Solving the Problems
of Cancer Pain
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The problem you have chosen is listed below. Choose from the list of possible options for solving this problem by clicking on the check boxes. Once you are done, click on “Rate My Options”. We will indicate whether these choices are great, good, or bad ways of solving this problem and further explore the topic with you.

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Problem #3:

“I have difficulty getting my prescription for pain medicine filled.”

List of Possible Options for Solving This Problem

1) Talk to your doctor.
2) Talk to your social worker or nurse.
3) Get your prescription filled at the hospital pharmacy.
4) Go to a large chain pharmacy.
5) Order your pain medicine through a mail-order company.
6) Talk to the hospital pharmacist about how other patients have solved this problem in your local area.
7) Call a local hospice for advice on how to get pain medicine.
8) Buy your pain medicine “on the street”.

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If you have found other options for solving this problem, please let us know.

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