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I have a patient who was supposed to pick up her medication at the pharmacy one week ago after I ordered it by the MD. Today at my visit she still didn't pick it up. She already run out of his Bp meds. She is a medicare patient. Am I suppose to discharge her because of non compliant?

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I would find out why she didn't pick it up.....maybe she can't afford it.

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I would ask your supervisor what action they want you to take. You have informed the doctor?

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I have a patient who was supposed to pick up her medication at the pharmacy one week ago after I ordered it by the MD. Today at my visit she still didn't pick it up. She already run out of his Bp meds. She is a medicare patient. Am I suppose to discharge her because of non compliant?

Well why are you seeing her? If you are following her for dressing changes or some other reason, I don't see why you'd have to discharge her for non-compliance with her chronic meds. Presumably (since she is Medicare) she is an adult and can choose not to take her medications.

I'd have almost no caseload if I discharged all my patients who I discover to be inconsistent with their meds.

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Thanks for the answers. I am seeing her for med management. Spoke with the md. We are going to keep her for now.

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I would find out why she didn't pick it up.....maybe she can't afford it.

Yep.

Can't afford it, can't get there to pick it up, knowledge deficit, side-effects.....

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