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From: MRO Doc
Date: 08 Oct 2004
Time: 22:22:40 -0700
Remote Name: 69.166.228.241
I have read several threads on this subject, and I would like to start a new thread about this subject. I would like the input from other MRO's about this subject. If a donor tests positive, and presents an old prescription, how far back do you go before you become uncomfortable. I have seen one MRO that he does not allow any prescriptions older than a year old, and another, who didn't seem to mind if the prescription is over 10 years old. There does not seem to be any "regulatory" statement about this. What do other MRO's do. For example in my case, I will accept a prescription that is within 3 years from the date of the test. This is a number, that I am comfortable with, and has always been legally defensible as well. If older than that, the test will usually be reported as positive, unless the donor gets a letter from his doctor, stating that he is under the doctor's care for a condition that this medication is for, and states it is ok for the donor to have taken this old prescription. Any thoughts on this subject by other MRO's. Thanks.