NJ Prescription Monitoring

nactor329

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I was wondering if NJ has laws/databases that monitor prescriptions and how they work exactly and what they are intended for? Is it just for doctor shopping? If I have a prescription from just one doctor for oxycodone for back pain is there anyway I can get in trouble? What if one pain doctor prescribed me a low dose of oxycodone then (after the 30 days the prescription is supposed to last) I go to a different pain doctor who prescribes me a higher dose of oxycodone is that doctor shopping? Am I "locked in" with one pain doctor for life?

Sorry if these are stupid questions, I recently injured my back and am new to pain doctors and really didn't even know that doctors specializing in dealing solely with pain even existed.

Thanks
 
I was wondering if NJ has laws/databases that monitor prescriptions and how they work exactly and what they are intended for? Is it just for doctor shopping? If I have a prescription from just one doctor for oxycodone for back pain is there anyway I can get in trouble? What if one pain doctor prescribed me a low dose of oxycodone then (after the 30 days the prescription is supposed to last) I go to a different pain doctor who prescribes me a higher dose of oxycodone is that doctor shopping? Am I "locked in" with one pain doctor for life?

Sorry if these are stupid questions, I recently injured my back and am new to pain doctors and really didn't even know that doctors specializing in dealing solely with pain even existed.

Thanks

We are not allowed to provide any information that could help with doctor shopping. I am hesitant to shed light on your situation because the information could be construed as aiding you in your nefarious endeavor.

There are Pain specialists. If the powers that be suspect it, you could be facing prescription fraud charges, AKA felony AKA 1-5 years in prison.
 
That's the thing, I don't want to doctor shop or do anything that could be construed as doctor shopping.

I have one pain doctor who my primary care doctor recommended me to that prescribed me X mg. My friend, who has a similar back problem, sees a different pain doctor that works better with my/our insurance (we work together and have the same insurance) and prescribes him X*2 mg. I've been considering switching to pain doctor 2 on the recommendation of my friend, as the visits will be cheaper than doctor 1 and with a prescription for a higher dose I can cut the pills in half, essentially getting double the amount of pills for the same price, saving me money at the pharmacy as well.

I just don't want to do anything that will get me in trouble. There's also no guarantee that doctor 2 will prescribe me the same (higher) dose as my friend, I'm just basing that on the similarity of our problems. If he does then I will be saving money on the doctor visits and at the pharmacy. However with all the potential for abuse that comes with oxycodone, I don't want to do anything that could cause the powers at be to think I'm doctor shopping and getting me in trouble.

Basically, if I stop seeing doctor 1 and switch to doctor 2, I should be fine right? Doctor shopping is seeing 2 doctors at the same time for the same medicine and neither one knows about the other right? I just want to be careful and not get in trouble for legitimate treatment of a legitimate injury.
 
If you are switching doctors because it would cheaper for you then I think it'd be fine to switch. Just tell doctor 2 about the prescription you currently have from doctor 1. I would think that concealing that information and getting two prescriptions for oxycodone is what would cause you problems. As long as you're only seeing one doctor, and only have one prescription, I don't see a problem with what you're doing. I don't practice law though...just my two cents.
 
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