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I also think they don't like to disagree with the doctor in case it upsets them so they take and collect the script (they think the doc will know if they don't) but don't take the stuff. My nan is convinced her GP arranges for the DN to give her her flu jab because they think of her personally rather than the computer generating a list of old folks. She's happy so I don't disillusion her. Portia In message <005001c4a0f5$8d407560$0d00000a@dylan>, Jeff Green <[log in to unmask]> writes >The usual debate on PrivateRx about the amount of medicines returned by elderly >patients (or more often their relatives) made >me wonder why patients go to the trouble of seeing their GP's and collecting >their repeat prescriptions if they have no >intention of actually using the medicines. > >I suspect that for some the objective isn't to prolong their lives but to make >sure that their doctor knows who they are >before their time comes; or perhaps to know what is happening rather than to do >anything about it. > >Anyone got any other ideas? > >TIA > >Regards > >Jeff -- Pork