arrest at pmp

[kim821]

i've been wondering about this forever the very first time i went to my pain clinic there was a lady there that came walking in to the pharmacy and she asked for her prescription the lady behind the counter told her they hadn't called it in yet and she got all mad at her and said everytime i come here i have to get a ride because i don't have my own car... this is ridiculous and she went on after she walked out the lady was on the phone with someone and she ran out after her and called her back in and said whoever was supposed to call in the prescription had just called.... so she filled the prescription and gave it to her but when the woman went outside the cops were waiting on her, arrested her and took her off in their cruiser.... what could that have possibly been about?? i've always wondered but i couldn't think of anything that would get anyone arrested at the pain clinic....think she had a warrant or something out on her?  i don't know i guess i'm just curious it was one of the oddest things i've ever seen......

[Tuckamore]

Hi Kim,

There are a lot of possibilities that could account for her arrest. I highly suspect that it was related to her prescriptions and not to any other outstanding warrant.

There are devious ppl out there that obtain prescription narcotics in ways that you and I would not even consider. She may have had precious suspicious prescriptions. She may have had multiple prescriptions at multiple pharmacies by multiple doctors. She may have a stolen prescription pad. She may have been part of a scam or a drug ring. Someone claiming to be a clinic representative may have been "calling in" her prescriptions or tried to call one in. I'm sure there are more possibilities that I have not even considered. And last but not least it may have all been an error.

When you are a legitimate chronic pain sufferer, dependant on narcotics just to function  it can be difficult to imagine there are ppl that obtain narcotics for profit or to get high. Addiction and even untreated pain can lead a person to engage in dangerous and illegal actions.

Just my thoughts.
Tuck

[Mollyrae]

Hi Kim:

I don't know, I could have been a host of things. My guess is that she most likey had a friend call in a fake prescription. It probably wasn't the first time she had done this and the Pharmacy was on to her. After arrival to the Pharmacy and asked about her script, the Pharmacist most likey called the police and had her arrested.

This is only my guess though. I have heard of people doing this in the past. In fact it was just on the local news not too long ago. There were a ring of ppl scamming Pharmacys.

Please take care,
Mollyrae

[sandee1818]

My guess would be she was getting prescriptions that were not legitimate.
I have seen people arrested at a clinic I used to go to also. When they have illegal substances in their systems and then lie to the doctor they were arrested as that was fraud. The doctor was very serious about this.

[opus88]

OK but WHY would the pharmacist fill out the prescription BEFORE the arrest???
wouldn't she/he have just called the police in?
did they need to have the evidence of what?...

[sandee1818]

I believe that they do fill them to have the person pick them up as to have proof. I know I have seen this happen before the pharmacist will fill the script and wait on the person who will pick them up show and the police will be waiting. This way there is no question as to who intended to pick it up. Does that make sense:)

[DaveG77]

The police need to see the evidence to make an arrest, I believe.