, or bored, today that I waded in.
A letter last week said that three common misconceptions were wrong.
1. You can't give a ES if surgery is open.
-My answer -if Drs there let patient explain why they haven't ordered their Rx in time
2. If you give an ES people will get lazy and not order Rxs in time in the future.
-My answer -a pharmacy where I worked started charging for all ES's and the patients soon stopped forgetting to order. Another shop used to supply 5 days or calendar packs as per regs and charge. If the patient brought back an Rx for what they's received then they got money back if they brough in 28 day RX they didn't so if they wanted their money back then they had to explain situation to Dr. Again ES requests dried up in a few months.
These don't disprove the point but they certainly prove that if people are inconvenienced then ES's seem to become less necessary.
3. You need written confirmation of drug name and strength.
-My answer -if the patient is on a regular repeat Rx at the pharmacy I take the computer record to tell me what they have otherwise how are we supposed to know that they're on the drug. Telepathy?

I always give an ES if I figure that it's necessary and I can keep my arse out of the wringer. Otherwise I'm sorry but there's nothing I can do.

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