Posted on 05/01/2006 2:52:49 PM PDT by piytar
OK, so then why did the prosecutor claim that his case was "stalled" because he couldn't interview Rush's doctors with the complete freedom that he wanted? From those records, he should have been able to get all that he needed just by talking to the pharmacist, and he should have been able to bring charges months ago.
"And as I said before, if Rush was going to "doctor shop", he would have been pretty stupid to fill prescriptions from two different doctors at the same pharmacy."
I agree -
But as far as the pharmacy reporting it is concerned, do you have a source to the regulations they were supposed to follow in FL regarding this ? I haven't found any.
No, unfortunately, I don't have a link, but I'll try my luck with google. I can always ask my mother-in-law if she knows where to look. Even though we're in Georgia, not Florida, she may still know.
"OK, so then why did the prosecutor claim that his case was "stalled" because he couldn't interview Rush's doctors with the complete freedom that he wanted? "
Got link to his exact wording he used ?
( Please, not a link to what Roy Black says he said )
Maybe he was bucking for the Judge job that Gov. Bush handed him soon after ?
Checking for links for Florida law regulating pharmacies and how they handle controlled substances, and I'm coming up empty. I see plenty to suggest that some are fighting to have some kind of state-wide monitoring system for prescriptions that would be accessible by law enforcment, but that attempts to implement one have been struck down:
http://www.myflorida.com/myflorida/government/governorinitiatives/drugcontrol/prec_drugs.doc
http://www.myflorida.com/myflorida/government/governorinitiatives/drugcontrol/pills.html
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/336/florida.shtml
I see a link that shows how various states are combatting prescription fraud. The article at this link mentions that the pharmacist is the "gatekeeper" -- which I have also contended:
http://www.popcenter.org/Problems/problem-prescription-fraud_p3.htm
The troubling thing in the following "Ipsa Loquitor" article (American Society for Pharmacy Law), is that the case in this article suggests that at least some pharmacists in Florida simply are not paying attention, and are filling prescriptions for controlled substances without quetioning them, too closely together:
http://www.aspl.org/newsletters/ASPLJulAug05.pdf
If Florida had a law requiring pharmacists to report suspected prescription fraud, I doubt that they could be so cavalier about filling such prescriptions. This is a HUGE surprise to me, especially considering my husband's experience with doctors and pharmacists in Georgia when he was on strong, narcotic pain medication after his amputations. They watched him like a hawk to be sure he would NOT become dependent. He was weaned off as soon as possible.
Maybe Florida is behind the curve here?
Back to the records you linked. If the same doctor prescribed that medication that closely together, shame on him! He's supposed to be managing his patient's pain in a legal, responsible manner.
Nuts. Have to bookmark this for further research tomorrow because I have to sign off. Thought this one would be easy because Rush had a link to the actual court transcript where the prosecutor complained to the judge about this very thing, but Rush's fishing expedition links are gone from his page (probably in the 24x7 archives, and I'm not a 24x7 member). So this isn't going to be the slam-dunk I thought it would be. Continued research tomorrow.
Urine drug screening is near worthless with the exception of benzodiazepines and Marijuana. Most everything else that tends to be abused will be undetectable in urine in 1-3 days.
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