Well, I'm not a pharmacist, but I'll respond to your question nonetheless because there are several reasons why some other people may or may not feel comfortable answering this one. First of all, you have a total of ten posts and you are asking about something that could get someone in trouble. I, for one, find it very sketchy to give advice and info to people with such a low number of posts, simply because there is the risk that you are a member of some Bush-backed drug task force, and if that is the case, then I hope you lose your arms and legs so that you can squirm and slither with the rest of your kind... This IS the "United" Snakes, you know? Secondly, I doubt many pharmacists want to find themselves aiding someone in what may or may not be a prescription scam that could potentially get them in BIG trouble. In fact, every post I have read from pharmacists on here STRONGLY discourages scamming pharmacies with fake prescriptions and/or using multiple doctors for the same prescription. I am not 100% sure, but I do believe that using more than one doctors' prescription for a single drug to be distributed at one time, is actually illegal, and probably a felony at that. I doubt that a pharmacist is really going to answer questions that may or may not get them or another pharmacist in trouble. I, for one, value and respect the pharmacists that post in this forum because they help people be safe, and most likely they have saved more than one life as a result of their generous concern. If you don't mind me asking, what does this person need with all of this oxycontin, and why did they wait so long to get it? Were they receiving other pain treatment instead of oxycontin? Sorry if I offended you and you aren't a piece of shit task force member, but it's better to be safe...
Part of a pharmacists job is to manage your drug therapy. It is inappropriate for someone to see multiple doctors for the same treatment, as well as illegal. It is called "doctor shopping." The pharmacist has a professional obligation to inform the prescribers. Also, insurance companies can and will inform the prescribers, and areas with a known high incidence of prescription drug diversion have agencies that routinely inspect pharmacy and medical records to locate drug diversion.
The only exception would be if you have truely changed doctors. If you know your pharmacist well, you can explain that to him when you take the script in. Sometimes in chronic pain treatment, as well other illnesses some docs just can't handle it, and it is best to see a different one.....as long as both aren't writing scripts at the same time. Seeing the same drug from more than 2 docs in a short period of time, without a good explaination, would be a "red flag" to most pharmacists. Most pharmacists WILL call the second doc and make sure he knows you have been treated with the same drug in the recent past.
