Why on earth would the office be closed due to the weather?
Usually the medication would have a repeat on the prescription. Or at least that's how we do it here. And patients would get a new one before it ran out.
Or the doctor would write a script and have the patient pick it up if they had to reschedule.
There are procedures in place to handle this kind of thing...
The reason I asked this question is I have been in this situation several times due to incompetent health care. They have closed due to snow as well as cancelled me due to not keeping track of apointments.
For your situation: Find another doctor. This one clearly is not up to standard, and as you are aware of this, it is your responsibility to take action.
As for your hypothetical, any professional would ensure that a patient at risk of psychosis would not run out of medication as you described. But there is still responsibility on the patients behalf to keep on top of their meds. If they can't, then they should be hospitalised for the safety of themselves and others.
Whos at fault in this situation?
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Why on earth would the office be closed due to the weather?
Usually the medication would have a repeat on the prescription. Or at least that's how we do it here. And patients would get a new one before it ran out.
Or the doctor would write a script and have the patient pick it up if they had to reschedule.
There are procedures in place to handle this kind of thing...
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The reason I asked this question is I have been in this situation several times due to incompetent health care. They have closed due to snow as well as cancelled me due to not keeping track of apointments.
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For your situation: Find another doctor. This one clearly is not up to standard, and as you are aware of this, it is your responsibility to take action.
As for your hypothetical, any professional would ensure that a patient at risk of psychosis would not run out of medication as you described. But there is still responsibility on the patients behalf to keep on top of their meds. If they can't, then they should be hospitalised for the safety of themselves and others.