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"Chookie" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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The person in question said that her doctor was prescribing her both
her
epilepsy medication and her pill. Are you saying that in your
country you
have to see a specialist to get the pill? And that you go to a
neurologist
every time you need a repeat of your epilepsy prescription?

That's how it is here in Germany!

Prescriptions for the Pill are only available from gyns (and I think
(gyns at) family planning clinics, but I don't know anyone who's ever
been to one, so I can't say for sure). *Theoretically* any doctor can
prescribe anything, so you *could* get anything w/o monitoring from your
dentist friend at the local astronomy club, but if we're talking kosher
scrips, only from gyns.

DH gets his asthma meds from a lung specialist and hCG from an
endocrinologist. My mum does get her heart meds from our GP, but that's
because she doesn't see her cardiologist regularly and he sends reports
to our GP.

--
Tatjana
PCOS - TTC #1 for 2 years

In article ,
"Donna Metler" wrote:

Most health plans here pay for one GYN visit a year-and it is often easier
to get into a GYN for a pelvic exam than it would be to get an appointment
with a GP. My neurologist only saw me once a year or when I was having
problems-the prescription was written for 12 months at a time. Same with
birth control pills.

So if your GYN gave you bcps that didn't agree with you (nausea, mood swings
etc), you would have to pay for a second visit? And I presume a GYN is more
expensive than a GP -- they certainly are here.

HMOs have done a number on having one "family doctor" who handles
everything.

Why? It seems to me that the GP would be more cost-effective. But our health
insurance is quite different to yours (thank God), so I probably don't
understand the full picture.

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age
or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990

"Chookie" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Donna Metler" wrote:

Most health plans here pay for one GYN visit a year-and it is often
easier
to get into a GYN for a pelvic exam than it would be to get an
appointment
with a GP. My neurologist only saw me once a year or when I was having
problems-the prescription was written for 12 months at a time. Same with
birth control pills.

So if your GYN gave you bcps that didn't agree with you (nausea, mood
swings
etc), you would have to pay for a second visit? And I presume a GYN is
more
expensive than a GP -- they certainly are here.

This would be covered, but probably you'd end up doing a phone consultation
and a different script would be called in.



HMOs have done a number on having one "family doctor" who handles
everything.

Why? It seems to me that the GP would be more cost-effective. But our
health
insurance is quite different to yours (thank God), so I probably don't
understand the full picture.

It's litigation-related. If a PCP doesn't do a referral, and something
needed to be done, they'd risk a suit. They're not going to monitor
neuroleptic drugs or psychotropic medications for that reason.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age
or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990