filling both meds

[bigNasty]

SWIM just got a script to some percs and an anti-inflammatory and was wondering if the Dr. will find out if swim only fills the percs. would the pharmacy be a dick and call your Dr. and tell her you only filled the percs since the scripts are written on the same piece of paper? would the Dr. call the pharmacy and make sure you filled both?

I know the obvious answer is to fill both for future good relations with the Dr. but don't have the money to waste and would like to know ya'lls thoughts and/or experience

[LorTabitha]

I've done this and was honest with the pharmacist about my $$$ situation. I said, "Since I have OTC Motrin at home, I'm just gonna skip this one and use the money for groceries." That way if the pharmacist and doctor did talk, there'd be a reason. (my dr. knows I'm broke too.)

[mad_hatter]

A couple times I haven't been able to afford to get the anti-inflammatory and have just picked up the narcotic...probably depends what pharmacy you go to, but I'm sure if you said something like that you don't have enough money that they would let you do it.

[red26]

I dont think that the doctor would find out. I doubt that somewthing like this would be of any concern to him/her anyway but you can always say that you couldnt really afford it and wanted to try an OTC anti-imflamiory before spending the cash. yeah, thats what I'd be sayin.

[Dune]

I believe that the dr. 'could' find out, but I don't think it would necessairly be a problem. I just went to my dr. and noticed a printout in my charts of all the meds I've had filled in the last several months(at all pharmacies). Nobody mentioned the ones that I've not had filled. Some of them were things he wanted me to be taking for pain that I don't like (lyrica, neurontin). I was happy to see the sticky note attached to the list that said "compliant". I am sure they were just looking to see if I had anything there from another dr. I have been seeing a PM doc as well, but was telling my PCP that we haven't discussed medication since he was already covering me. It was the truth and I think he was just checking. Good thing I have been good!

[Narkotikon]

If it's just a doc you've only seen one time, or only see every so often (like a general practitioner), or you never plan on seeing them again, I wouldn't worry about it.

If you do see the doctor a lot and will definitely go back, I'd suggest what everyone else has said: either fill both, or just tell the pharmacist (and the doctor the next time you see them) that you are short on money and would like to try an OTC NSAID first, as they're less expensive. I don't think you'll have a problem.

[upstate_007]

What NSAID is it? If it is Ibuprofen it is very cheap. Lots cheaper than buying it OTC. If it is something else it could be expensive enough to use that argument. Like Narkotikon siad though, if you don't plan on seeing this doc regularly don't sweat it at all. Even then, the chances of them finding out and giving a shit are pretty low. I have tons of scriptd I never filled. It has never been brought up once.

[Narkotikon]

^^^^^ That's true, I don't know if the OP has a Kroger's around him, but they (and other stores like Wal-Mart, Walgreens, etc.) have lists of commonly prescribed drugs now (sorry, not scheduled drugs) where you can get a script for a month for $4.00. I think Ketoprofen and another NSAID are on there, so it actually may be cheaper to get the scripted NSAID v. the OTC stuff, plus they wouldn't have to worry about if the doctor found out about them not filling it. But if it is more expensive than the OTC, then just do what everyone is saying and say you want to try the OTC stuff first because it's less expensive.

[supa325]

I don't think you need to explain anything to the pharmacist. When you walk up, tell them to fill both, but you'll pick up the NSAID later because of cash. They should have the brains to realize that the narcotic is the one relieving the pain. That's what it's prescribed for.

[jimmyfingers]

Just tell the pharmacist that you already have the NSAID at home and theres no reason to fill it. Ive done this plenty in the past.

[bigNasty]

OK thanks everybody for the responses. It wasn't an NSAID after all. He said this should relieve the swelling and i couldn't read what it said but it was some sort of prednisone product. swim said fuck it and got it filled because swim will probably go back to this Dr. again.

[oxymoronluvr]

cover your back ! these days you can never be too careful. no matter what you do. you could get them filled and get 2 seperate bags and take the one back later and say you can't take it. but i would get it filled just incase it is a trick. like i said. this is known as gen rx now days and thinking upon it , that would be a pretty crafty thing for the doc to do to weed out the drug seekers. just give you an nsaid and an opiate and if you dont fill the nsaid then wtf? and the doc can go under your nose to see what you got at the pharm. hippa does not expand that far out. so fill the rx , it will be the better thing to do if you want to keep getting narcs form that doc. mabey im too paranoid, but we are in gen rx these days and you can never be too careful.. rx abuse has beat meth abuse. so docs are cracking down. the closedminded ones just are not writing. the pill mill is going to be a thing of the past in the next few years i feel.


and if it was pred(steroid) deltasone then that shit is pennys per pill. very cheap.

[paroxetina]

I'd really be quite surprised if your pharmacy bothered to call your doctor as long as you give a SOMEWHAT reasonable excuse, like $$$ or having OTC anti-inflammatants at home, etc.

To me it just doesn't seem like red-flag raising behavior, particularly with a drug as low on the opiate ladder as percocet.

[bigNasty]

cover your back ! these days you can never be too careful. no matter what you do. you could get them filled and get 2 seperate bags and take the one back later and say you can't take it. but i would get it filled just incase it is a trick. like i said. this is known as gen rx now days and thinking upon it , that would be a pretty crafty thing for the doc to do to weed out the drug seekers. just give you an nsaid and an opiate and if you dont fill the nsaid then wtf? and the doc can go under your nose to see what you got at the pharm. hippa does not expand that far out. so fill the rx , it will be the better thing to do if you want to keep getting narcs form that doc. mabey im too paranoid, but we are in gen rx these days and you can never be too careful.. rx abuse has beat meth abuse. so docs are cracking down. the closedminded ones just are not writing. the pill mill is going to be a thing of the past in the next few years i feel.


and if it was pred(steroid) deltasone then that shit is pennys per pill. very cheap.
yeah thats what it was, deltasone. I filled it and will save it for when someone gets a cold and needs some prednisone. The Dr. said to get an x-ray a few months ago and never did so I figured i'd spend the money and get both meds just in case he's trying to pull something

[D-BoyJake]

You could aslo use the "sample" excuse. That you got some samples of whatever the non-narc was and you're going to see how well they work before filling the whole script.

Or you could fill part of the non-narc script. Of course, the meds are cheaper, the more you get, so this might not be a great $ saver, but it may get you out of there having only paid for a few....

And last but not least.... just tell them you have some of the non-narcs left over from your ER visit (whether you went to ER or not doesn't really matter). If you want to push it, tell them that the ER wouldn't write you for the narc's, so you went to see your Dr. The Dr. asked what meds you were taking, so you told him about the non-narc the ER gave you. Looks like he just refilled it for me, but honestly, you already have a bottle at home.

***Bonus points if you actually keep a bottle of some non-narcs so you can take it into the pharmacy. Simply show the bottle to the pharmacist, ask him if there is a difference, and when he says no, tell him you don't need to fill the new one, as you still have a full bottle...

[paroxetina]

yeah thats what it was, deltasone. I filled it and will save it for when someone gets a cold and needs some prednisone. The Dr. said to get an x-ray a few months ago and never did so I figured i'd spend the money and get both meds just in case he's trying to pull something

don't take steroids for a cold.

[bigNasty]

don't take steroids for a cold.
are you saying not to or that they don't give them to you for that? I thought they always give them to people for colds because the directions say to take 4 on day1, 3 on day2, etc.... Only time i've had those instructions on a med was for a bad cold and it was prednisone, i think?

[RxQueen]

no, i think you're thinking of one of the newer antibiotics. pred is given to relieve inflammation, and NOT for colds. the only time i ever had it for something like that was when i had a severe flu, where my lymph glands were so swollen that i could barely turn my head or swallow. do NOT give them to someone with a cold.

and if you do take it, take it exactly as directed. stopping pred without the built-in taper in the way they prescribe it can be dangerous.

[oxymoronluvr]

if you have asthma you can take it when your chest is tight and burning. i wait till i can't breathe. i hate pred. it is such a horrible med on your system. i gain 10 lbs. get severe heartburn. and get a very bad full feeling in my gut. not to mention pissing every hour. gosh what a bad med. they call it the miracile drug cause it works for tons of shit.

[bigNasty]

no, i think you're thinking of one of the newer antibiotics. pred is given to relieve inflammation, and NOT for colds. the only time i ever had it for something like that was when i had a severe flu, where my lymph glands were so swollen that i could barely turn my head or swallow. do NOT give them to someone with a cold.

and if you do take it, take it exactly as directed. stopping pred without the built-in taper in the way they prescribe it can be dangerous.
yeah i had it when my tonsils were so swollen that i couldn't swallow. I didn't mean i'll just give them to anyone with a cold. I'll keep them til somebody i know gets a script for them, then just tell them not to fill it cuz i already have some left over.

[paroxetina]

no, i think you're thinking of one of the newer antibiotics. pred is given to relieve inflammation, and NOT for colds. the only time i ever had it for something like that was when i had a severe flu, where my lymph glands were so swollen that i could barely turn my head or swallow. do NOT give them to someone with a cold.

and if you do take it, take it exactly as directed. stopping pred without the built-in taper in the way they prescribe it can be dangerous.

Exactly. They would not prescribe steroids for a cold. In regards to the question above, I was both saying not to, and that they are not used for that :D