Here it comes. The Big Takeover.
My wife who is in the Heath Care Industry (dentistry) was telling me last night that they can no longer give prescriptions longer than a set amount of time established by the Government. This amount of time is based on some sort of average recovery time.
So lets say a patient is prescribed a 10 days supply of Vicodin, the max number of days. If the patient is still in pain on day 11, 12, 13, - too bad, so sad. The office can no longer by law refill the prescription beyond that 10 days, even if the Doctor knows by expierience that some patients need it a little longer.