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About Nigel Simmons
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I am happy to answer general questions on medicines and hospital care. If possible, please use approved / chemical names rather than brands which are not internationally recognised.
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Registered as a UK pharmacist in 1982 and have worked in a number of hospital and health management posts around the UK. Formerly Chief Pharmacist for a 440 bed general hospital in Cambridgeshire.
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Previously Sysop on CompuServe UK Professionals forum.
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You are here: Experts > Health/Fitness > Pharmacology > Pharmacy > pharmasist too controling
Expert: Nigel Simmons
Date: 2/15/2008
Subject: pharmasist too controling
Question
I recently had some dental work done over a course of several days and I was talkint to the dentist and he agreed to write me a rx for my adderall as I was there and have a insurance problem. so being nice he wrote the rx. my pharmasist refused to fill it saying there is no reason for a dentist to write a rx for adderall. I would agree, but he was being nicew to save me much money isnt this out of her control?
Answer
Linda
As I am in the UK and not familiar with the regulations regarding prescribing by dentists in your home country / state. The pharmacist may not necessarily have been controlling, as it may be the case that dentists are restricted as to the range of items they can prescribe. In the UK, dentists are effectively limited to antibiotics and some pain-killers, so the same may be the case in your area, and the pharmacist was (not too politely perhaps) pointing out that the dentist should not have issued the prescription.
If you can track down the professional registration bodies for pharmacists and dentists, they should be able to confirm whether the presctiption could have been issued and dispensed. Following that, you may consider whether a formal complaint to the pharmacy company or the registration body is appropriate.
I hope this helps.
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