Airport security
confiscated a tourist’s glaucoma eye drops, so he called his insurance who
called me.
The drops come in a tiny 2½ cc bottle, so the seizure seemed
puzzling. On the other hand, ten years ago the examiner took my tweezers, a
beautiful needle-nosed instrument perfect for removing slivers. It cost $20.
Later, I checked the Transportation Security Authority web site and learned
that tweezers are permitted. I’m still fuming.
Usually, I offer to phone
a refill to a pharmacy when a traveler needs a legitimate prescription, but
business has been slow, and the insurance had already told the guest I would
come. Ironically, medical experts unanimously frown on giving prescriptions to
an unfamiliar patient without an examination. They never explain how an
examination in a hotel room can prove that a patient has, for example,
glaucoma, osteoporosis, emphysema, acid reflux, or epilepsy. If he takes high
blood pressure medication, and I find a normal pressure, must I refuse the
refill?
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