Debi,

Mostly insurance reasons .It is the Opioids this applies to. They will only allow two doses a day (every 12 hours)..

My PM has prescribed my dose/prescription to read...."Take 2 tablets by Mouth every 12 hours". This enables me to get a total of 4 Oxycontin tablets of the same dosage... I know waiting to take 2 every 12 hours would wear very thin before the 12 hours are up. (Also now the prescription reading 2 doses every 12 hours is approved.)

With the okay of my PM,..... I take 1 tablet of Oxycontin every 6 hours rather than 2 every 12 hours. As previously mentioned, I know my taking 2 at the same time would not hold out 12 hours; but taking 1 every 6 hours would level out and extend the dosage.

Even if you were still on the Morphine 15mg; and your prescription read......Take 2 tablets by mouth ever 12 hours...;(thereby following the rules for approval) you would be able to take 1 Morphine15mg ever 6 hours, which in your case as well would level out the medication and extend the dosage much better.

Hopefully, I was able to make myself clear and not muddle my explanation.

You are right; doctors can figure something out to get around this. I am fortunate my PM is willing and agrees.


Gerry