how many people die from not recieving their medication on time?
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First of all, what type of medication isn't being filled? Second if the prescription note is wrong, for the most part it is because it has been tampered with or can't be interpreted due to sloppy handwriting or misspelling, if that is the case then the Pharmacist can contact the Doctor that wrote the script and get clarification. Not filling a script for pain killers or an antibiotic immediately isn't going to cause permanent harm in that it can be obtained later or next day. It is usually more bothersome for the patient though.
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I don't know, but the same thing happens to my sister. Health professionals always say try not to eat after 6pm. I guess that's the reason.
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i myself am on 3 antidepressents and other forms of meds 1 pain pill 2 sleeping pills counting myself i know 6 other people on anti depressents my sister died due to 1 called zyprexa i know were over medicated but i need them to function in everyday life i might be dead w/o them
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I think that would be a big mistake. You don't really know if your talking to a doctor or not and you don't really know if you will ever receive the pills. Safety and health wise, I hope you don't decide to do this.
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Ask your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist.
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with out a doubt from alcohol. There are more deaths from alcohol then any other drugs.
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Yes, particularly in teenagers. This is common knowledge now, and reinforces that the user of those medications should have a support network of friends and relatives that can help monitor behavior on these meds.
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Your brother-in-law is in luck! today, most all patients that can't afford they're medications can get assistance with the bill or even free. In the last year (2005) new pharmacies and medication laws were put into affect and these companies that make the meds will give them away to patients that need them. Some of the top rank meds are diabetes and cancer meds along with heart medications so talk to your pharmacist and get the phone numbers you need and make those calls! you and your brother-in-law will be thank full !! Good luck :)
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Talk to your doctor and pharmacist.
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There is no way of knowing how many people are on prescription drugs.  That's like asking how many people drink water.  Doctors don't report to any agency about prescribing drugs.  Pharmacy's don't report the sale of drugs.  Your question can't be answered.
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no chemists are open today,you may find a dispensing chemist open at 6pm if it is an emergency you could phone NHS direct up to find out
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If anyone has to go through Parkland Hospital's Emergency Room in Dallas, Tx, they won't say they don't think America has a health care problem.  The line to be triaged is up to two hours long, the wait for prescriptions is over four hours and then patients are often refused the prescription because of one reason or another; patients are often refused treatment for not having the mountain of required proper paperwork and the indigent are treated like sub-humans.\n\nThe reason the govt. won't improve America's health care is because the 30% of insured Americans with great coverages are the same 30% who control the resources of our country, and as you can see, they don't see a problem.
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NONE it is dangerous to stop meds cold turkey, taper off!
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I'm a hospital tech, and I cannot give you specifics due to Hippa laws but I can tell you this:\nI was in the ER with a patient that had overdosed. The body rejects all poisons and therefore the person was asphyixiating, hemorraging, and experiencing aneurisms.\nOn top of this, we had to run several IV's and strap the person down as they were screaming in severe pain.\nSo in my opinion, it can be a very painful death.
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A lot of consumers died. The ones that didn't bought things.
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I know lots of Doctors (IM a nurse), they have doctors to care for them...they arent allowed to prescribe meds for themselves, anyway, so would need another doctor.
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NO it isn't fair at all. Especially at My Doc's. They over-schedule their patients and I end up waiting sometimes 2-3 hours. Pay ME for friggin' waiting! \n\nASK some of the other people waiting---everybody has a 9 'o'clock