Doctors/insurance and pain medication

[lovdoxies]

Could someone please explain why doctors are reluctant to prescribe pain medication like Vicodin and health insurance doesn't want to pay for it or anyother medication that you as the patient knows it worked, even after extensive pain managment treatment and your still in pain.

Mary R.

[Robert_325]

Could someone please explain why doctors are reluctant to prescribe pain medication like Vicodin and health insurance doesn't want to pay for it or anyother medication that you as the patient knows it worked, even after extensive pain managment treatment and your still in pain.

Mary R.

The DEA monitors what drs do but unless you have garbage insurance they will pay for hydrocodone. It's maybe the most prescribed medication in the USA. I spent LOTS of years in this business and hydrocodone should not casue a problem with your insurance unless you caused it abusing the meds. If you're wanting oxy that is different being a schedule II narcotic where hydros are a schedule III and not monitored as closely.