Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Illinois

hi, i am a type 1 diabetic. i take 2 types of insulin. one that i buy over the counter and one that my doctor gives me for free. well everytime i leave the doctor they always tell me when you need more medicine just call them. well recently one of my insulin bottels broke. i called the doctor and the nurse tells me she can not give me any. so then i ask if she can give me a prescription? she says no. i ask her why and she tells me because i didnt make an appointment with the doctor to follow up wirth my blood work. i told her i never do.. ive been a diabetic since i was 17 years old and not once have i ever come in for a follow up after blood work. they always tell me they will call me, which they never do? so then i ask the nurse what am i suppose to do because this insulin can not be sold over the counter without a prescription. i asked her if she can give me the medicine and i will come in on monday when the doctor was available. she usually always does this but this time she said they didnt have any? im suppose to take this medicine in the morning before i eat, through out the day when i need it and at night before dinner. this medicine controls my sugar. i called and asked them what can i do? eventually they closed and on their answering machine they have the doctors pager number, well i paged him to see if he could write me a prescription or just call the jewel and give the ok to releasethe medicine to me like hes done so many times before. well the next day my father went to talk to them and they gave him the medicine and they tell my dad i have to get another doctor. can they just drop me like that? ive been with them since i was 17 years old. is there anything i can do about this?

Asked on 7/01/10, 1:36 pm

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A doctor has the right to decline a patient if the situation is not critical or immediately life threatening.

Answered on 7/02/10, 5:01 am

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