scripting q....please reply ASAP

[RiseFromRuin]

ok...so let's say someone refilled a prior vic script, and then the day of the surgery was givin an additional vicodin script..after surgery. Someone filled both of them THE SAME DAY, pre and post op, at the same pharm inside the hospital, and no one said anything....this is at a rather large HMO pharm..with tons and tons of people filling stuff everyday. No one noticed anything at the time, so my question...will the computer red-flag this, and direct them to whoever picked up the scripts or the doctor(s) who wrote out both of these?

 

[michael]

so let me get this straight - you filled two prescriptions that were given to you legally and are worried?
i don't understand the problem.

 

[groovee]

I would think that if you had legal scripts to fill/refill, you would not have a problem. It is the Pharm's responsiblity to use judgement when filling scripts.

 

[canada girl]

I've done this on more than a few occasions and, where I live, there's a "prescription monitoring program" in place. So every single time I get prescriptions, just the way you described, I feel kinda anxious for a while but so far, so good. But even if someone did catch up with this, you've got a valid reason - you had surgery. You could always say you were so f***ed up after the surgery, from the anaesthetic and post-op drugs, that you just made a mistake. Anyway, as Groovee said, it's the pharmacy's responsiblity. Don't worry. Enjoy your pain pills. Feel better soon.

 

[SpeedLimit55]

You left out a little bit of info:
First, the number of pills dispensed for each script.
If you were only given a one or two day's supply BEFORE the surgery, that only makes sense...
The first script can be explained ...as you were obviously in pain...which is why you needed the surgery. (The pharmacy can't and won't check that information).
The second script is for the pain caused by the surgery.
In the future, however, you may want to use two different pharmacies, just to be safe.
PS: If you've already got the script filled, there's nothing to worry about.
In general, with surgery, there's not too much to worry about...If the script is obviously legit, and it matches the doctors prescribing habits, you've got little to worry about.

 

[RiseFromRuin]

I'm sorry..i did leave out some info....
the first script was for 60 pills, 3 refills. Now my mother has had a knee injury, and she had surgery. I refilled it while at the hospital ( 60 pills), then after the surgery...I refilled the "new" script, which was for 50 hydro's, and some temaz....
So yeah..it's not my script....now please leave out the passing judgement on my actions, she still has 2 refills on the 60 pill script, and she is in less pain now than she was in before the surgery...
Also, when the doctor gave me the scrip to fill post surgery, I mentioned that I had already filled the vic script beforehand..so she said than don't worry about it...I changed my mind while waiting in line to fill the script.....now I cant imagine the pharm noticing the double fill, and taking the time to question the doc about it, and then she remembering that I had stated to her I didnt need the script....but anyways I'm holding on to the bottle for a few days just in case the hospital questions my mom about it, where I can say I picked up the extra refill so she wouldn't have to worry about it later.....
thanks again for the replies...

 

[PhreeX]

First, this isn't scripting, they are legit scripts....
Second, it's under a differnt name so it passes, insurance will flag scripts entered under the same name (more so, the same insurance account) .. if the pills are the EXACT SAME (ie 7.5/500 vs 7.5/650) they would be refused - then again, it depends on the insurance plan, while most would flag identical scripts some wouldn't discriminate ... if you want my opinion, it's because they were under differn't names or else they were somehow differnt...