What Doctor Can Prescribe the Pill Called Methadone, and That Take a Saginaw Health Plan Coverage?
Question by tel: what doctor can prescribe the pill called Methadone, and that take a saginaw health plan coverage?
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Answer by angelwings
any doctor can prescribe it, but they need to know WHY you need it. Call your doc and see if he can get you into a pain clinic ( if it is for pain) or into a rehab facility ( if it is for drug abuse treatment). They might not be able to tell you whether your insurance will cover it. If you are in Saginaw MI, call Covenent and ask them if they know of any pain clinics/ rehab facilities. Good Luck
Answer by Peaches (The Original)
The answer from the previous poster needs to be corrected: Not all doctors can prescribe Methadone. They have to have a special license from the DEA in order to prescribe it, so it is not like you can just go to your family doctor and ask them for it; they can’t help you. You need to see a pain management doctor (if it is for pain, which I doubt) or you need to be seen in a Methadone clinic (if it is for addiction to opiates). Be advised that if you are going to use this to come off drugs, it is harder to stop than pain pills or heroine. It is a very addicting drug and it has a very long half life, so it stays in your system for a long time and it also builds up with each dose you take. If you are addicted to opiates you need to get checked into a rehab facility. They will be able to monitor you while you are in withdrawals and will sometimes provide other medications to help with the symptoms, such as anxiety and insomnia.
**EDIT** Oh great and powerful RN who knows everything, let me revise my answer. I was incorrect about doctors being able to prescribe for pain management purposes, but YOU were wrong about addiction treatment and maintenance programs. This is directly from the DEA’s website:
Question: Can a practitioner prescribe methadone for the treatment of pain?
Answer: Federal law and regulations do not restrict the prescribing, dispensing, or administering of any schedule II, III, IV, or V narcotic medication, including methadone, for the treatment of pain, if such treatment is deemed medically necessary by a practitioner acting in the usual course of professional practice.
Confusion often arises due to regulatory restrictions concerning the use of methadone for the maintenance or detoxification of opioid addicted individuals, in which case the practitioner is required to be registered with the DEA as a Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP).
You can go to this link,
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/faq/general.htm#meth_for_pain
just so that you know I am right. Oh so sorry to have Offended thee, the great and powerful RN! And BTW, it’s a little nit picky to correct spelling just because you think you are so awesome. I missed it when editing my response.
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