Discuss 'Pushing MD's to ditch prescription pad' here

[cougarnurse]

What all do you have to say about this story? Pushing more MD's to ditch prescription pad

[Aaron C.]

I'm 100% behind it.

In fact, I think it should be mandatory that ALL doctors orders should be that way too, no question.

[cougarnurse]

I do, to a point. My beef is incentives to do so!

[Robert F]

I would have to say that I absolutely support this beyond a shadow of a doubt. It is absolutely amazing the individuals that try to forge prescriptions for schedule II's. The typical giveaway is when someone changes Four Percocet to Fourty Percocet(leaving the u in fourty, like the genius they are), and then trying to pass the prescription. I doubt this will stop the incidence of prescription fraud, but this will definately put a dent in it.

Perhaps this could even help to make more evident practitioners/Md's who over prescribe narcotics as well as patients who play one Physician against the other to "score".

[cougarnurse]

Just a side point, Medic....some people ARE just plain spelling challenged. I check myself, but know I am NOT perfect. (In regards to the 'fourty' bit.)

[Robert F]

Yes, which is fine here and there, but name one Pharmacist that is not going to notice a prescription written for "Fourty" of anything, lol.

[cougarnurse]

True. Then again, he might just know the pee-poor spelling MD's!

[OldSquidNewNurse]

I remember a disscusion at the pharmacy management team that I'm on and we had to buy taper proof pads to use for controls when the patient has medicare.

[cougarnurse]

The Rehab unit I worked on has the tamper-proof pads.