I've been prescribed medication that I have had severe reactions to twice now. I've read on the internet the interactions between medicines I am taking and think it's so unprofessional that a doctor would not know this before they risked my life prescribing this stuff.
I agree. It's very disconcerting when you put your health in someone's hands and they don't even know what they are doing.
1 two different professionals had their hands on the Rx, so I would be questioning both the Doc and the Pharmacist.
2 why didn’t you speak up? You knew you had a reaction in the past.
3 some medications have harsh side effects, but are the only option.
4 was it am allergic reaction? Or a drug interaction?
5 Did the doctor you saw know that you had reacted in the past and did the doc know your current Rx?
Walk in Clinic Docs do not have easy access to Rx history.
6 are you planning a lawsuit? If yes, you have to show that you suffered injury and loss.
Lastly, you can check with your provincial medical association to see if there are complaints against the doctor.
https://www.cpsbc.ca/disciplinary-actions. This is the site for BC.
Both times he knew what I had been taking and so did the Pharmacy
It wasn't until I had the reactions and went online that I found out about drug interactions.
The doctor knew and the pharmacy know what I am on. If they were doing their job properly they would have caught this before and not given the drugs to me.
Am I planning on suing. I don't know but am curious if he makes a habit of doing this and whether he has ever been sued before
Unfortunately it is not possible for doctors to know every possible drug interaction. Some may be common and generally known, but others not so much. I remember many years ago (pre internet) my GP having to check a huge tome to review a medication he was going to give me.
even in these days of electronic medical records, not everything will be caught.
It is very difficult to prove medical malpractice suits. You have to provide proof the MD was not as prudent as they could have been & he deliberately caused harm due to their lack of due diligence. You will have to prove the long term damage you will will suffer b/o the MD’s actions. Nothing is impossible, but unless you find a malpractice attorney that feels there is merit the attorney signs on with a contract for contingency payment (which you can use to get a feel on how good a case you have).
But definitely look up the providers discipline history via his State Licensing bureau.
How naive of me, right?
I'd write a letter to the licensing board of both the doc and the pharmacist. Or better yet, get your lawyer to write.
I had this DNA test for medicines. It showed that I should not take Valium [for stress]... or Warfarin [blood thinner] for when the time comes.... all of the prescription acid reflux medicines on the no list [no wonder none of those drugs had worked for me throughout the years, what a waste of $$].... and to stay away from most of the Statin drugs when that time comes.
Gershun, so surprised that when the doctor wrote out the prescription, via laptop, that a red flag didn't pop up. That is one thing here in the States that all doctors had to computerize their patient files by a certain date so that those files can interact with the ER's, imaging, other doctors, pharmacy, etc. This was part of our Affordable Care Act [Obamacare].
Heck, when my cat needed to take something for his joint pain, because he was on a certain blood pressure pill that wouldn't play havoc with his kidney issues, the Vet knew what he could take, as the normal med usually prescribed wouldn't had been a good match.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/ask-a-health-expert/how-do-i-do-a-background-check-on-my-doctor/article576532/
Remember though, that we Canadians aren't as litigious as our American cousins, a doctor can do a lot of harm without ever getting sued.
Did you read about the fake nurse who worked in hospitals in Quebec for 20 years before being discovered?
This is becoming a puzzle that I will keep at till I solve I suspect.