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

    What all do you have to say about this story? http://www.ultimatenurse.com/forum/f...781/#post63442

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

    I'm 100% behind it.

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

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

    I do, to a point. My beef is incentives to do so! :nurse-soapbox:

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

    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".
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    Re: Discuss 'Pushing MD's to ditch prescription pad' here

    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.)

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

    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.:nurse-hang:
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    Re: Discuss 'Pushing MD's to ditch prescription pad' here

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

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

    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.
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    Re: Discuss 'Pushing MD's to ditch prescription pad' here

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

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