Yes, I've had that experience with a doctor who wouldn't refill prescriptions without an appointment, even though I have been taking the same medicine at the same dosage for years. I figure it is a way of covering their bases legally. What really burned me once was that when my doctor suddenly left his practice, and I called one of his partners to get a refill, he refused to do it since he had not seen me -- even though he had the charts there with my history and if my dr. had been merely out of town, he would have refilled it. He also didn't have any appointment open in the time frame I needed, so when I asked the nurse what I was supposed to do she told me to go to urgent care. He wouldn't even give me a week's worth until he could see me. I finally called the other partner, who I had seen a few times when my dr. was away, and he refilled it with no problem. And when I chose a new dr. I went to a different practice. :) Barbara H. _http://barbarah.wordpress.com/_ (http://barbarah.wordpress.com/) In a message dated 6/15/2007 3:49:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My pharmacist called me the other day to tell me that my PCP won't refill one of my meds until I make an appointment. I called the doctor, and the person I spoke to said it has been too long since my last appontment. I explained that I have mobility problems. I asked if they would refill my BP medication, she got angry and said NO! I asked if it wasn't dangerous to just stop a Blood Pressure medication, and she said it is but I still need to make an appointment. She was rude and hostile. I agree that I am overdue for an appointment, but I DON'T agree with these strong arm tactics. They could at least give me a smaller refill of my BP med until I can get in there. Doctors make me sick! Anyone else have this experience? Kevin ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
