curious
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In filling out an online questionaire it always asks for doctor's name and phone #'s. Has anyone ever had their doctor called? This makes me a little nervous. I do not want my PCP contacted as I'm not so sure he would be very understanding about OP's. If this has been brought up before I'm sorry but I don't remember seeing anything about it except for the FastestRX thread and I geuss that got me wondering and a little nervous. And if they don't call, why do they want that info? Thanks to anybody in advance for any knowledge on the subject.
Curious
I just would like to add that it was not FastestRX questionaire that I was referring to, it was the thread itself that got me wondering about other OPs. I see another thread has started about whether or not you've told your PCP about your OP usage. I think my doctor would have a cow if he knew and I also wonder if by telling our PCP's if this does not have anything to do with things becoming so strict lately besides all the negative media hype. Could it be that our doctor's are afraid of losing business to the internet? Maybe that's silly but it's a thought.
Edited by curious (02/04/04 07:04 AM)
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debby
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Curious:
I think there was a thread about this at one time. My personal experience has been that they do not call the doctor.
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voyager
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If you stay with the records only OP's you will sleep much better at night not having to concern yourself with those "other" OP's.
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lovely11
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University Physicians did call a doctor that performed my physical to verify some information. This was over two years ago, it was a walk-in clinic and they filled out University's forms so everything was legit. However, if it had been a situation where an OP ask for my regular doctor's name and then called that doctor...... well let's just say I'd have to change doctors after that. I'd be thinking "oh my goodness".
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de88ey
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I have to reply to this one. I stopped using painpharmacy (a while back) because the questionnairre did imply that they would contact my doctor. I just didn't feel right about this. But I loved the fast and great service from them in the past. It is this issue I wish someone could answer. Do they really contact your doctor?
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D2003
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To my knowledge, UPR asked for my PCP's name and contact number, but never actually called her. Some places do just to check that you were examined by a licensed doctor but with most it is just a formality. They may call simply to verify you really do have the condition that brought you to their site to begin with. With so many people trying to abuse the system, it is a sensible precaution to take, especially if the individual concerned doesn't have full records, or is asking for meds they have not been prescribed before. (Or a MUCH higher tab count than prescribed previously.)
It's not something I worry about myself. I was upfront with my PCP and told her I was also dealing with an online consutation service for the pain management side of my life. (My PCP is positively allergic to prescribing pain or anxiety meds. A typical reaction in my part of the US.)
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telegraph
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I don't care to have anyone call my personal doctor. Period!!
You would not be using an online service if your private doctor would cooperate with you on your level of pain.
And further more, you have chose to do business with a OP, faxed in your recs as requested, so there is no need for them to call and destroy a relationship that you have built with your personal doctor that you may love.
Just because he might not prescribe pain meds doesn't mean you will not want his confidence on other matters.
I know for me, I love my doctor. He is great except we disagree on my knee pain. That's ok. We agree on almost all my other treatments.He would not be happy if he knew I was buying pain meds off the internet and it would effect our relationship.
(He still thinks that 30 hydros / 7.5 is a monthly supply.)And that's ok. It's just not ok for me.So I will never ask him for pain meds again. Never! Why else would we go to the internet for help. Surely not because it's cheap or easy!!
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Anonymous
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I agree with everyone's comments about not telling their PCP. Like it was said, the very reason we use OP's is because our local doctors will not prescribe the medication that we need. I would love to go to my doctor and pay my $20.00 co-pay and then go to my local pharmacy and pay my $10.00 co-pay there and go home. But I can't do that. Also, I wouldn't dare tell my local doctor I use an OP. And for those that have, (as a medical professional), I bet your doctor is not as okay with it as you think. But I guess in the end, it is our choice to seek whatever care we feel necessary and tell whomever we wish. I just wouldn't for fear of reciprocation in some way.
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curious
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So then I geuss the answer to that question then is that some do and some don't. But it just doesn't make much sense to me that if you are providing med. records, they still call to verify. What then is the point of providing records? Oh well, thanks for everyone's responses.
As usual, I'm Curious 
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Trampy
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Quote:
In filling out an online questionaire it always asks for doctor's name and phone #'s. Has anyone ever had their doctor called? This makes me a little nervous. I do not want my PCP contacted as I'm not so sure he would be very understanding about OP's. If this has been brought up before I'm sorry but I don't remember seeing anything about it except for the FastestRX thread and I geuss that got me wondering and a little nervous. And if they don't call, why do they want that info? Thanks to anybody in advance for any knowledge on the subject.
Curious
Unless you signed a HIPAA authorization for release of your records, it's probably illegal for your PCP to discuss your condition or treatment. What is probably legal, though, is for the new doctor to inform your PCP that you are being prescribed a particular controlled substance. The usual method is to simply fax the information to the PCP. Just because they don't ask you for the PCP's fax number on the form doesn't mean they can't call the office and ask for that number.
There are people here who know more about HIPAA than yours truly. What i do know is that HIPAA does not generally limit the types of communications needed to enforce federal or state drug laws.
In some states if a patient is receiving a controlled substance from a doctor and also receives the same or similar drug from another doctor, the patient has a legal obligation to tell the first doctor about the additional prescription.
If the pharmacy is located in a different state from your own, then two different sets of laws may apply. Your state's laws apply to what you do. Their state's laws apply to what they do. It's possible that the prescribing doctor is in a third state and is governed under their laws.
Sorting out three sets of state laws on patient privacy versus controlled substance prescriptions could be very complicated.
Trampy
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Anonymous
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Curious,
Also I will add, When I was asked for my doctor's phone number on the questionaire I just left it blank. I did give his name, but not his phone number. It was never mentioned during my consultation. I figured if they really needed it they would ask me during the consult and they didn't. I don't know if this is the norm, but leaving the number blank is also an option.
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PrivateRealm
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I always give out the correct information, but I have never had my PCP called as far as I know, but I haven't asked them if an OP has called to verify my being a patient, so it is possible that they have and i just do not know it. I think their reason for calling would be mainly to see if you are indeed a patient to try and insure that the records they recieved are valid DR records and not phony.
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