iPLEDGE Problems

April 7th, 2006

Well, the iPLEDGE program has been up and running for over a month now and there are still many problems that are arising. In our practice perhaps the biggest issue is the timing of follow up visits and obtaining prescriptions.

In our conversations with iPLEDGE support (and we use the term support loosely) staff they tell us that the earliest a new prescription can be given is 23 days after the previous prescription was picked up. However, in the case of a female patient, a new prescrption cannot be issued until a full 30 days after the last prescription was written and that females cannot have a follow up visit until day 31 after their last visit for the mandatory pregnancy test. This makes it extremely difficult to take the medication continuously without interruption.

Then today, we were told that should someone not fill their prescription within the 7 days after the office visit, that they must wait until a 23 day period has elapsed for another prescription. This fact is an outrage and we will be looking into this further.

We will keep you updated on this new madenss. Until then, please try and fill you prescriptions promptly.

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