Wow, that is very tragic, I asked the same thing to my husband, I used to manage orthopedics office and several doctors, same thing, one is on vacation, others with NO face-to-face relationship can call in meds. That should be a prime arguement in the courtroom. There are just too many grey areas in all of this, doctors need to start treating our pain and not pushing liver-damaging anti-inflammatories on us all. Hydro is much easier on the liver than Celebrex, Vioxx and Ibuprofen. I have liver disease, I know. Also, carrots and apples eaten after acetominophen add glutiathone to counteract the cell damage from Tylenol in Hydros. (just needed to throw that one in for people who care about their livers) Please tell us how this pans out, you should write a book about this, I'm sure it would sell well. Take care. LJ