Y'all have put really good supportive advice here based on your own personal experiences. That's what make a support site so great.

I'm so sorry that it worked out this way for you...NOT FAIR FOR YOU.

I can see taking the frustration out on the dr because I think he should have a plan to do his job.

OK, sure we could say...he's in a catch-22. if he continues to treat knowing there's a rash a person could do badly and he'd could be sued or loose his license. If he doesn't do something the patient suffers. That's that and he has to protect himself and the patient.

However, is that that? If he's prescribing the drug, should he have the training and knowledge to know the rash that could be indicative of something dangerous possibly occurring?

It's his responsibility, I think, to KNOW the dangerous rash or have at his access (and not at the responsibility of the patient) to tell that it's from the drug. This drug is known for a tell-tale rash that could say something not good is going on. HOWEVER, a dr. prescribing it should have the means to know, I think. If not, don't prescribe it?

So, I can see why he wouldn't allow more to be taken until it was sure what the rash is, but I think it's HIS responsibility to know the rash for HIS PATIENT'S TREATMENT.

In one sense I applaud him for not taking chances and being sure. It says something about him. However, I think he should dot the I's and cross the T's if he's going to prescribe a certain drug for therapy. After all, if the rash is due to the drug it's not the illness doing it and you need another specialist, it's the drug that he's already the specialist for. Should the buck stop there?

I don't know how it works legally, of course, but it makes sense to me that a doctor should be able to work a treatment that they're prescribing.

This happened with my brother and he was seeing a p'doc with our local community mental health center...free of charge for indigent. Well, he got a rash and the p'doc immediately knew it and pulled him off of it. They had to try another med, but he knew the situation and worked it.

I hope that made sense...lol

KD