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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is definitely a central database that doctors can access. A doctor told me this.

My question is: Do specialist doctor's offices access a database to get your medication info or vaccination info?

[b]I had a recently prescribed one-time medication added to my list at a specialist. It was just a med that one uses for a short time.[/b]

Yesterday, I had a procedure and the doctor's office sent notes about it. All of my medications and vaccinations are listed in the document. However, I did not provide this particular doctor with that most recent medicine (since I won't be taking it again and it was out of my system).

So, do they access this data from a central database?

Another time, I was at a different specialist and she looked up all my past data, including a random time I had to visit the ER while on vacation ten or twelve years prior. I found it creepy.  [/quote]

Is this a controlled medication, such as a narcotic, or a benzodiazipene, or something like that? Some states require a physician to access the state database and run a background check on a regular basis, as do some clinics and hospitals. Each state has a central database, and you can access other states as well. You can hide these prescriptions any more. [/quote]

No, its for all medications.  My specialist looked at it as we were trying to figure out how I can pay privately to get more of a medication I need and insurance only pays for a limited amount of (not a controlled medication).[/quote]

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