When the patient asks for 'the good meds'

Had a patient the other day ask me for ‘the good meds’ like I was a drug dealer. I just smiled and said, ‘Sweetheart, if I had those, I’d be on the beach right now, not here!’ Anyone else get these kinds of requests?

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I totally relate to that — patients think we have a stash hidden away. Just the other day, I had one say, ‘If you had those, I’d be on the beach right now.’ it’s funny how they see us, but they really don’t get the whole process.

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