Question Why do some doctors are not able to prescribe pain meds?

[DandyDon]

Do you not have a family doctor/general practitioner that can serve your needs? I don't know how it works in the US.

I have a Physician's Assistant who fills my GP needs okay enough, but she can't prescribe pain meds.

My thought is that any doctor who can create such tremendous pain in procedures needs to be able to treat with pain meds. My follow-up is with the primary cardiologist I usually see and who I think can at least prescribe Tramadol which might be okay. If I learn that the other cardiologist who did my last procedure is liscensed for Tramadol but didn't use it when I was in tears, I'm going to want to know why!

 

[MB NZ]

My thought is that any doctor who can create such tremendous pain in procedures needs to be able to treat with pain meds. My follow-up is with the primary cardiologist I usually see and who I think can at least prescribe Tramadol which might be okay. If I learn that the other cardiologist who did my last procedure is liscensed for Tramadol but didn't use it when I was in tears, I'm going to want to know why!

Reasonable points. Any doctor here in NZ can prescribe virtually any medication. Some medications do require special authority from a specialist in the field, but that wouldn't include commonly used analgesics.

 

[JohnN]

I have a Physician's Assistant who fills my GP needs okay enough, but she can't prescribe pain meds.

My thought is that any doctor who can create such tremendous pain in procedures needs to be able to treat with pain meds. My follow-up is with the primary cardiologist I usually see and who I think can at least prescribe Tramadol which might be okay. If I learn that the other cardiologist who did my last procedure is liscensed for Tramadol but didn't use it when I was in tears, I'm going to want to know why!

Two bits:

One—“Physican Assistant “. Not “Assistant’s”

Two—Tramadol is a scheduled drug (Schedule 4) and requires a DEA license. That license allows the holder to prescribe Schedule 2–5 drugs

 

[DandyDon]

One—“Physican Assistant “. Not “Assistant’s”

And not Physician's Assistant as I typed. Thanks. I rarely type the title.

Two—Tramadol is a scheduled drug (Schedule 4) and requires a DEA license. That license allows the holder to prescribe Schedule 2–5 drugs

Well, Hydrocodone is a 2, and my preferred choice. So if he can prescribe one he can the other eh?