Doctors prescribing themselves and loved ones

[StrawPipes]

I looked on the search engine and it said Physicians can prescribe themselves medications, but if the medications are a controlled substance then they need a colleague to ok.
Does that sound correct?

Also, what if the Dr. X had a kid who had ADD, who Dr. X have to have his child go see another doc and get a refill and rechecked everything year or so? Or could Dr. X prescribe there own for their family and kids?

And what part of their family can they prescribe controlled substances too? I'm sure not their immediate family but what about their cousins and uncles etc.


And lastly, do you think it's easy for doctors to get narcotics for themselves? I've read a report that in Finland in the early 1900's, many doctors were addicted to Morphine. Well I'm curious if this is still like that today. Can doctors basically get any drug they want?

Lot of questions but that just leaves for better discussion.

 

[Docus]

No way to know for sure, but both my parents have seen the local MD fucked up on something. By their description I'd say it was pain meds.

 

[wizekrak]

Its really frowned on for physicians to prescribe anything for family or friends, though they do do it. You're supposed to keep a file on anyone you're prescribing meds to (just like you would any other patient), a drug that may seem innocuous could cause an adverse effect, so you really have to know their health history.

For controlled substances you aren't supposed to prescribe to anyone you don't have a strictly professional relationship with. I wouldn't chance it.

The biggest potential for abuse is in the hospital itself. Its potentially very easy to sign narcotics out of the narcotics drawer. Two people sign and do count once a narcotic is removed. But if you're in league with the other person signing you can say the med was 'wasted' and just pocket it. On top of that, even if the meds are signed for legitimately the doc or nurse can say they gave it to the patient and just give it to themselves instead or just pocket it. While this is highly unethical and illegal it can happen.

A physician could get a prescription from a colleague for controlled substances which would make it legit providing all the documentation was done. But I don't know many doctors if any who would risk their license to get high.

Bottom line is that they want an unbiased colleague making the diagnosis and prescribing the med for the physician, its hoped that the ethical standard will be adhered to and the script will be legitimate.

 

[onmyway]

it definitely happens more than most people would like to think. sure, it would be easy to write a prescription for a friend and have him fill it for you. unless one is doing it all the time (like to sell drugs), i bet there would be no suspicion.

but that is a really slippery slope. it would suck to lose the trust and confidence of your colleagues because even though nobody can prove anything, they would all know. and its likely that people would watch you go downhill for a while and not say anything because nobody wants to make accusations. then you fuck something up and an investigation will begin.

 

[Chaos Butterfly]

Ok.

Well.

Firstly, really not education and careers forum oriented discussion.

Secondly, this isn't really the sort of discussion that we are trying to foster here at bluelight. Bluelight is not a "how can we get fucked up" sort of forum, and questioning, "what can doctors give to xxx to get them fucked up" is kind of the same thing.

This thread is borderline at best, and really doesn't belong here. If you want to know what a doctor can prescribe to himself/herself/him/her family, ask them. Bluelight isn't a place to speculate about things like that.

Closed.