tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610173961527980777.post5595061137475158218..comments2023-10-14T03:27:30.089-04:00Comments on TheCynicalPharmacist: It Matters NotPharmaCYNIChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01445600000016751449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610173961527980777.post-60763548551109471112015-08-18T11:31:44.798-04:002015-08-18T11:31:44.798-04:00That's as good as "I take Percocet 5mg fo...That's as good as "I take Percocet 5mg for my left knee and Norco for my back and Oxycontin for my ankles and Percocet 10mg for my right hip so you have to fill them all now". <br />Simply put, I'd call the PCP to inquire, politely, as to why this patient needed an ER visit for Tramadol and ask what she'd like us to do. <br />PharmaCYNIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445600000016751449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610173961527980777.post-38396192969378273922015-08-10T11:48:19.868-04:002015-08-10T11:48:19.868-04:00A customer today argued that tramadol prescribed b...A customer today argued that tramadol prescribed by an ER MD doesn't count as a refill even though it had the same directions (though a smaller qty) as tramadol prescribed by her PCP. Therefore, we "should refill tramadol on the same day as last month". Otherwise, we're going to "throw off the monthly appointment schedule" with her PCP. What do you think about that claim?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674633819981945904noreply@blogger.com