Dilemma With 2 Narcotic Scripts From 2 Doctors (Page 10) (Top voted first)

Hi all. I have intractable pelvic RSD, peripheral neuropathy, lumbar facet spondylosis. I live in California and am about to have to change insurances at the end of this month. The new insurance has ridiculously high Rx prices. I go to a PM for all my pain meds, but my primary dr has in the past managed them for me. My question is if anyone knows if I get an Rx for the 60mg Oxycontin twice a day like usual from my PM and then my primary to write a script for 40mg 3 times a day and then I can go to 2 totally different pharmacies and fill one with my insurance and the other at another pharmacy and pay with cash, will that flag the DEA and cause my PM to get a notification of "Doctor shopping"? I am just trying to have enough meds to get me through an extra month until my husbands new job let's us get medical coverage?

I had to do this one other time a year ago when the same thing happened with me loosing my job because I could no longer work and I wasn't married yet to get my husbands insurance. The first 2 months I had no problem, but the third and LAST month I was needing to do it to get me enough meds to last me the 3 month waiting period, my husband forgot and filled both scripts under the same insurance but just at 2 different pharmacies instead of paying cash at the second one. My pain doctor found this out and thank God I was able to explain my way out of it and he didn't discharge me as a patient, but now in this situation again, I'm afraid to try it one last time til we are settled with yet another health insurance. I would really appreciate anyone's advise or experience they could share regarding my situation. I truly am not a doctor shopper, I am just afraid to run out of meds and be in massive pain and / or risk getting into trouble.

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Hey Bob, if you have a 5mg Percocet and then a script for 30s, I didn't see if u said they were from same doc, but if they're not from same Doc, whereever you fill the 30s you can still do that. And the 5mg you can fill too because that is called a breakthrough med. For example, u fill ur 30mg and follow as prescribed, then you take the 5s in between ur 30 mg time period if ur still hurting. I get both roxicodone and dilaudid. Hope it helps u!

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Is it called Dr shopping when you go to the ER
OR a surgeon any response will be appreciated

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Faith it's Doctor shopping when you get the same narcotic prescription from a different doctor other than the original prescriber. It doesn't matter if the doctor is in a different field of medicine. If you have a contract with the original prescriber not to except narcotic prescriptions from other doctors. Then that doctor can fire you as a patient and report you. Once you're reported most doctors won't give you any narcotic medications once they check the database and see your name on it. The only way it might be okay is if you have a new injury or have just had surgery, but you have to report it to the doctor that you have the medication contract with and even with that they may still fire you. Especially if you have had drug seeking like behavior in the past.
The pharmacy also may refuse to fill it and report you too. All pharmacies are connected to a monitoring database in each state these days.

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Can i Lido prescription that was rude from one doctor Oxycontin 40 milligram three times a day oxycodone 1X days 30 milligram can I feel doctor prescription number 2 that he wrote oxycodone 15 milligram 2 times a day without getting in trouble I have lost my prescription from my first doctor they will not replace it it will be feel under different insurance and a different doctor and different Pharmacy we need help appreciate it please

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What state are you located in? Was asking because I need a new doc my old one retired and I have had several broken jaws and facial fractures. I'm in AZ if that helps or if anyone can help me.

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Here's my question. I was committed with magistrate papers by my sister's girlfriend saying I was a harm to others bc my sister & I got into a silly argument & she punched me in the face & ran. I threatened to take out an assault charge on her bc I was very upset she did that but I never was really going to go through with it. So, in the mean time her girlfriend decides to take this involuntary commitment out on me to save my sister, I guess. Long story short, I had to stay at the mental behavioral health clinic at the local hospital for 8 days. They had me take drug panels & I told them I was going to show positive for my clonazepam & adderall. They tried to say that I can't be on controlled substances & they made many accusations, assumptions... ect, ect. It was hell. I'm out now & called my pharmacy to get my clonazepam refilled & they said it along with my adderall had been canceled by the hospital physician. I didn't know she was doing that or even lawfully able to do that? I now need to I guess contact my primary Dr. to tell him about it...? I just hope she hasn't screwed my meds up bc of her opinions about controlled medications. I'm in my 30's & have literally been prescribed clonazepam since I was 15 yrs old when my parents divorced. Any feedback would be great!!!! Thx

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Mimi , a dr can void a prescription after giving it to a patient. Your pcp may or may not contiune you on these same meds. If your pcp doesn't, you can see a psychiatrist. They may or may not continue the same meds you were on in the hospital. Where you prescribed Adderall before going into the hospital ? It is doubtful your pcp will prescribe both meds.

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Can I have a prescription for pain from a pain management doctor and a prescription for Ritalin from a sleep doctor filled without any problems. They are for two entirely different problems and two totally different medications but both medications are strong schedule two drugs . I go to the same pharmacy and I don't see a problem with having them filled do you?

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Sam, you should have no problems with getting both medications filled.

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I get roxy 30 and 2 milligram Xanax from one dr and had it stolen so i went and go Subutex and 1 milligram Xanax from another doctor. I was wondering if I went to a mom-and-pop shop to get it filled would I be flagged

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Hi, I just lost my job becasue the dentist I worked for has let me call in pain meds for myself in the past, and now after saying yes, and it was called in and the pharmacy called asking a question, the dentist said that they didn't give permission. Can they bring charges against me since they let me go? I am a nervous wreck about this and I am trying to find another job, and hate this hanging over my head

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Sorry to tell you this Tam, but yes it's a third degree felony in most states. It's the same thing as script forgery.

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Tam, you won't be able to get a job doing what you were doing. You may or may not be criminally prosecuted. You obtained a controlled subtance illegally. The dentist may also get into some trouble with the state medical board if it was his job to supervise you.

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I HAVE A PAIN DOCTOR THAT DON'T PRESCRIBE OXYCODONE BUT GIVE NORC I RECENTLY FOUND A PM DOCTOR THAT GAVE ME THE OXYCODONE THAT I FILLED AND PAID CASH FOR AT A WALGREEN AND A WEEK LATER I WHEN TO GET MY PAIN INJECTION AND MY PAIN DOCTOR GAVE ME THE NORC TO BE THAT WHERE FILL AT THERE PHRAMCAY THAT BILLS MY MEDICAL INSURANCE IF I PICK THAT SCRIB UP THAT MY INSURANCE PAID FOR AT A DIFFERENT PLACE FROM THE PHARAMCY I PAID CASH FOR WILL I GET IN TROUBLE OR WILL THEY KNOW IF SO I WILL NOT PICK THAT SCRIB UP BUT CAN I STILL GET IN TROUBLE BECAUSE IT WAS FILLED IN MY NAME

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My insurance does not pay for one that's why I had to pay for out of pocket that script came from my PM the other scripts was the same as I always get every two month through a pain doc in a hospital and the script was send down to the pharmacy along with another script so what do I do with the hospital medication that I don't need any more

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Ginger, BL is right! Don't pick up that 2nd opiate prescription. 2 different doctors, 2 different pharmacies for schedule ll opiates = doctor shopping. In my state you could be arrested for doctor shopping. It's a 3rd degree felony.
You definitely need to get on top of this and talk to both doctors before the state prescription monitoring program flags you. Be upfront ASAP!
There's a digital record of this, so it won't go away.
If you do or say nothing you're just rolling the dice!
I hope there's a good outcome for you...

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When a Dr runs a PMP on a patient can the Dr only see that state he or she works in or can they see all states,even if it 900 miles away?

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I had it happen to me to with 30 percocet 10's, my wife had surgery and they called them down to the pharmacy in the hospital and gave me the hand written one so then I went to the pharmacy and they didn't ask for it so I just took it to a different pharmacy and filled it too, BUT that was before they had that PMP. Now they know everything no matter where you go or what you have. F****n Dr's have to play detective now. I think it breaks doctor patient confidentiality rules...

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I fill bad for you because soboxone does absolutely nothing for pain,it's just to help get people of drugs but it usually dont work because they get addicted to the soboxone's. It's a loose loose,beleive me I no what I'm taking about,I've been hooked on pill for 18 years and I take between 55 to 70 pills a day and would give anything to have the opportunity to get off them, unfortunately I don't have insurance so rehabs don't really want to help me. But there's not much about pain meds I don't no.

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Fill one at a regler pharmacy with your insurance and then find a mom-and-pop store to fill the other one with cash one that has no idea that you even have insurance and then you should be able to do it that's what I do it always works.

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