Narcotictics Anonymous..here I come!

So, had a run-in with a over-bearing pharmacist lately. (Mama referred to him as the Barney Fife of Pharmacies)....

I have a long-term prescription of darvocet. I take it for headaches only when needed. Well, with the lovely doses of Vicodin I have been given since breaking my leg, I haven't had any headaches...so no need for headache medicine. Needless to say, it is dangerous to mix the two in a dual dose and I am not stupid - neither is my primary doctor and the surgeon who are both aware of the two prescriptions.

Ryan went in to pick up my Vicodin and the refill of Darvocet that had been sitting up there about a week. "Barney" decided to give him a lecture about taking the two and it was a Federal offense for me to be prescribed both...yadda yadda. He gave Ryan the Vicodin and told him the Darvocet had not been called in.

After talking to my doctor that had called it in 10 days prior, she were a little perturbed and called the pharmacy. Of course, it was there. Long story short, the "Barney" lied about the prescription being there and took it upon himself to "deny" me of a prescription.

Now, I completely understand the need for him to practice the "CYA" method and state a disclosure of the danger of mixing the two drugs....But denying someone a prescription and lying about it is kind of a no-no in the pharmacy business world. Needless to say, he got in trouble...not sure how much....I take it that wasn't a happy day in Mayberry.

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