The pharmacy caught me with a "fake" script

[Needout]

I obtained a couple of script papers from my dentist a few days ago. he wrote me a script for 10 Lortabs and I had them filled yesterday. Today I forged one of the other scripts and took it to a local pharmicie, not my regular one. The pharm called my doctoer who said that he did not wright the script. So when I went to pick it up he said he was confenscating it. I called the doc to talk to him and plead my case, the doctor wrote it off as nothing and is not going to do anything. What I want to know is will the pharmacy still try to do anything even though the doc is not?? Please help with amy advice. thank you

[avisg]

Pharmacy has the right to contact the DEA and even though the doctor said it was nothing to worry about does not mean he wont turn around and press charges he has to protect himself .That's why you need to contact a lawyer there are a lot of what ifs

[themountains]

Sorry I just read your comment.  I never looked at it that way.  

We have patients that have been in similar situations like this, and usually the police started with our office and then down the line, so I always saw it as the doctor's call.  I know a pharmacy CAN press charges, but I've only seen it once and it was on a "repeat offender".  

Anyways I still think you should just go to treatment- if you do go to court and you don't have a long police history most likely the judge will offer you treatment over jail time.  

[themountains]

It all depends on the doctor mainly, because they are HIS prescription pads that were forged.

If the doctor decided to blow it off, then consider yourself lucky.  Generally the pharmacy would call the police and when you came in to pick up the pills they would arrest you right there.  

All pharmacies have access to a database that allows them to pull up a prescription record on ANYONE.  It's called a "PDMP".  Most likely this pharmacy will note it on your name for future pharmacies to know your rap.  

Do not call the pharmacy, do not call the doctor, do not call the police.  If any action were going to be taken by either one of the three, it would have been done by now.  

If you are addicted to pills, the best thing for you to do would be to get into a recovery program right away so you can detox safely and work on your future.  

BTW I have worked in the medical field for over 10 years now.  I am also addicted to Vicodin.  I have seen many patients forge scripts, lie for refills, detox, you name it.  I feel pretty comfortable giving you advice!

Good luck to you!

[Needout]

no wonder then my doc is beinng so lax. thank you for asking you uncle. that's alot of help in knowing what i am to expect. wonder if the pharmacy always turns them in. should i call the pharmacy or call the police? want to get this resolved and get the monkey off my back

[GA Guy]

I just spoke to my uncle who's an attorney. He said it's not up to the doctor if charges are made. There was no crime against the doctor. The crime was against a federal statute. He said it's up to the pharmacy to turn it in, the detectives to look into it, and ultimately the DA to press charges. The doctor has no say what so ever.

[Needout]

Man I was so sichk of being a prisoner to a pill just like I was when I was an addict that I quit subs head on. Cold turley. It was like coming off the ops just minus a few degrees. When your in the right mind set and you truely want to set yourself free you can do ANYTHING for a few days to get to that beter place. I was on sub's for 2 years!! Clean for 5 now. Just had my first flub..as I like to call it. Wish you well and remember that you can do ANYTHING for a short amount of time.

Peace and Love