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Date: | Sun, 8 Jun 1997 21:52:43 -0800 |
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About a week ago I posted for an LC who is not on line re:medication
suggestions and the LC. She asked that I post this response to all of
you.
Many thanks to all who responded to my question about "prescribing"
medications when I talked to a mother about fluconazole. I
appreciated all your responses and was glad to see that most of you
didn't think I did anything unusual. On this end, nothing much has
happened. I've seen the doctor in the hall a few times but we haven't
spoken. I overheard my manager as she gave him a copy of the
information I had sent the patient (a LLLI information sheet on
thrush) and told him "of course she should have checked with you
first" (picture me gagging behind my office door). I think the
matter has just been dropped by the manager even though nothing was
really reconciled during our discussion. As I was trying to get
straight exactly *what* she thought I should do in similar situations
I was even told that I wouldn't be allowed to suggest that perhaps the
patient would like to get a second opinion! Now, as Paula Conning
suggested, I feel that it is immoral to withhold information that is
likely to help someone. I couldn't possibly work in a situation that
was that restrictive. I'll do my best to work around this doc in the
future knowing how he is, but there's no way I could function the way
my manager seems to think is appropriate. Hopefully, since
the lactation program generates more letters of praise from patients
than anything else, if I can be discreet, I'll stay out of trouble.
:-) But isn't this all so very silly? Thanks much, everyone!
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