Posted by worrier on January 18, 2004, at 19:06:03
In reply to Pharmacy rant, posted by Eddie Sylvano on January 15, 2004, at 8:22:57
> Does anyone else suffer constant problems with their pharmacy? Mine won't refill an rx until 2 days before the previous one is expected to be used up. That's fine, but it's not uncommon for them to tell me that they're out of whatever drug I need when I do order a refill, and I end up missing a day or two (like today) until they get it in. If not that, they forget to make ordered refills, short me pills, etc. Some of them have never even heard of the drugs I order ("What's mir..ta...za....PINE?"). Argh!
> I'm considering switching pharmacies, but I fear that all of them will be the same.
>> You seem to have the same Nazi pharmcist I have. I know the insurance companies do limit how often they'll fill a script...but my guy is like yours try to refill 1 to 3 days early and its like you are a hardened criminal. The only way I've found around this is to have my pdoc call in or write a completely new script. Fine if he's in town, in the office. etc. But the potential problems are obvious. "I feel your pain". Talk to you doc about maybe writing the script for a higher dose than you'll need...that will give you some breathing room. Good luck, worrier.
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