Changing Medications.
Hi
I had my medication review at the GPs yesterday.
The start was not good, a new Doctor I had not seen before.
What can we do for you today?
Well, you called me in was my response, a review of my medications.
I showed her the letter they had sent.
She had not read my notes at all.
I am being taken off one completely, running down over the next two weeks.
I am changing another, again needs to be run down.
The Consultant had recommended a new medication, the GP I saw, blithely decided on another.
This is the one we use.
I cannot go on that, two blood tests had shown impaired renal function, a side effect of that class of medicines.
The Surgery was aware of that, the Practice Nurse had spoken to me about it.
You really do need to go armed to the teeth when you visit some Doctors.
I have been seeing three different Specialists who communicate and work seamlessly.
The GP has all the facts but does not even bother to read the notes.
I will be changing GPs when I move, I hope the new ones will be better.