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The ER is not the appropriate place to obtain medication to manage chronic pain or other other chronic health conditions.  They don't know you and don't know your medical history and don't have the tools to evaluate you fully for chronic conditions.  If your doctor had time to talk to the ER doctor, then your doctor should had time to call in a prescription to the pharmacy for you.  Don't blame the ER staff for your doctor's laziness or your failure to follow up with the appropriate care provider. [/quote]

+1.

My hospital now tracks what narcotics we give in the ER and how many narcotic prescriptions we prescribe upon discharge.  The info is put up on the screen during department meetings.  I’m going to stop giving narcotic prescriptions unless I absolutely have to.  [/quote]And this is part of the problem. The pendulum swings to far to the other side and patients aren't getting their pain managed or treated with dignity. I'm an RN and my husband just had colon surgery and the doctor told him this is a very painful recovery but that he prescribed tramadol and that while it won't take away the pain it will take the edge off. Tramadol didn't do anything to help his pain at all!! My husband was in tears for multiple days during the recovery.  [/quote]

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