Re: Does my PCP run a substantial liability risk for prescribing of

March 10, 2011

Celia,

I am in the

midst of putting together a second sheaf of papers. I did what you did, months

ago, and had my doc “reluctantly” agree to write it. Another doc in

the same practice refused to renew it, so tomorrow I plan to go to see original

doc and hopefully have a new script. I’m frustrated, and anxious now that

he will not agree and I must start a search for a new regular doc. Wish me

well! Thanks,

RE: Posted

by: " Celia Danks " celia@...

redharvester2001

Wed Mar 9, 2011 2:58 am (PST)

, my own GP was wary of prescribing LDN until I told him that he could

prescribe it on 'compassionate' grounds. I told him as much as i could about

it, he looked in his little book which says Nalraxone is for Drug abuse

treatment, so then I handed him sheaves of paperwork, he took one look at them

and he said I believe you have done your research and will prescribe it for

you..... I did have one hiccup when the computers at the surgery were being

updated and my LDN vanished from my prescription, so I went in and saw one of

the other Dr's who again was wary, I told her what's the problem when this

surgery has been prescribing for the last four years, but she still dithered,

so I thought sod it, I will see my usual Doc' the following week, but then,

mysteriously, LDN was put back on my repeat script, in fact, it is on my repeat

twice. My advice, go to a Dr you have known for a long time, who knows you have

a brain, offer him sheaves of paper, and he will not have time to look through

it all, and as with me, may well appreciate you know what you are about and

will prescribe. As I understand it, If it can be said that LDN is given on

compassionate grounds as nothing else will help this patient, then they can

prescribe off label, but otherwise along with the dispensing pharamacy both in

theory can be held responsible if something went wrong. One can offer to sign a

waver as I did initially, but my GP said no, he believed I had done my

research.... I believe though, that many Dr's just think, as do we, that 'off

label' covers many drugs....Others are just scared shitless about change.......

Celia

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