Prescription Refill answers

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the answers to my question. I think I am figuring it

out. I do not think it is my insurance company as the doctor

seems to be able to prescribe how ever many she cares to a

month (no monthly limit - that is I get 90pills a month). And I do

not think it is that she wants to see me as even when I want to

make an appointment with her, I can't get in. But that is a logical

reason and one that I can live with .

Talking to my husband who has the same DO to write scripts as

I do, he said that he noticed the same thing...that his yearly

scripts are now only for 6 months but this happens only when

Walgreen's does the calling in. If he requests the scripts. he gets

a whole years worth. So we are thinking that maybe this is a

policy for Walgreens and not the clinic or doctor.

I guess though it will always be in the back of my mind to ration

the pills so that they can be stretched in case when I call in 6

months for a new refill, it is refused.

I just hate this part of the illness....never knowing whether the

doctor will write your script for you. It seems to be a harsh reality

with pancreas problems because nausea and pain aren't going

to kill you like high blood pressure or asthma so it is easy for the

doctors to decide that it is too bothersome to write scripts once a

year on a life-time basis. So I hoard...........and be miserable

during the times that I feel I need to ration . I wish there was a

contract that we could make our DOCTOR's sign to assure us

that our medication will be available to us for as long as both

patient and physician think that it is needed.

Laurie

[Guest guest]

Dear Laurie,

Be careful of using Walgreens for your pharmacy. I use to go there and

had many problems with them. They called DEA on me for all the heavy

pain medications I'm on. Just a suggestion!

Sincerely,

Janet