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Medical Forum / General / Pharmacy / April 2005Best Phony C- II Rx story
The most 'enjoyable' experience I had dealing with phony rx's happened when a young lady, 20 something, presented me with a script (from a dentist) for 50 Percocet-5. The directions were to take 1 tablet every six hours prn pain. I never recalled any prescription where a dentist prescribed 50 tablets prn pain, plus the hand writing looked a little suspicious, so I called the dentist. When I finally got him, he asked the name of the patient. Not recognizing the name, he asked me to describe her. I did and he immediately asked me to put her on the phone. I walked down to the counter where she was standing, picked up the phone, handed it to her and said "it's for you". She looked at me kind of puzzled, picked up the phone and she said hello, and after a brief pause, proceeded to burst out crying aloud. The doctor then told her to bring the rx back to his office. Whatever happened after that is up for grabs. I would imagine many of my fellow colleagues have interesting stories they would care to share. HankG > When I finally got him, he asked the name of the patient. Not recognizing > the name, he asked me to describe her. I did and he immediately asked me [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > HankG Similar story - For ours it ended up the "patient" was his wife. She ends up as ex-wife and this incident was just the tip of the iceberg. Brad My husband and I are both pharmacists. Way long ago, he did some relief work for a sort of shady pharmacy. he told me about a "Mrs. Ambrose" (name changed to prevent the guilty) who went through Tussionex like water for her husband who was going to "die any minute now for the lung cancer". Fast forward 10 years later-I was a stay at home Mom and was asked to do relief for this pharmacy. Who calls but Mrs. Ambrose! When I wouldn't refill without a MD OK ("Barry would do it"), she pulled the "my husbands dying" routine. When I mentioned that he'd been dying for 10 years, she hung up on me and didn't bug me again (except for repeated calls, "when's Barry coming back?") > My husband and I are both pharmacists. Way long ago, he did some > relief work for a sort of shady pharmacy. he told me about a "Mrs. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > that he'd been dying for 10 years, she hung up on me and didn't bug me > again (except for repeated calls, "when's Barry coming back?") Hey everyone I am currently in my last year of studying pharmacy and work as an assistant after hours and during the holidays to get the exerience hours i need. I was working at a retail pharmacy around the corner from where i live one saturday morning when i very aggitated lady came in asking for Benylin with coedine. She couldnt keep still, never took her sunglasses off and kept telling me her child had knocked her last bottle off the counter and it broke. I sold her a small bottle (100ml) and she asked if i didnt have a bigger bottle for her, which evidently we didnt. That evening happened to be helping out at a night time pharmacy in town and the same lady came in. I couldnt believe it when she walked up to me and asked me for a large bottle of benylin with coedine amd started spinning me the same story that she spun me that morning. When i asked her if her child had knocked the bottle i sold her this morning off the counter she turned and ran out the pharmacy. Amazes me how consumed addicts can be in themselves when they want to get held of their addiction! Cindy, SA Isn't there a law whereby patients who present forged prescriptions can be arrested? If not, there should be. > Isn't there a law whereby patients who present forged prescriptions can > be arrested? If not, there should be. you are a physician and you don't know the answer to this question?? yikes Matt B wrote >Isn't there a law whereby patients >who present forged prescriptions >can be arrested? ... Yes, you can call the cops, but it's a nuisance. Yes, it's the "right" thing to do, but it will disrupt your day. Then, there's the false-positive problem: looks phony, but it's real. And contacting a prescriber to verify a Rx can sometimes be problematic. You can usually "discourage" a person trying to pass a phony rx. Tell a stranger you won't fill it without ID. If I get an suspected alteration (often quantity or refills) I usually just contact the prescriber and ask them how they think I should proceed. This has the added benefit of "reminding" the prescriber to write rx in a way that is difficult to alter. cindy e wrote ..I sold her a small bottle (100ml) [of Robitussin AC]... Guess you live in state that allows that: in my state AC requires a rx. I'm surprised you sold it. In an adjacent state they allow it, but I have the impression that the rph just refuse to sell it, unless maybe they you know you well. About 25 years ago in Richmond VA I tried to buy some AC, but it was expensive so I went with the DM. What does a bottle of otc AC cost? >Cindy, SA umm what's SA? |
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