Rocky Mountain Associates'
Medication Management Policy

1. Prescription refills may be requested Monday - Thursday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.  Please allow 24 to 48 hours for a response.  Narcotics refills require a handwritten prescription so please plan accordingly.
   
   
2. Medications cannot be refilled if you have not had an office visit within the preceding 3-month period.
   
   
3. Prescriptions cannot be refilled after office hours, on Fridays or on weekends.
   
   
4. Lost or stolen prescriptions cannot be replaced.
   
   
5. To request a prescription refill call your pharmacy directly.    You will need to give the pharmacy our phone number, 970-669-8881, so they can call us for the refill. You must use the same pharmacy each time.
   
   
6. If you have any problems with prescription medications (allergies, intolerance, etc.), please call your physician's nurse or clinical assistant:

Dr. Pettine:	Carol	at extension 224
Dr. Donner:	Bob	at extension 221
Dr. Young:	Amy	at extension 228

Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine is a surgical practice.  If surgery is not an option for you, or if you choose not to have surgery, we will refer you to another, appropriate provider to further assist you.  This may be your family doctor, a neurologist, psychiatrist, chiropractor, pain management system, etc.  We do not provide chronic pain management.  If you need long term pain management, we will refer you to an appropriate program and assist you for a reasonable length of time, usually one to three months.

If you have made the decision for surgery, you can expect a post-op course which may include narcotic pain medications.  We will work with you on an individual basis to decrease or eliminate your use of narcotics as soon as possible.  Prolonged use of narcotics and muscle relaxants is contradictory to good health.  We work closely with a team of psychologists regarding pain management issues and will refer you to them when appropriate.  Your restored heath is our goal.