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    Quote Originally Posted by lex57 View Post
    oh really?



    Clearwater, FL– On Feb. 7, 2008, Tarpon Springs Police Officer Susan Gorman turned herself in at the Pinellas County Jail pursuant to a warrant for her arrest for withholding information from a practitioner.

    In August 2007, the Tarpon Springs Police Department requested that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigate allegations of a prescription violation. The five month investigation revealed that Officer Gorman visited several doctors in order to unlawfully obtain multiple prescriptions for painkillers within a 30 day period while withholding information from doctors that she had already had multiple prescriptions filled. The practice, commonly known as “doctor shopping”, is a third degree felony in Florida, punishable by as much as five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.

    Gorman made visits to five different doctors between April and August 2007 and obtained prescriptions for Hydrocondone and Oxycodone which totaled approximately 600 pills.

    Gorman was released on a $5,000 bond. She is presently on unpaid administrative leave. The Office of the State Attorney Sixth Judicial Circuit will be prosecuting the case.
    What does this have to do with my issue? Im not doctor shopping. He wrote me a script with 3 refills. So I get one now while waiting on insurance to make up their mind. Then when and if they send the prescription to me Im taking it as a refill?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Terminator1 View Post
    What does this have to do with my issue? Im not doctor shopping. He wrote me a script with 3 refills. So I get one now while waiting on insurance to make up their mind. Then when and if they send the prescription to me Im taking it as a refill?
    dude make up your mind.....if you have a script for three refills, then please explain why in your first post you asked,"Would they be able to find out Im double dipping?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by lex57 View Post
    dude make up your mind.....if you have a script for three refills, then please explain why in your first post you asked,"Would they be able to find out Im double dipping?"

    What is it you dont understand? I got the script yesterday. Took it to my local pharmacy. They ran it through my insurance. Insurance company said it wasnt covered without a benefit review. My pharmacy faxed it to my insurance. Asked me if I wanted to just get it and pay cash. I said no I wanted to see if my insurance would cover it first. Contacted insurance company today and they said it would take 7-14 days for a review of benefits. So technically I call BS.

    I need my meds now not 7-14 days from now. I didnt want to get in trouble some how though if I got it filled at my pharmacy then the insurance company covered it and mailed a bottle to me.

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