Describe the signs of a patient who may be drug-seeking.

When a patient is drug-seeking, they exhibit behaviour that can be described as demanding and manipulative to obtain medication. Generally, the patient will imply that the only solution to their medical problem is a prescription for an addictive, controlled substance. As a pharmacist, you must recognize the signs of a patient who may be drug-seeking so you can intervene by following your company or organization's policies and procedures. The interviewers do not ask how you would handle this patient; they only want to see that you can recognize the warning signs of a possible drug-seeking patient. Some warning signs include patients travelling from far away, doctor shopping, using multiple pharmacies, and agitated, threatening, and demanding behaviour.