Doctor-Patient agreement
Posted June, 2008
Establishing trust
Robb Pain Management Group requires that all patients who are to be prescribed narcotics for pain management fill out and sign a Doctor - Patient Agreement regarding such prescription and use. Below are a few of the most important things covered by the agreement. If you don't think you can follow these simple rules, it'll be difficult for us to consider using these powerful pain-relieving tools during the course of your care.
Be aware that, because of their special nature—and as a direct result of government regulations called Schedules—you cannot handle these controlled substances as you might treat other prescriptions.
Below are some of the hard and fast rules we stick to when we prescribe these powerful substances:
"Lost" prescriptions cannot be replaced except at the normal refill date as originally specified when we provided the prescription to you.
You cannot adjust the dosage by yourself. If it's no longer working for you, calls us about it so we can determine the problem.
Never ask another doctor for the same drug (or any other narcotic) without first making it very clear that you are already receiving a similar pharmaceutical. That's called "doctor shopping." It's a serious crime. The problem of doctor shopping has been growing each year. We take this matter very seriously.
You must never give even one of your pills to any third party—for any reason—whatsoever. That act can be prosecuted as a felony in California (and most other places). It's called "redirection of a controlled substance." Another name it's sometimes called is, "dealing drugs."
Should you ever receive what's called a "controlled" prescription, you'll have to arrange your schedule so that, within a short period of time before the prescription would run out, you can visit with the doctor in order for him to issue a refill authorization.
These types of drugs cannot be refilled over the telephone or via FAX to the pharmacy.
Never, ever lose that controlled substance prescription form. There are no replacements issued for an opiod prescription form—under any circumstances. Consider these as "irreplaceable legal documents. Treat them accordingly.