Re: Canadian doctors coming to the US
From: Founding Father (ff_at_qwest.net)
Date: 09/04/04
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Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 12:32:49 -0700
"dahmd" <dahmd@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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> "George Conklin" <nilknoc@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> > Good. Would you support laws which allow pharmacists to substitute
if
> > the patient wants a generic and that little box on the prescription pad
is
> > not checked?
> >
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> No problem.
But I bet there WILL be a problem if the patient has a bad outcome with the
generic and sues the doctor - even if the problem isn't even directly
related to the generic. If it is, he should, of course, sue the pharmacist,
but you know THAT won't happen - deep pockets and all that (just ask John
Edwards).
> To my knowledge that's how it's done in Florida.
> Alternatively, I receive faxes from insurers every day that request
> substitution of a name-brand to a generic, or from one type of medication
to
> a similar, less expensive medication. I review these and, almost always,
> auathorize the change. Note that I receive no compensation for this
> service, which does not benefit me in any way. Further, you might be
> interested to know that patients (not physicians) are the driving force
> behing requests for name-brand prescriptions. Most patients want "the
very
> best" and are unhappy about receiving generics. Ask any pharmacist. They
> want the name-brand, because they "are paying good money for insurance."
There's that damned insurance problem again. People always want the most
expensive when someone else is paying for it.
> Ashley
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