wonder if commonsense has gone out of the window

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Scenario in Doctors this morning:

Me: I'm here to pick up a prescription for Brian X please? (please note, DS2's name is not actually Brian but he has an obviously male name)

Receptionist: Are you Brian?

Me: No I'm his mum

R: I'm afraid I can only give the prescription to the person named on it, he will have to come in and pick it up himself.

Me: Well he is 5 years old and is currently at school and I have always picked up my children's prescriptions before

R: Well the rules have changed to stop people stealing each others prescriptions

(WTF, I can understand that could be possible in certain cases but DS2?s prescription is for liquid paraffin cream to stop dry skin, not liquid methadone!!)

I suggested, with great restraint I might add, that perhaps exceptions could be made in the case of children?s prescriptions and luckily someone who looked more senior normal overheard and handed the script over.

This can't be a common rule can it??

It doesn't sound like it's a rule at all

From what you've said, I'd guess she got it wrong

Hence the other person handing it over.

how silly, she wants retraining.

Oh dear...she sounds like she has got it wrong. You got the script though. Maybe she is new or hard of thinking but either way, problem solved by the other person so a bit of a non ishoo

As Brian in under 16 and therefore not an adult I would suggest that as his mother you should be able to collect his prescription! Maybe a little note to the practice manager is required!!

And he's not the Saviour. He's a Very Naughty Boy.

had a vision of little kids waiting to pick up there prescription.

all i can say is i bet she got some stick when you left

just imagine how a baby is suppose to get it

How odd!

I get my DS's, DP's and GM's