pain clinic

[missqueenie]

if a person has a contract with pain clinic , and gets pain medicine from them,  and this person goes to a doctor for something else and that doctor gives a script of pain meds and this person gets it filled will the pain mangement find out this person got it filled ? thanks

[Wobby65]

I agree with Philnoir...if a medication isn't working, your friend should speak to her doctor rather than going elsewhere. If she signed a contract, which most pain management clinics require, they can dismiss her as a patient for violating the contract, and she may have trouble getting any other doctor to prescribe pain meds to her after that. There are a lot of people who abused the system for a long time, which is why the laws are so strict now. Chronic pain patients unfortunately have to pay the price for those who are just looking to get high. I hope your friend is able to get her pain under control.

[philnoir]

The pain clinic may or may not choose to put her on something stronger.

However, when you violate the terms of a controlled substance agreement (pain contract), you risk losing your right to receive pain medications from that clinic.

[missqueenie]

yes it did , ill tell my friend that's what i told her , i guess she just wanted to try them cause hers aren't really working i told to tell the pain clinic maybe they would put her on something different right? thanks again for your help

[Wobby65]

The short answer is yes, eventually. Virtually every state has a database of all narcotic prescriptions filled, and doctors (and the DEA) have access to it. Pain management doctors check the database to ensure patients are only filling prescriptions written by them. Some people believe that paying cash for a prescription rather than going through insurance keeps it off the database but that is incorrect...all narcotic prescriptions filled appear regardless of how they were paid for. Each doctor's office checks the database on their own schedule but if/when they check, they will see the other prescription. I hope this helps answer your question.