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Glenn, For the first time, I disagree with you. Or at least, I think you are missing a key point about tracking prescription drug usage. One of the primary problems in our health system is people failing to follow prescribed treatment. Knowing when/if patient's fill their prescription is a key piece of information to determine the effectiveness of treatments and the interventions necessary to help patients and to reduce our national healthcare tab (negotiating drug prices would help too, but that's another subject). That said, this information, like all medical records information, must never be made public or used for any purpose outside of patient care or anonymous research without a warrant.
