I agree it is not always a legal issue and yes all of the docs knew what I was taking from other docs. As I mentioned I keep a personal medical history in a word document. I started it when I started getting migraines nine years ago. The doctors seem to respect it because it is what they do, they document problems to look for long term changes.

Long term issues are best handled by a pain mgmt clinic via a pain contract like you are using. The DEA actually tells docs that the pain contract is the best way to avoid having their prescribing habits investigated. So if I sounded like I was gloating, my appologies. I just wanted to use it as an example of different meds, from different docs, at the same time, and it was perfectly legal and legit. That is not always the case. If I did not tell my docs everything then it could have constituted fraud.

Ps. The Norco was post surgery, the Tussionex was for the flu, the Vicoprofen was for a tooth extraction, and the vicodin was for migraines. Different tools for different problems, just bad luck they happened in a 45 day period.