Prescriptions should have attachments

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I have gone to three different doctors lately – no more paper

scripts. They were sent electronically directly to my pharmacy. Also the last

one was a compounded prescription and the doctor sent it to a compounding

pharmacy that they (the doctor) use and I received it packed in cold packs (it

was suppositories’) two days later. Fantastic service!!!

The only time I have a paper script is when it is for narcotics,

and then there is always one day delay (or more), because my pain management

doctor is in a different state and they have to call their office to verify the

prescription.

nne

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Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 2:42 PM

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Subject: Re: Prescriptions should have attachments-Ora

My dentist uses a machine to print out the

prescription but I like to have it in

my hand when I go out the door. My doctor can send a fax to the pharmacy for

that purpose. But sometimes they wait until evening and then send all their

faxes at once causing a delay. Once I needed a prescription and could not go to

the office to pick up my prescription because I was sick. The pharmacy claimed

they did not get the faxed script until 6PM. Same problem with refills.

Technology is great but it can cause delays.

Ora

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:20:34 -0700 (PDT), Kristy Sokoloski

wrote:

>Ora said: " it would be good if the information came from the

>doctor when he writes the prescription. Then it would prevent

>delays "

>

>Hi Ora,

>

>In theory this is a good idea except that there is one problem.

>Alot of doctors are going with electronic medical records

>systems and in some of those systems for EMRs they have the

>ability to send the prescription straight to the pharmacy while

>you are right there in the room so that you don't walk out of

>the room with a paper prescription.