I recently saw your website and read your views on how to file a complaint. However, Im in Louisiana and have a friend that was denied a narcotic medication refill because it was after 2 days since it was prescribed from the emergency room. She was still in pain and wasn’t able to get it filled because she had not received her paycheck. She also did not have insurance to pay for it. What are we supposed to do or can we do about this?
This was an interaction at the local large chain pharmacy – one that has their “good faith filling policy”
Part of that policy is that the pharmacist is not suppose to fill controlled prescriptions for pts wishing to pay CASH..
It is reported that some 30 million Americans DO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE… so it would appear that those 30 million pts ( close to 10% of the USA population ) need not come to this chain pharmacy if they need a controlled prescription filled…
Once again my recommendation to pts in need of getting controlled prescriptions filled is DUMP THE CHAINS !!!
Here is a link to help you find a independent pharmacy by zip code http://www.ncpanet.org/home/find-your-local-pharmacy
The chain store pharmacist gets paid every week … regardless if they fill your prescription(s) or not… at a independent pharmacy you will – most likely – be dealing with the Pharmacist/owner who only gets paid if they fill legit/on time/medically necessary prescriptions.. They typically understand that the world is not perfect and some people can’t afford insurance and or that don’t have the money to get prescriptions filled when they need them.
The money you spend in a locally owned independent pharmacy STAYS IN YOUR COMMUNITY.. profits aren’t sent off to some corporate HQ in another state or another country.. It is one way to BUY USA !
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Unfortunately the decision has been removed from the pharmacist. Coporate rules and regulations with intense oversight by bean counters has ruined our practice. One reason I quit.