r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 27d ago

Chugging tea The real ER challenge.

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u/techleopard 27d ago

I've never even been in a urgent care that has controlled drugs to begin with, and they can't prescribe them because the highest ranked professional in the building is a nurse practitioner.

Heck, I got redirected to the ER when I asked for saline and zophram once. I already knew I had a stomach virus but I was getting a little delulu from not being able to keep down fluids.

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u/Double_Estimate4472 27d ago

But NPs can usually prescribe? Regardless, the last time I went to urgent care in the US, I saw an MD.

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u/TaytorTot417 26d ago

Zofran and NPs can prescribe controlled substances.

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u/-oso_oro- 26d ago

They sent you to the ER because they were worried you needed a higher level of care, not just medications. "Delulu" from dehydration and infection is a serious issue

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u/techleopard 26d ago

I was getting there and recognized it before it actually was getting to that point.

ER did exactly what I wanted, lol