Controlled drugs & full time

[MOAK]

Dotting the final is and crossing the final ts. My wife is reliant on pre gabelin for her neck issues. Her prescription is 90 days and strictly regulated. How are refills dealt with after the first 90 days if we are changing locations. The prescription can be filled once, for example in Portland Maine, then refilled in Baton Rouge La., then the script must be re written to the next location, wherever that might be. Which means her doctor would have to re write the prescription at least every 6 months and quite possibly every 90 days after the second transfer. CVS and the insurance company does not understand what we are doing, so instead of being helpful they are stonewalling our questions and not helping to find a viable solution. Anyone else navigated a scenario like this successfully,? Thanks.

 

[Dave in AZ]

Dotting the final is and crossing the final ts. My wife is reliant on pre gabelin for her neck issues. Her prescription is 90 days and strictly regulated. How are refills dealt with after the first 90 days if we are changing locations. The prescription can be filled once, for example in Portland Maine, then refilled in Baton Rouge La., then the script must be re written to the next location, wherever that might be. Which means her doctor would have to re write the prescription at least every 6 months and quite possibly every 90 days after the second transfer. CVS and the insurance company does not understand what we are doing, so instead of being helpful they are stonewalling our questions and not helping to find a viable solution. Anyone else navigated a scenario like this successfully,? Thanks.

Kind of. I have a prescription that refills every 90 days. I use Walgreens. As you know, prescriptions are now specific to ONE STORE :( I sometimes want to switch between Walgreens though, sometimes for nearest, sometimes for a further 24hr one when I'm in town late only. All I do is call the doctor's office, and the front desk help can just RESEND the prescription to the new Walgreens. No NEW prescription required, no new doctor visit or fee, takes her about 2 minutes to do, which they are happy to do for free. My 9 mo prescription got refilled at 3 diff Walgreens without renewal.

I did the same thing for a prescription that was difficult to find supply for. I would call 10 local Walgreens, find the ones who said they had it (they don't talk to each other's inventory very well), the call my doctor office and have them swap me to that Walgreens. 30 min later drive over and I'd be in their system for pickup.

I talked to pharmacist at Walgreens for some time, this is the only way to switch refill locations without a new prescription, and he told me the doctor's office must initiate the refill location switch... it has worked like a charm.

 

[John and Mandi]

If someone cannot answer here it would be worth while to hit up a forum more geared to full timing. I scanned one thread and it seems people were able to get some scripts filled by Walmart and/or CVS while on the road but others said the newer "rules" created problems. Consensus seems to start with your wife's doctor to see what options they might know about.

 

[grubworm]

i saw that amazon has a pharmacy and all amazon does is deliver, so maybe check and see if amazon would do what you need. im a PRIME member and i have my mother and kids address, so i ship stuff to them all the time using my prime membership and shipping to different locations from my one account. i know meds are different regulations, but might work

just a thought...

Amazon Pharmacy | Online Prescription

Transfer or refill an online prescription or connect with a pharmacist 24/7. Amazon makes your pharmacy experience easier.

pharmacy.amazon.com

 

[Speric]

As an outpatient nurse, I see this somewhat regularly. You're doing about the best you can do. Stick with CVS since it's a chain, it's a little easier to work with when traveling around. That said, it's a chain and they tend to be fairly strict on their policies. With controlled meds, you will need to have your prescriber send any new orders where you're going to pick them up. Another potential sticking point is that your doctor needs to be able to prescribe in that state for your orders to be accepted. It's usually not a problem as their's reciprocity with most states and prescribers' licenses, but could be an issue. Controlled meds can't be transferred between pharmacies, but with CVS that's a gray area. Some systems will see that it's in the "CVS system" others might not. If it's not, you'll need a new order to that location. Mail order pharmacies need a place to deliver. So if you're moving around a lot, where are they to deliver your meds? Insurance won't be of much help since their only job is to cover the cost of meds, it's really a pharmacy thing. Different states might have different laws regarding the dispensing of controlled meds, so also be aware of that. And also hope they have enough in stock when you get there. At least it's not like Adderall or Ritalin where there's a national shortage and finding a pharmacy with any in stock is the challenge.

 

[MLynd]

This is a good thread to know about as when Hubby and I plan long trips I'm on BP meds