On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:13:51 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

My bank doesn't give out information to advertisers and I'm going to bet
that HIPAA forbids the sharing of patient information by any pharmacy.
People should really know what they're writing about. ^_^

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health...tability_Ac t

Can't recall the exact case. A doctor was being investigated for
running a "pill mill". Controlled drugs, prescribed are mandated to
be reported to the state. Specifically, the DEA uses that data to find
illegal activity and monitor the drugs.

They know what drug was prescribed, what doctor and the frequency of
the prescriptions. Once the doctor / pharmacy reports, the DEA will
know without the doctor / pharmacy having to divulge your information.