Another doctor down.

I don’t know the details of this particular case. But I would note that judging from my knowledge of similar cases, when a prosecutor says a doctor “was selling Oxy prescriptions for $75,” what that generally means is that the doctor charges $75 for an office visit. During the course of the visit, some pain patients may leave with an Oxy prescription. Of course, many others don’t. A high-cholesterol patient might leave with a Lipicor prescription. A patient with a rash might leave with a referal to a dermatologist. Some patients might leave with no prescription at all.

In other words, the $75 was for the office visit, not a quid pro quo for a script. But “selling Oxy prescriptions for $75 a pop” sounds a lot more nefarious, doesn’t it?

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 23rd, 2006 at 12:24 pm by Radley Balko and is filed under Pain Treatment. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.