On Sun, 15 May 2016 17:46:16 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>The only time you hear # referred to as pound these says seems to
>be the # (pound) key, and it seems to be more as a reference to a
>keystroke than as a symbol for a unit of weight. I can't remember the
>last time that I saw it used to denote pounds.

Can't say I ever have # isn't £ (alt 156).

On 2016-05-15 5:56 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sun, 15 May 2016 17:46:16 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> The only time you hear # referred to as pound these says seems to
>> be the # (pound) key, and it seems to be more as a reference to a
>> keystroke than as a symbol for a unit of weight. I can't remember the
>> last time that I saw it used to denote pounds.
>
> Can't say I ever have # isn't £ (alt 156).


I thought it was pretty obvious that we were talking about weight, not
British currency.

On Sun, 15 May 2016 18:11:47 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-05-15 5:56 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 17:46:16 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> The only time you hear # referred to as pound these says seems to
>>> be the # (pound) key, and it seems to be more as a reference to a
>>> keystroke than as a symbol for a unit of weight. I can't remember the
>>> last time that I saw it used to denote pounds.
>>
>> Can't say I ever have # isn't £ (alt 156).
>
>
>I thought it was pretty obvious that we were talking about weight, not
>British currency.

Sorry, I only read your post and not the rest of the thread.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>> handwritten via snail mail.
>
>
> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions with
> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and letters.
> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and the
> seem to live to send hand written notes.

No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
They can not be sent electronically.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 15 May 2016 10:04:36 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>> electronically.
>
> More bullshit. I get paper prescriptions all the time. They may be
> printed by a computer and signed manually or with a stored image, but
> I hand them to the pharmacist just as has been done for the last 150+
> years.
>
> Do you have a treasured Book of Lies that was handed down to you by
> your parents? What page are you on?
>
> ObFood: Chicken adobo in the crock pot for tonight. Thighs, onion,
> garlic, soy sauce, and vinegar.
>
> -sw

Almost everyone here does electronic prescriptions as it cuts down on people
writing bogus ones. I might get something hand written for something like
Sudafed that is kept behind the counter and kept track of but isn't really a
prescription item.

On 2016-05-15, Taxed and Spent > wrote:

> Don't you people ever read any recipes other than your own?

Why do you even care? Why are you arguing this to death?

We get it. You can't read yer own handwriting. You cannot tell yer
lower-case t's from yer upper-case T's. Fine. Move on.

Clue: not everyone, here, suffers the same problem.

nb

On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>
>>
>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions with
>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and letters.
>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and the
>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>
>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>They can not be sent electronically.

that's the way it is here too.
Janet US

On 5/15/2016 3:42 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-05-15, Taxed and Spent > wrote:
>
>> Don't you people ever read any recipes other than your own?
>
> Why do you even care? Why are you arguing this to death?
>
> We get it. You can't read yer own handwriting. You cannot tell yer
> lower-case t's from yer upper-case T's. Fine. Move on.
>
> Clue: not everyone, here, suffers the same problem.
>
> nb
>


what ya been drinkin there buddy?

if you drink, don't post. if you post, don't drink.

On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>
>>
>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions with
>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and letters.
>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and the
>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>
>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>They can not be sent electronically.

My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
short expiry.

Doris

On Sun, 15 May 2016 22:24:07 -0400, Doris Night >
wrote:

>My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
>currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
>filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
>No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
>short expiry.

I'm in the VA system, and never see the prescription order.
All prescriptions other than what the Dr. may hand me are
sent by mail, or I CAN wait in line to get them if I want to.

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>
>>>
>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>> with
>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>> letters.
>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and
>>> the
>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>
>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>>They can not be sent electronically.
>
> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
> short expiry.

They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.

In article om>,
Cheryl > wrote:

> On 5/14/2016 12:32 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 14 May 2016 08:50:53 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> I am surprised they don't show a # for pound. That is common.
> >> As a matter of fact, when you are following any kind of voice
> >> Tree instructions on the phone, you will often hear, "...and then
> >> press the pound key."
> >>
> >> N.
> > I noticed that too.
> > Janet US
> >
> It probably just sounds more grown up than saying press the hashkey sign.

If you had asked the phone company back in the day when they decided to
stick it in the corner of the Touch-Tone keypad, you would have been
told that the name of that key was "octothorpe".

Isaac

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>>> with
>>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>>> letters.
>>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and
>>>> the
>>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>>
>>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to
>>>the
>>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>>>They can not be sent electronically.
>>
>> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
>> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
>> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
>> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
>> short expiry.
>
> They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.

We can order refills at the pharmacy who takes the prescriptions to the
doctors. The pharmacy collects them and have the meds bagged up for us to
collect.


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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>>>> with
>>>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>>>> letters.
>>>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and
>>>>> the
>>>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>>>
>>>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to
>>>>the
>>>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>>>>They can not be sent electronically.
>>>
>>> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
>>> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
>>> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
>>> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
>>> short expiry.
>>
>> They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.
>
> We can order refills at the pharmacy who takes the prescriptions to the
> doctors. The pharmacy collects them and have the meds bagged up for us to
> collect.

I don't quite understand your wording there. Here, when we need a refill,
we call the pharmacy. Some pharmacies allow you to do this online if you
choose. A prescription can be good for a year if needed. Once the year is
up, the prescription needs to be renewed. One of my Drs. insists on a
checkup every year or he won't renew. Although I still would see him if
needed, I no longer take anything prescribed by him.

Otherwise, when no more refills remain, the pharmacy contacts the Dr. for
the patient. I believe this is done by Fax but not sure.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>>>>> letters.
>>>>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school
>>>>>> and the
>>>>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>>>>
>>>>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to
>>>>>the
>>>>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an
>>>>>exception.
>>>>>They can not be sent electronically.
>>>>
>>>> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
>>>> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
>>>> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
>>>> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
>>>> short expiry.
>>>
>>> They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.
>>
>> We can order refills at the pharmacy who takes the prescriptions to the
>> doctors. The pharmacy collects them and have the meds bagged up for us
>> to collect.
>
> I don't quite understand your wording there. Here, when we need a refill,
> we call the pharmacy. Some pharmacies allow you to do this online if you
> choose. A prescription can be good for a year if needed. Once the year
> is up, the prescription needs to be renewed. One of my Drs. insists on a
> checkup every year or he won't renew. Although I still would see him if
> needed, I no longer take anything prescribed by him.
>
> Otherwise, when no more refills remain, the pharmacy contacts the Dr. for
> the patient. I believe this is done by Fax but not sure.

OK, we go to the pharmacy to order our meds. The pharmacy has us on his
computer system. He ticks the boxes we order. This goes to the doc who
signs the prescriptions and then the pharmacy put the meds we have ordered
into a bag and we pick them up.

If I wished I could go to the docs and pic up a prescription from them and
take it to any pharmacy I wish, but it is handy using the same one when we
are on their system.

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On 2016-05-15 10:24 PM, Doris Night wrote:

> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
> short expiry.

I take mine into the pharmacy to they are on record with them. When I
run low on the old scrip I call in ahead of time and pick them up when I
need them.

On Sun, 15 May 2016 20:36:40 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>>> with
>>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>>> letters.
>>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and
>>>> the
>>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>>
>>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
>>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>>>They can not be sent electronically.
>>
>> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
>> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
>> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
>> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
>> short expiry.
>
>They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.

Sorry - I used the wrong word. These are *renewals* of existing
prescriptions.

Doris

On 5/15/2016 10:19 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 15 May 2016 21:12:22 -0700, isw wrote:
>
>> If you had asked the phone company back in the day when they decided to
>> stick it in the corner of the Touch-Tone keypad, you would have been
>> told that the name of that key was "octothorpe".
>
> "Thank you for calling. For instructions in English, please press
> octothorpe."
>
> -sw
>

para continuar en espanol, usar el octothorpe

"Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/15/2016 10:19 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 21:12:22 -0700, isw wrote:
>>
>>> If you had asked the phone company back in the day when they decided to
>>> stick it in the corner of the Touch-Tone keypad, you would have been
>>> told that the name of that key was "octothorpe".
>>
>> "Thank you for calling. For instructions in English, please press
>> octothorpe."
>>
>> -sw
>>
>
> para continuar en espanol, usar el octothorpe

lol

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On Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 5:54:51 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:
> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
> >>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
> >>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
> >>> handwritten via snail mail.
> >>
> >> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions with
> >> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and letters.
> >> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and the
> >> seem to live to send hand written notes.
> >No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
> >pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
> >They can not be sent electronically.
> that's the way it is here too.
> Janet US

Loathe as I am to defend Sheldon, New York state does have a law
that requires RX to be sent electronically. Including controlled
substances.

Hand-written perscriptions should be banned - too easy to make a mistake
in writing or in reading poor handwriting. Look up the statistics
for medication-related deaths in USA. It's bad enough with electronic
prescriptions.

On Mon, 16 May 2016 02:20:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
snip Here, when we need a refill,
>we call the pharmacy. Some pharmacies allow you to do this online if you
>choose. A prescription can be good for a year if needed. Once the year is
>up, the prescription needs to be renewed. One of my Drs. insists on a
>checkup every year or he won't renew. Although I still would see him if
>needed, I no longer take anything prescribed by him.
>
>Otherwise, when no more refills remain, the pharmacy contacts the Dr. for
>the patient. I believe this is done by Fax but not sure.

same here. My pharmacy notifies me by email when my prescription is
up for refill. All I have to do is hit the 'reply' button and my
prescription is automatically refilled. I am notified when the
prescription is ready for pick-up, If the prescription needs an
annual renewal, pharmacy notifies me. I must see the doctor once per
year in order to get prescriptions renewed on a continuing basis..
It seems to be a safe, sound and reasonable approach to me.
Janet US

Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
> On 5/15/2016 10:19 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 May 2016 21:12:22 -0700, isw wrote:
> >
> >> If you had asked the phone company back in the day when they decided to
> >> stick it in the corner of the Touch-Tone keypad, you would have been
> >> told that the name of that key was "octothorpe".
> >
> > "Thank you for calling. For instructions in English, please press
> > octothorpe."
> >
> > -sw
> >
>
> para continuar en espanol, usar el octothorpe

The illegal immigrants are taking over this country. The liberals want
to give them legal status rights. Especially annoying is how we baby
them with the now spanish translations for everything. Some bold
politician (Trump would suggest this) should try to make "English" as
the official language of the US. There isn't one now. It might even be
too late.

On 5/15/2016 1:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Do you have a treasured Book of Lies

505

I have been stuffing my fat little ****ing face again with food I
'borrowed' from:

https://www.austinfoodbank.org/news/...unteer-quarter


OK I admit it, I am eating my way through Texas.

Make me a zip code, or two.

On 5/15/2016 3:24 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> You mean the number sign? ;-)

I have been stuffing my fat little ****ing face again with food I
'borrowed' from:

https://www.austinfoodbank.org/news/...unteer-quarter


OK I admit it, I am eating my way through Texas.

Make me a zip code, or two.

On 5/15/2016 5:09 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Can you contradict yourself some mo

I have been stuffing my fat little ****ing face again with food I
'borrowed' from:

https://www.austinfoodbank.org/news/...unteer-quarter


OK I admit it, I am eating my way through Texas.

Make me a zip code, or two.

On 5/15/2016 11:19 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> For instructions in English, please press
> octothorpe."
>
> -sw

I have been stuffing my fat little ****ing face again with food I
'borrowed' from:

https://www.austinfoodbank.org/news/...unteer-quarter


OK I admit it, I am eating my way through Texas.

Make me a zip code, or two.

On 5/15/2016 11:22 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> You shouldn't listen to the voices in your head.

I have been stuffing my fat little ****ing face again with food I
'borrowed' from:

https://www.austinfoodbank.org/news/...unteer-quarter


OK I admit it, I am eating my way through Texas.

Make me a zip code, or two.

On 5/16/2016 7:23 AM, Ophelia wrote:

>>> "Thank you for calling. For instructions in English, please press
>>> octothorpe."
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>>
>> para continuar en espanol, usar el octothorpe
>
> lol
>
Y prima el dos!

On 5/16/2016 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:
\
>>> "Thank you for calling. For instructions in English, please press
>>> octothorpe."
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>>
>> para continuar en espanol, usar el octothorpe
>
> The illegal immigrants are taking over this country. The liberals want
> to give them legal status rights. Especially annoying is how we baby
> them with the now spanish translations for everything. Some bold
> politician (Trump would suggest this) should try to make "English" as
> the official language of the US. There isn't one now. It might even be
> too late.
>
Si, de vera!

On Mon, 16 May 2016 11:17:11 -0400, Gary > wrote:

> The illegal immigrants are taking over this country. The liberals want
> to give them legal status rights. Especially annoying is how we baby
> them with the now spanish translations for everything. Some bold
> politician (Trump would suggest this) should try to make "English" as
> the official language of the US. There isn't one now. It might even be
> too late.

It's not good enough for you to be able to travel anywhere in the
world and have a good possibility of finding someone who speaks fluent
English with an American accent and an even better chance of finding
someone who speaks broken English to answer your question? Can you
hear my tiny violin playing for those who are exposed to a language
other than English within the US of A?

--

sf

On Mon, 16 May 2016 08:49:41 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:

>On Sun, 15 May 2016 20:36:40 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>>>> with
>>>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>>>> letters.
>>>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and
>>>>> the
>>>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>>>
>>>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
>>>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>>>>They can not be sent electronically.
>>>
>>> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
>>> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
>>> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
>>> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
>>> short expiry.
>>
>>They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.
>
>Sorry - I used the wrong word. These are *renewals* of existing
>prescriptions.
>
>Doris

Eventually every State will need to comply... NY got a short extention
however most MDs are already in compliance. I haven't seen a paper Rx
in over a year.... even the ER prescribes electronically... the
patient only gets to specify which pharmacy.
"e-prescribing of both controlled and non-controlled substances":
http://www.health.ny.gov/professiona...c_prescribing/

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>>>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>>>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>>>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>>>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>>>>>> letters.
>>>>>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school
>>>>>>> and the
>>>>>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an
>>>>>>exception.
>>>>>>They can not be sent electronically.
>>>>>
>>>>> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
>>>>> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
>>>>> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
>>>>> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
>>>>> short expiry.
>>>>
>>>> They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.
>>>
>>> We can order refills at the pharmacy who takes the prescriptions to the
>>> doctors. The pharmacy collects them and have the meds bagged up for us
>>> to collect.
>>
>> I don't quite understand your wording there. Here, when we need a
>> refill, we call the pharmacy. Some pharmacies allow you to do this
>> online if you choose. A prescription can be good for a year if needed.
>> Once the year is up, the prescription needs to be renewed. One of my
>> Drs. insists on a checkup every year or he won't renew. Although I still
>> would see him if needed, I no longer take anything prescribed by him.
>>
>> Otherwise, when no more refills remain, the pharmacy contacts the Dr. for
>> the patient. I believe this is done by Fax but not sure.
>
> OK, we go to the pharmacy to order our meds. The pharmacy has us on his
> computer system. He ticks the boxes we order. This goes to the doc who
> signs the prescriptions and then the pharmacy put the meds we have
> ordered into a bag and we pick them up.
>
> If I wished I could go to the docs and pic up a prescription from them and
> take it to any pharmacy I wish, but it is handy using the same one when we
> are on their system.

That's a bit weird. How would you even know what med you need?

I went to the Dr. in PA and left with the prescription eye drops. They had
a pharmacy right there.

"Michelle" > wrote in message
...
> On Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 5:54:51 PM UTC-5, Janet B wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> >>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>> >>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>> >>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>> >>> handwritten via snail mail.
>> >>
>> >> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>> >> with
>> >> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>> >> letters.
>> >> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and
>> >> the
>> >> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>> >No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to
>> >the
>> >pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>> >They can not be sent electronically.
>> that's the way it is here too.
>> Janet US
>
> Loathe as I am to defend Sheldon, New York state does have a law
> that requires RX to be sent electronically. Including controlled
> substances.
>
> Hand-written perscriptions should be banned - too easy to make a mistake
> in writing or in reading poor handwriting. Look up the statistics
> for medication-related deaths in USA. It's bad enough with electronic
> prescriptions.

This happened to me once. My Dr. was out sick so I had to see another one.
My BP med was running out so I asked her to refill the prescription. This
was many years ago. She hand wrote it. I couldn't read it. The pharmacy
told me they were out of the med and had to order it. Two days later, I
went to pick it up. Wrong med. I remember when I dropped off the
prescription, they did ask me what it was for. I had been prescribed a med
starting with the letter "L" and was given a med starting with the letter
"L", but it was the wrong med. No computerized charts in those days at that
Drs. office. Turns out the problem was that the first Dr. scribbled
something on my chart that the next Dr. couldn't read so she guessed at what
was written. Then the pharmacy guessed again. Wrong!

On Monday, May 16, 2016 at 3:13:52 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> Eventually every State will need to comply... NY got a short extention
> however most MDs are already in compliance. I haven't seen a paper Rx
> in over a year.... even the ER prescribes electronically... the
> patient only gets to specify which pharmacy.
> "e-prescribing of both controlled and non-controlled substances":
> http://www.health.ny.gov/professiona...c_prescribing/
>
>
My medical doctor and optometrist both fax in my prescriptions.
It's a stipulation of my prescription drug plan that my medications
be submitted to the online pharmacy. Either doctor is to write the
prescriptions for a three month supply with refills for one year
if it's a script I'm going to be taking on a regular basis.

My dentist gives me a paper prescription because it's something
I will only be taking for 7-10 days with no refills. My drug plan
will pay for these dentist written prescriptions filled at a
local pharmacy.

On Mon, 16 May 2016 16:13:40 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Mon, 16 May 2016 08:49:41 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 15 May 2016 20:36:40 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>>>>> letters.
>>>>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>>>>
>>>>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
>>>>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>>>>>They can not be sent electronically.
>>>>
>>>> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
>>>> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
>>>> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
>>>> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
>>>> short expiry.
>>>
>>>They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.
>>
>>Sorry - I used the wrong word. These are *renewals* of existing
>>prescriptions.
>>
>>Doris
>
>Eventually every State will need to comply... NY got a short extention
>however most MDs are already in compliance. I haven't seen a paper Rx
>in over a year.... even the ER prescribes electronically... the
>patient only gets to specify which pharmacy.
>"e-prescribing of both controlled and non-controlled substances":
>http://www.health.ny.gov/professiona...c_prescribing/

BTW, the prescription rules (in my state at least) we are talking
about apply to veterinarian prescriptions as well. There must be a
yearly vet visit in order to acquire a renewal.
Janet US

On 5/15/2016 5:11 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 5/14/2016 12:32 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 14 May 2016 08:50:53 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I am surprised they don't show a # for pound. That is common.
>>> As a matter of fact, when you are following any kind of voice
>>> Tree instructions on the phone, you will often hear, "...and then
>>> press the pound key."
>>>
>>> N.
>> I noticed that too.
>> Janet US
>>
> It probably just sounds more grown up than saying press the hashkey sign.
>
Hashtags weren't really called that until the advent of Twitter, were they?

Jill

On Mon, 16 May 2016 15:54:35 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Mon, 16 May 2016 16:13:40 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 16 May 2016 08:49:41 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 15 May 2016 20:36:40 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>>>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>>>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>>>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>>>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>>>>>> letters.
>>>>>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
>>>>>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>>>>>>They can not be sent electronically.
>>>>>
>>>>> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
>>>>> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
>>>>> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
>>>>> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
>>>>> short expiry.
>>>>
>>>>They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.
>>>
>>>Sorry - I used the wrong word. These are *renewals* of existing
>>>prescriptions.
>>>
>>>Doris
>>
>>Eventually every State will need to comply... NY got a short extention
>>however most MDs are already in compliance. I haven't seen a paper Rx
>>in over a year.... even the ER prescribes electronically... the
>>patient only gets to specify which pharmacy.
>>"e-prescribing of both controlled and non-controlled substances":
>>http://www.health.ny.gov/professiona...c_prescribing/
>
>BTW, the prescription rules (in my state at least) we are talking
>about apply to veterinarian prescriptions as well. There must be a
>yearly vet visit in order to acquire a renewal.
>Janet US

Hmm, there's never been a month I haven't been to the Vet, In fact I
was there yesterday, today, and will be back tomorrow.

On Mon, 16 May 2016 16:13:40 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Mon, 16 May 2016 08:49:41 -0400, Doris Night
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 15 May 2016 20:36:40 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:38:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>>>> On 2016-05-15 10:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>>>>>>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>>>>>>> electronically. Try to remember when you last received anything
>>>>>>> handwritten via snail mail.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That must depend on where you are. Doctors still write prescriptions
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> pen and paper here. We frequently receive hand written notes and
>>>>>> letters.
>>>>>> My wife and one sister in law both went to the same private school and
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> seem to live to send hand written notes.
>>>>>
>>>>>No hand written here. In fact they are almost always sent straight to the
>>>>>pharmacy. I have been told that controlled substances are an exception.
>>>>>They can not be sent electronically.
>>>>
>>>> My doctor prints them out, signs them, then hands them to me. I
>>>> currently have 2 printed prescriptions in my wallet that I haven't
>>>> filled yet because they are refills for stuff that hasn't run out yet.
>>>> No point getting them refilled too early because they have a pretty
>>>> short expiry.
>>>
>>>They write out refills? Here, those are done electronically too.
>>
>>Sorry - I used the wrong word. These are *renewals* of existing
>>prescriptions.
>>
>>Doris
>
>Eventually every State will need to comply... NY got a short extention
>however most MDs are already in compliance. I haven't seen a paper Rx
>in over a year.... even the ER prescribes electronically... the
>patient only gets to specify which pharmacy.
>"e-prescribing of both controlled and non-controlled substances":
>http://www.health.ny.gov/professiona...c_prescribing/

Well, I live in Canada. Things are different here.

Doris

On 5/16/2016 1:19 AM, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sun, 15 May 2016 21:12:22 -0700, isw wrote:
>
>> If you had asked the phone company back in the day when they decided to
>> stick it in the corner of the Touch-Tone keypad, you would have been
>> told that the name of that key was "octothorpe".
>
> "Thank you for calling. For instructions in English, please press
> octothorpe."
>
> -sw
>
I can just imagine people with a confused look saying WTF. lol

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On 5/15/2016 3:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sun, 15 May 2016 10:04:36 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Used to be doctors wrote Rx
>> with a pen on paper but now they are *required* to send Rx
>> electronically.

> More bullshit. I get paper prescriptions all the time. They may be
> printed by a computer and signed manually or with a stored image, but
> I hand them to the pharmacist just as has been done for the last 150+
> years.

Any prescription that is a controlled substance has to be given to the
patient on special paper, at least from what my doctor told me. It is a
pain in the ass, but I understand why they do it that way. For example,
my pain medication is a Schedule II classed drug so it has to follow
certain rules.

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