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    bdiamond Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 19, 2009, 10:36 AM
    Privacy violated
    What do you do if a pharmacist divulges prescriptions you're taking to ones of her friends?
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    Feb 19, 2009, 10:46 AM

    What reason did she have to give out the information? How did you find out that she told her friend what prescription(s) you're taking?
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    Feb 19, 2009, 10:47 AM

    1 how did you find out
    2. is the "friend" related to the drug store
    3. why would they tell
    4. you can report the drug store and I would change drug stores
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    Feb 19, 2009, 11:53 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck View Post
    1 how did you find out
    2. is the "friend" related to the drug store
    3. why would they tell
    4. you can report the drug store and I would change drug stores
    Her friend is my boyfriends ex-wife. I don't think she thought the ex would say anything.
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    Feb 19, 2009, 11:55 AM

    You still haven't explained how you found out and why she told.
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    Feb 19, 2009, 11:57 AM
    I found out from my boyfriend. Why you ask. I can't figure out why someone would do such a thing.
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    Feb 19, 2009, 12:01 PM

    This is a HIPAA violation. If the pharmacist is not the store owner, then I would ask to speak to the store owner and advise him what happened.

    If she is the store owner, then report to to HIPAA and let them handle it.

    This is a clear and serious violation of HIPAA.
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    Feb 19, 2009, 12:05 PM

    So the ex wife has no ties whatsoever to the pharmacy? She just happened to mention it to her? If that's the case, your pharmacist doesn't seem like the brightest bulb in the box...
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    Feb 19, 2009, 12:08 PM
    The ex is best friends with the pharmacist. I guess they decided to dig a little.
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    Feb 19, 2009, 01:34 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by bdiamond View Post
    the ex is best friends with the pharmacist. i guess they decided to dig a little.

    It's a HIPAA violation - the Pharmacist can be fired, if you can prove your allegation.
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