If you have meds prescribed in a facility, they are usually provided through a pharmacy company contracted with that facility. The pharmacy fills orders that are put in by the staff after the doctor has written them. Medication management is very closely regulated. There are strict protocols to be followed. I know this because I am an Assisted Living Administrator and presently run a community. Nursing homes have very strict rules regulated by the state. The pills you take in the facility must be given as per doctor orders. Talk to the Director of Nursing or the Administrator of the Rehab. If you feel that you are not getting your meds and the staff are pilfering, you call the State ACHA and make a complaint and it will be immediately investigated. It is illegal for a nurse or med tech to steal drugs of course. You also need to understand what the doctors orders are for medication. Every facility should have the number for the abuse hotline posted where you can see it. Do not assume this or that-get the answers from the administration and if you are not happy with the answer, put a complaint in with the state No one should suffer with pain, no one should have their scheduled medications omitted, and no staff should be pilfering. It is unusual for someone to be sent home with medication, you usually get prescriptions to be filled when you go home. The facility seldom sends you home with meds. Medication is a very precise procedure. Do not take this lightly if you are denied your meds or left to be in pain. Insist on seeing the med orders in the facility for yourself. Be vocal. Rock the boat. It's your life.
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