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Why do some clinics only prescribe 60g max when others let you have 120g?
I’m currently on 80g it has gone from 60g to 80g in 10g stages will it just carry on like this if I keep asking my doctor .
 
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Not sure from my own experience as I'm only on 30g for my condition.

I'd even wonder how it's possible to get through 120g, but then again a friend I know will just do it non-stop if quantity allows as he had an industrial accident and has permanent pain (then there was also secret thread here that gave an alternative answer for this...)

I suspect they could make up their own policy for certain elements like this, perhaps as things develop there will be more consistency applied
 
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I take it for permanent pain and I can’t work or drive so just need that amount to get through the day
I definitely need more though but i can’t really afford it at these prices
 
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JR52 said:
Why do some clinics only prescribe 60g max when others let you have 120g?
I’m currently on 80g it has gone from 60g to 80g in 10g stages will it just carry on like this if I keep asking my doctor .
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Definitely seems that pain patients need more/ a lot more than say mental health Patients generally speaking ,although I understand this will not always be the case as we're all individuals.
Suppose it's about trying to find that pearl in the varieties available that's works well and is viable financially. In effect keeping your costs the same as you consume the right amount to improve your wellbeing.
Another observation is that meds I would associate with pain relief, tend to be at the high end of the market .
Interested to know what the limits are ,but for me personally I think I'll be moving down in amount from 60g as this far more than I used to use when smoking and not vaping, but if I had the pain I see others with I imagine even 60-80g might not be enough.
Soon as I see people proposing big amounts on the what's on your prescription thread I just think pain.
 
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There's no regulatory mandated limits, and everything is ultimately up-to a patient's specific prescribing clinician. Even clinics themselves can't really influence individual prescriber's choices on medical care. If you're under shared care with a specialist nurse, GP or prescribing pharmacist - it's actually the specialist they're feeding back to whom still has the ultimate say in what's prescribed. Only specialists can legally prescribe; for those under 18, specifically paediatric specialists.

My limit is currently 120g a month, highest I can confirm is 160g/pm, highest I've heard reported is 200g/pm. Personally my monthly usage is around 80-110g/pm, but I have a bit of a buffer to order a little more (can't reliably afford monthly) and just generally my monthly usage varies depending on the quality/efficacy of what's received each month.

I'm aware of a specialist in this space who has a personal policy not to prescribe over 60g to any patient, and bluntly, feel that philosophy needs to be challenged as it could be detrimental to some more dependent patients (such as myself!)

The MCCS (clinician's society) have also issued guidance to their members recently advocating for peer-review of any scripts containing either 22%+ THC or 60g in total flower - we've asked for justification/evidence to support such policies via social media multiple times.

JR52 said:
I think he meant the smoking section which has disappeared
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It's still there.

Stav said:
must be some guideline to limits somewhere , maybe it's in the secret thread. LOL
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Secret thread? I did delete my own post about vaping, but that's because I had screenshots going around the industry 😅
 
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JR52 said:
Can’t believe somebody screenshotted your post
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It happens incredibly regularly, as in, nearly every week.

I did no wrong, but I honestly don't want my own medical situation facing conjecture. I keep most information about my conditions incredibly private.
 
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Muiredach said:
There's no regulatory mandated limits, and everything is ultimately up-to a patient's specific prescribing clinician. Even clinics themselves can't really influence individual prescriber's choices on medical care. If you're under shared care with a specialist nurse, GP or prescribing pharmacist - it's actually the specialist they're feeding back to whom still has the ultimate say in what's prescribed. Only specialists can legally prescribe; for those under 18, specifically paediatric specialists.

My limit is currently 120g a month, highest I can confirm is 160g/pm, highest I've heard reported is 200g/pm. Personally my monthly usage is around 80-110g/pm, but I have a bit of a buffer to order a little more (can't reliably afford monthly) and just generally my monthly usage varies depending on the quality/efficacy of what's received each month.

I'm aware of a specialist in this space who has a personal policy not to prescribe over 60g to any patient, and bluntly, feel that philosophy needs to be challenged as it could be detrimental to some more dependent patients (such as myself!)

The MCCS (clinician's society) have also issued guidance to their members recently advocating for peer-review of any scripts containing either 22%+ THC or 60g in total flower - we've asked for justification/evidence to support such policies via social media multiple times.


It's still there.


Secret thread? I did delete my own post about vaping, but that's because I had screenshots going around the industry 😅
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Would it be right to say a specialist who sticks to a limitation will have a prescribing team/s under them all governed by the specialists limit because that would seem a bit prohibitive , I'm thinking imagine joining a clinic needing x amount and finding out they won't cater for your needs whilst others will. This could be a potential banana skin to new patients incoming with already established high need/use , using BM products.The very people the industry is trying to attract .
 
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Stav said:
Would it be right to say a specialist who sticks to a limitation will have a prescribing team/s under them all governed by the specialists limit because that would seem a bit prohibitive
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Yes it would, specialists are the only ones whom can ultimately decide (legally) - others under shared care can feedback to a specialist, and make suggestions, but ultimately the decision always falls to the specialist themselves. Rightly so right now, but we strongly support GP prescribing being opened up in the future.

Stav said:
I'm thinking imagine joining a clinic needing x amount and finding out they won't cater for your needs whilst others will.
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This does happen.

Stav said:
This could be a potential banana skin to new patients incoming with already established high need/use , using BM products.The very people the industry is trying to attract .
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Speaking from a regulatory perspective, the industry should not be trying to attract patients whatsoever - and cannabis should be treated as an unlicensed special as a last-line resort after other licensed pharmaceutical meds have been proven to be ineffective to treat condition(s).

The industry wants to advertise, but there's a ton of limitations. I see both sides of the fence, a lot of my mother's side of the family are medical professionals.
 
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