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Old 12-04-2006, 03:12 PM
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Default Re: Cut your perscriptions bills in half (literally)!

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Originally Posted by cornflakesdisease
I get my doctor to perscribe me 20mg instead of 10mg of the medicine I take for my high blood pressure. Then I cut it in half (my proper dosage). My portion of the bill is always the same no matter what the dosage, so I make my pills last twice as long.
This is fine, as long as the doctor is writing the proper quantity and instructions on the prescription.

For example, if he writes for 20mg, 1/2 pill daily, #15 for a 1 month supply. If he cheats and writes 1 pill daily and orders #30 knowing that you are actually splitting them, that is insurance fraud and is illegal.
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