Can My Doctor Stop Perscribing My Medication Based on Third Party Accussations?
Question by Julie: Can my doctor stop perscribing my medication based on third party accussations?
My Clinical Nurse Specialist of the past 3 yrs told me at my last visit with her that she recieved two calls both from the same person and said they told her I appeared high. She said she would not tell me who it was because they requested it stayed anonymous and the first call was about 5 mths ago and the second call about 2 months ago. She asked about my how my Degenerative Disk Disese and what I was doing for pain. I told her before I started recieving Trigger Point Injections I was taking Hydrocodone. She stated that is why I could have “appeared” high. Then she said she didn’t think I had ADD anymore (although she diagnosed and treated me for it for alittle over 2 years and my mother and sister have it). She said she was not going to treat me with Adderal anymore. I explained that I was never abusing drugs and if she wanted I could get a copy of the drug test my pain management clinic did on me (required for thier services) to prove it. I am worried now that my life is going to revert to pre treatment chaos. She helped turn my life upside right and restored my hope and in the blink of an eye is turning me upside down. I feel cheated. Is this okay for her to do. What should I do? I think it was my husbands ex who he has 3 children with and she is fighting for full custody who is the one who called her. She has proven to be that type of person.
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Answer by beebe
It would be unethical of your medical professional to cut-off your meds due to an anonymous call. That’s breaking professional/client privacy. You may want to get more details from the professional and if the event is serious enough, you might give consideration to filing a complaint with your state’s medical credentials department and also the facility where the professional works.
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