thePretender
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Hopefully I have this in the right area.
For many years, my wife has suffered severe mental illness. Several changes to meds, different doctors, clinics, and pharmacies.
Over the last 5 years, she has been at one pharmacy and doctor. Medications were lost, missing or she was self-medicating. At least that is what she claimed
In 2020 she was so bad that I had to commit her to the hospital. I got a separation/divorce (reasons what lead up to this, are too detailed for this question, so left out - not relevant). When she got out, I told her the only way she can stay with me, is if I administer the meds. She was not responsible.
The deal was made and up until Jan 22 - she made a complete turnaround. It was wonderful.
That is the brief summary that leads to my question. They (pharmacy) always gave us a 30 supply and after the 30days were up, she would go back and renew. Pretty simple. However, Up until recently, they cut her off stating that she "should" have enough for 2 more days. I told them this was not possible as I can only work with what they give us.
The short version - pharmacy believes that we come in every 4th Friday to pick up the meds. After looking back I found that is true, but it is only because she is out of a certain med. The rest seemed to be fine - extras. But I agreed with him - 4 weeks = 28 dosages. Then I realized the bottle says 30! After calculating, it explains why I have extra meds (she has one controlled substance prescription and 4 other non-controlled meds - I have LOTS of those extra), and why we are in every 4th Friday.
The only possible explanation is the pharmacy is counting 28 for the controlled meds, and putting it in a bottle marked 30. This explains when the last Friday comes, I have about the equivalent of 2 days of the regular meds(which I keep), and non of the controlled. My wife does not have access to any of these meds, I pick them up and put them in a safe (as per her request/agreement for the last year and a half). I never counted them, Did not see a reason to.
How can these guys be audited? It explains a lot why my wife was suffering, while doctors, family, and even myself, felt that she was self-medicating and abusing the meds, when In fact someone was scraping off the top and simply blaming her for not watching the meds.
My wife says they have the ability to "red flag" her if I make a stink. So am laying low, she is in the process of switching pharmacies. I need them audited, Lists of our pick-up dates, as if they ARE every 4th Friday, then I know for sure someone is scamming. I know it will be our word against them.
I cannot explain the emotional stress this has caused (including multiple police calls, when she gets off her meds or misses the, she gets violent, over 6 commitments to the hospital, and more), yet since I have taken over the meds, she has almost made a complete turnaround! cover the years, and since the last couple of years I HAVE been administrating them, I can say 100%, the pharmacy is up to something.
Who can I call for help?
1. Meds are obviously counted correctly, but most likely pocketed by someone there(when I spoke to the pharmacy, his statement was "...we have been filing her meds, but you have been coming in every 28 days so they are on the same date," when I said we dont come in every 28 days, we come in every 30 days when she it out, - to which is paused and stuttered.
2. Audited for date of picks for at least the last year.
I know this is long-winded and I apologize, but there is something funny with that pharmacy. We ONLY go in when she is out of the controlled substance one. And I have almost a year's supply of the other meds which I thought was strange. But after they told me she should have enough of the controlled substance til Monday (missing 2 dosages) I realized why I have the extras. There is not 28 in those bottles!
For many years, my wife has suffered severe mental illness. Several changes to meds, different doctors, clinics, and pharmacies.
Over the last 5 years, she has been at one pharmacy and doctor. Medications were lost, missing or she was self-medicating. At least that is what she claimed
In 2020 she was so bad that I had to commit her to the hospital. I got a separation/divorce (reasons what lead up to this, are too detailed for this question, so left out - not relevant). When she got out, I told her the only way she can stay with me, is if I administer the meds. She was not responsible.
The deal was made and up until Jan 22 - she made a complete turnaround. It was wonderful.
That is the brief summary that leads to my question. They (pharmacy) always gave us a 30 supply and after the 30days were up, she would go back and renew. Pretty simple. However, Up until recently, they cut her off stating that she "should" have enough for 2 more days. I told them this was not possible as I can only work with what they give us.
The short version - pharmacy believes that we come in every 4th Friday to pick up the meds. After looking back I found that is true, but it is only because she is out of a certain med. The rest seemed to be fine - extras. But I agreed with him - 4 weeks = 28 dosages. Then I realized the bottle says 30! After calculating, it explains why I have extra meds (she has one controlled substance prescription and 4 other non-controlled meds - I have LOTS of those extra), and why we are in every 4th Friday.
The only possible explanation is the pharmacy is counting 28 for the controlled meds, and putting it in a bottle marked 30. This explains when the last Friday comes, I have about the equivalent of 2 days of the regular meds(which I keep), and non of the controlled. My wife does not have access to any of these meds, I pick them up and put them in a safe (as per her request/agreement for the last year and a half). I never counted them, Did not see a reason to.
How can these guys be audited? It explains a lot why my wife was suffering, while doctors, family, and even myself, felt that she was self-medicating and abusing the meds, when In fact someone was scraping off the top and simply blaming her for not watching the meds.
My wife says they have the ability to "red flag" her if I make a stink. So am laying low, she is in the process of switching pharmacies. I need them audited, Lists of our pick-up dates, as if they ARE every 4th Friday, then I know for sure someone is scamming. I know it will be our word against them.
I cannot explain the emotional stress this has caused (including multiple police calls, when she gets off her meds or misses the, she gets violent, over 6 commitments to the hospital, and more), yet since I have taken over the meds, she has almost made a complete turnaround! cover the years, and since the last couple of years I HAVE been administrating them, I can say 100%, the pharmacy is up to something.
Who can I call for help?
1. Meds are obviously counted correctly, but most likely pocketed by someone there(when I spoke to the pharmacy, his statement was "...we have been filing her meds, but you have been coming in every 28 days so they are on the same date," when I said we dont come in every 28 days, we come in every 30 days when she it out, - to which is paused and stuttered.
2. Audited for date of picks for at least the last year.
I know this is long-winded and I apologize, but there is something funny with that pharmacy. We ONLY go in when she is out of the controlled substance one. And I have almost a year's supply of the other meds which I thought was strange. But after they told me she should have enough of the controlled substance til Monday (missing 2 dosages) I realized why I have the extras. There is not 28 in those bottles!
