Medicare Fraud

A lady just came in for a script for Tramal and another script from another doctor for Codeine Linctus. Both written on the same day. Now I was thinking - why on earth did she see 2 different GPs on the same day to get different things.

I dispensed them and then counselled on her that Tramal and Codeine Linctus interacts and both can cause drowsiness and respiratory depression etc blah blah blah. Her response?

Her: Oh that's ok, coz the Codeine Linctus is not for me, its actually for my sister. The doctor just wrote it in my name. 

She had a Centrelink concession card.

I just hate it that people abuse our healthcare system like that. And doctors are in on it just to keep their patients happy. 

That's why, for people like that I don't feel sorry that the government will be charging them $7 for a consultation.