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Will somebody with a cool head please try to explain pharmacy law to me?
Last week I noticed that my blood pressure medication would run out on Christmas Day. I thought they would not like to make an emergency trip to the store so I called in the refill number. Well. I tried. The robot that answers their phone said it was to early to refill. Now. I really like that robot. He asks simple questions, I punch in the prescription number, the # sign when he gets it right and then I punch in what day and hour I am likely to appear to hand over my $s and get my pills. No problem. Works for me. Today I tried again. Gave up with reasoning with the robot and had to speak with a real pharmacist. I like them too. They know lots. Quite often, they know a heap more than our fine cardiologists do. The question is: What is it with filling a prescription too soon? Is the drug company or the insurance company going to declare bankruptcy if I mess up their regular schedule? Do they think I'm going to sit outside the Old Folks Home and peddle my pills to innocent old coots? What? This baffles me. It's not like I was taking really good stuff. It is only such a low dose that they don't make one and the smallest has to be chopped in half. Anyone understand this? Polly |
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On Dec 20, 9:16 pm, "Polly Esther" wrote:
Will somebody with a cool head please try to explain pharmacy law to me? Last week I noticed that my blood pressure medication would run out on Christmas Day. I thought they would not like to make an emergency trip to the store so I called in the refill number. Well. I tried. The robot that answers their phone said it was to early to refill. Now. I really like that robot. He asks simple questions, I punch in the prescription number, the # sign when he gets it right and then I punch in what day and hour I am likely to appear to hand over my $s and get my pills. No problem. Works for me. Today I tried again. Gave up with reasoning with the robot and had to speak with a real pharmacist. I like them too. They know lots. Quite often, they know a heap more than our fine cardiologists do. The question is: What is it with filling a prescription too soon? Is the drug company or the insurance company going to declare bankruptcy if I mess up their regular schedule? Do they think I'm going to sit outside the Old Folks Home and peddle my pills to innocent old coots? What? This baffles me. It's not like I was taking really good stuff. It is only such a low dose that they don't make one and the smallest has to be chopped in half. Anyone understand this? Polly Because of having to refill my sons's ADHD meds, I have a bit of experience with this. If you get a 30 day supply of meds, insurance will not pay for a refill until there are only 4 or 5 days left. Don't ask me why, that's just the way it is. You might be able to speak face-to-face with a pharmacist and explain what the situation is and see if they can push it through..i've had to do that in the past and, while they don't like it, they can AND will do it (especially if it is a medicine that is a "required" med or maintenance med as opposed to a temporary med). Hope that helps a little bit |
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Often times the pharmacist will "loan" you three days of medication to tide
you over until the prescription refill will be covered by your insurance company. They are supposed to take the three day supplement from the refilled prescription when the refill is authorized but they sometimes forget and fill the full amount. I would definitely speak with face to face with the pharmacist. Elizabeth in Spring, Texas "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Will somebody with a cool head please try to explain pharmacy law to me? Last week I noticed that my blood pressure medication would run out on Christmas Day. I thought they would not like to make an emergency trip to the store so I called in the refill number. Well. I tried. The robot that answers their phone said it was to early to refill. Now. I really like that robot. He asks simple questions, I punch in the prescription number, the # sign when he gets it right and then I punch in what day and hour I am likely to appear to hand over my $s and get my pills. No problem. Works for me. Today I tried again. Gave up with reasoning with the robot and had to speak with a real pharmacist. I like them too. They know lots. Quite often, they know a heap more than our fine cardiologists do. The question is: What is it with filling a prescription too soon? Is the drug company or the insurance company going to declare bankruptcy if I mess up their regular schedule? Do they think I'm going to sit outside the Old Folks Home and peddle my pills to innocent old coots? What? This baffles me. It's not like I was taking really good stuff. It is only such a low dose that they don't make one and the smallest has to be chopped in half. Anyone understand this? Polly |
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I told my insurance company's mail order pharmacy to stick it and I pay for
my own. The difference is a whole 12 dollars between the co-pay and what the prescription actually costs me for a 90 day supply. My local pharmacy more than makes up for the 12 bucks in service and convenience. -- Ms P, Queen of Scissors http://community.webshots.com/user/MsB_Peacock "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Well, no. It doesn't have to do with insurance. I cancelled my prescription insurance more than a year ago after discovering that they did not cover my prescription. Not only that but the insurance company had the unmitigated gall to phone my doctor and attempt to persuade her that I would probably be okay with another medication. Grrrrrr. (But that's another issue entirely). I simply can not understand the pill counting vigilantes. I do wish they would worry about something truly important. Polly "off kilter " wrote in message ... On Dec 20, 9:16 pm, "Polly Esther" wrote: Will somebody with a cool head please try to explain pharmacy law to me? Last week I noticed that my blood pressure medication would run out on Christmas Day. I thought they would not like to make an emergency trip to the store so I called in the refill number. Well. I tried. The robot that answers their phone said it was to early to refill. Now. I really like that robot. He asks simple questions, I punch in the prescription number, the # sign when he gets it right and then I punch in what day and hour I am likely to appear to hand over my $s and get my pills. No problem. Works for me. Today I tried again. Gave up with reasoning with the robot and had to speak with a real pharmacist. I like them too. They know lots. Quite often, they know a heap more than our fine cardiologists do. The question is: What is it with filling a prescription too soon? Is the drug company or the insurance company going to declare bankruptcy if I mess up their regular schedule? Do they think I'm going to sit outside the Old Folks Home and peddle my pills to innocent old coots? What? This baffles me. It's not like I was taking really good stuff. It is only such a low dose that they don't make one and the smallest has to be chopped in half. Anyone understand this? Polly Because of having to refill my sons's ADHD meds, I have a bit of experience with this. If you get a 30 day supply of meds, insurance will not pay for a refill until there are only 4 or 5 days left. Don't ask me why, that's just the way it is. You might be able to speak face-to-face with a pharmacist and explain what the situation is and see if they can push it through..i've had to do that in the past and, while they don't like it, they can AND will do it (especially if it is a medicine that is a "required" med or maintenance med as opposed to a temporary med). Hope that helps a little bit |
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"Polly Esther" wrote: Well, no. It doesn't have to do with insurance. I cancelled my prescription insurance more than a year ago after discovering that they did not cover my prescription. Not only that but the insurance company had the unmitigated gall to phone my doctor and attempt to persuade her that I would probably be okay with another medication. Grrrrrr. (But that's another issue entirely). I simply can not understand the pill counting vigilantes. I do wish they would worry about something truly important. Polly Polly, try calling your doctor. Maybe he/she will call in a separate, one-time-only prescription for you if you explain the problem. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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cackle Well then, it's probably just the computer robot thing. I would
go in person and I'll bet they fill it. -- Ms P, Queen of Scissors http://community.webshots.com/user/MsB_Peacock "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... LOL, Ms P. You're a woman after my own heart. Nobody with any sense at all would mess with a Queen of Scissors, especially when she said to 'stick it'. But, but . . . you see. Insurance is not involved. Since we know. You know. I know. Probably everybody with a internet connection knows - we can easily buy drugs from another country for a lower price, why in the @#$! is the FDA, EPO or somebody concerned if I refill a prescription 2 days early? Still baffled but loving the picture of your insurance company sticking it, Polly "Ms P" wrote in message ... I told my insurance company's mail order pharmacy to stick it and I pay for my own. The difference is a whole 12 dollars between the co-pay and what the prescription actually costs me for a 90 day supply. My local pharmacy more than makes up for the 12 bucks in service and convenience. -- Ms P, Queen of Scissors http://community.webshots.com/user/MsB_Peacock "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Well, no. It doesn't have to do with insurance. I cancelled my prescription insurance more than a year ago after discovering that they did not cover my prescription. Not only that but the insurance company had the unmitigated gall to phone my doctor and attempt to persuade her that I would probably be okay with another medication. Grrrrrr. (But that's another issue entirely). I simply can not understand the pill counting vigilantes. I do wish they would worry about something truly important. Polly |
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LOL, Ms P. You're a woman after my own heart. Nobody with any sense at all
would mess with a Queen of Scissors, especially when she said to 'stick it'. But, but . . . you see. Insurance is not involved. Since we know. You know. I know. Probably everybody with a internet connection knows - we can easily buy drugs from another country for a lower price, why in the @#$! is the FDA, EPO or somebody concerned if I refill a prescription 2 days early? Still baffled but loving the picture of your insurance company sticking it, Polly "Ms P" wrote in message ... I told my insurance company's mail order pharmacy to stick it and I pay for my own. The difference is a whole 12 dollars between the co-pay and what the prescription actually costs me for a 90 day supply. My local pharmacy more than makes up for the 12 bucks in service and convenience. -- Ms P, Queen of Scissors http://community.webshots.com/user/MsB_Peacock "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Well, no. It doesn't have to do with insurance. I cancelled my prescription insurance more than a year ago after discovering that they did not cover my prescription. Not only that but the insurance company had the unmitigated gall to phone my doctor and attempt to persuade her that I would probably be okay with another medication. Grrrrrr. (But that's another issue entirely). I simply can not understand the pill counting vigilantes. I do wish they would worry about something truly important. Polly "off kilter " wrote in message ... On Dec 20, 9:16 pm, "Polly Esther" wrote: Will somebody with a cool head please try to explain pharmacy law to me? Last week I noticed that my blood pressure medication would run out on Christmas Day. I thought they would not like to make an emergency trip to the store so I called in the refill number. Well. I tried. The robot that answers their phone said it was to early to refill. Now. I really like that robot. He asks simple questions, I punch in the prescription number, the # sign when he gets it right and then I punch in what day and hour I am likely to appear to hand over my $s and get my pills. No problem. Works for me. Today I tried again. Gave up with reasoning with the robot and had to speak with a real pharmacist. I like them too. They know lots. Quite often, they know a heap more than our fine cardiologists do. The question is: What is it with filling a prescription too soon? Is the drug company or the insurance company going to declare bankruptcy if I mess up their regular schedule? Do they think I'm going to sit outside the Old Folks Home and peddle my pills to innocent old coots? What? This baffles me. It's not like I was taking really good stuff. It is only such a low dose that they don't make one and the smallest has to be chopped in half. Anyone understand this? Polly Because of having to refill my sons's ADHD meds, I have a bit of experience with this. If you get a 30 day supply of meds, insurance will not pay for a refill until there are only 4 or 5 days left. Don't ask me why, that's just the way it is. You might be able to speak face-to-face with a pharmacist and explain what the situation is and see if they can push it through..i've had to do that in the past and, while they don't like it, they can AND will do it (especially if it is a medicine that is a "required" med or maintenance med as opposed to a temporary med). Hope that helps a little bit |
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Well Polly, you lost me on the 'somebody with a cool head'.
That usually isn't me. Did you ask the pharmacist for a clear explanation? Would it help if you had a 90 day batch instead of 30? Sorry I can't help except to feel your pain. Taria Polly Esther wrote: Will somebody with a cool head please try to explain pharmacy law to me? Last week I noticed that my blood pressure medication would run out on Christmas Day. I thought they would not like to make an emergency trip to the store so I called in the refill number. Well. I tried. The robot that answers their phone said it was to early to refill. Now. I really like that robot. He asks simple questions, I punch in the prescription number, the # sign when he gets it right and then I punch in what day and hour I am likely to appear to hand over my $s and get my pills. No problem. Works for me. Today I tried again. Gave up with reasoning with the robot and had to speak with a real pharmacist. I like them too. They know lots. Quite often, they know a heap more than our fine cardiologists do. The question is: What is it with filling a prescription too soon? Is the drug company or the insurance company going to declare bankruptcy if I mess up their regular schedule? Do they think I'm going to sit outside the Old Folks Home and peddle my pills to innocent old coots? What? This baffles me. It's not like I was taking really good stuff. It is only such a low dose that they don't make one and the smallest has to be chopped in half. Anyone understand this? Polly |
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Noooo, dear Taria. Don't feel any pain. The situation was easily resolved.
It seems the pharmacy assistant was accustomed to counting 30 pills instead of 45 which would equal 90 days chopping the pills in half. The mistake was easily explained. I didn't even have to haul out the 'cold gray glare' or even lower my voice to a scary tone. I just remain puzzled as to why "It's the Law!" about when and how many pills can be dispensed if they are certainly not a Controlled Substance, popular on the party scene or even particularly interesting. Since our precious rctq group has incredible knowledge of all things, I was just wondering if anyone could explain this to me. I am capable of going to the local (well, . . . not very local) law library and researching it myself. Just was thinking someone knew the whys and therefores of this one. It could be so much worse. I could have an encumbrance lasting more than 36 hours and an overwhelming urge to gamble. Well. . . that's what the drug companies warn about on tv. Polly "Taria" wrote in message news:M8Gaj.39133$ZA4.18310@trnddc03... Well Polly, you lost me on the 'somebody with a cool head'. That usually isn't me. Did you ask the pharmacist for a clear explanation? Would it help if you had a 90 day batch instead of 30? Sorry I can't help except to feel your pain. Taria Polly Esther wrote: Will somebody with a cool head please try to explain pharmacy law to me? Last week I noticed that my blood pressure medication would run out on Christmas Day. I thought they would not like to make an emergency trip to the store so I called in the refill number. Well. I tried. The robot that answers their phone said it was to early to refill. Now. I really like that robot. He asks simple questions, I punch in the prescription number, the # sign when he gets it right and then I punch in what day and hour I am likely to appear to hand over my $s and get my pills. No problem. Works for me. Today I tried again. Gave up with reasoning with the robot and had to speak with a real pharmacist. I like them too. They know lots. Quite often, they know a heap more than our fine cardiologists do. The question is: What is it with filling a prescription too soon? Is the drug company or the insurance company going to declare bankruptcy if I mess up their regular schedule? Do they think I'm going to sit outside the Old Folks Home and peddle my pills to innocent old coots? What? This baffles me. It's not like I was taking really good stuff. It is only such a low dose that they don't make one and the smallest has to be chopped in half. Anyone understand this? Polly |
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