I'm on sone pretty strong painkillers for a bad back. I've been weaning down to dose, and so the drs reduced down the quantity of the "as needed" tablets. No problem.
Except I've been massively struggling with more pain than usual lately, so have needed more of my tablets again. My prescription was saying could next be issued on Dec 23rd, so I requested it on the 21st with my non-controlled prescriptions and explained about the pain and not wanting to run out over Christmas when the surgery and pharmacy would be closed quite a bit. Drs agreed and issued the script early.
Husband went to pick it up for me and the pharmacy said they didn't have a script for my controlled meds. So he popped into the surgery to ask and they confirmed it had been issued. The pharmacy gave them said they do have it, but won't release it until Dec 29th as it's not "due" til then.
AIBU to think that's not for them to decide? There could be any number of reasons the script was issued early - what about if I were going away for 2 weeks, and needed them beforehand so I didn't run it? If I hadn't told the drs to reduce the quantity from 168 pills (3 packs) to 112 (2 packs) I wouldn't have needed to request them early. In actual fact, I ran out of the last prescription this morning but fortunately have some in my cupboard from when I was on the higher quantity still. I get the need to be cautious with controlled drugs - but what about if that had been issued as a top up? Would they have stopped that too? Thank God i do still have some of others or I'd be in for a miserable Christmas in agonising pain (pain is at an 8-9 without meds, down to a 2-4 with them - I'm never not in pain).
Thanks for listening my my little rant!