Guest guest Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 I did that to get all my medicines on a monthly schedule. There was only one that was not on the same schedule so I paid for it so all could be picked up the same day except as needed stuff. So I paid for one month of my BP medicine. Has anyone done the 3 month refills that you can do by mail? Re: need help I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various insurance companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med unless 25 days or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with one or two as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill early to have a backup. ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Me too but never dropped one in a toilet. That would stink. I think I will close my toilet as I shake from now on. Re: need help > If you have some kind of mishap, dropping your med in a sinkful of water > or leaving it behind when you vacate your hotel or whatever, you can buy a > replacement at your own expense and then negotiate with customer service > to see whether they will reimburse you for the replacement. > > I once had a half full Symbicort inhaler fly right out of my hand and into > the toilet while I was shaking it prior to use. Argggh! > > Slats Ha, ha, ha, ha. Okay, sorry. I've done the sink thing tho. ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 With my Rx insurance, which is part of my senior supplement to Medicare, I can pick up 90-day refills right at the local pharmacy if my doctor writes them for that quantity. I have to sign for all my Rxs at the pharmacies I use. I think that's partly so they can verify to the insurance companies that a real live body came in and picked up the medicine they charged to the particular person's insurance. Slats > > I did that to get all my medicines on a monthly schedule. There was only > one that was not on the same schedule so I paid for it so all could be > picked up the same day except as needed stuff. So I paid for one month of > my BP medicine. > > Has anyone done the 3 month refills that you can do by mail? > > > > Re: need help > > > > > I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various insurance > companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med unless 25 days > or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. > > I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with one or two > as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill early to > have a backup. > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 That's my solution too. That, or I'll walk a few steps into the bedroom to do the shaking so if the thing gets loose from me it will land on the bed. I've only managed to let go of it that one time, but an ounce of prevention . . . The stuff is way too expensive to accidentally waste any of it. Slats > > If you have some kind of mishap, dropping your med in a sinkful of water > > or leaving it behind when you vacate your hotel or whatever, you can buy a > > replacement at your own expense and then negotiate with customer service > > to see whether they will reimburse you for the replacement. > > > > I once had a half full Symbicort inhaler fly right out of my hand and into > > the toilet while I was shaking it prior to use. Argggh! > > > > Slats > > > Ha, ha, ha, ha. Okay, sorry. I've done the sink thing tho. > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Or do not keep it in the bathroom. I keep mine in the kitchen in the china closet. But I have a spare which I keep on my nightstand near my bed. Ora On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:10:47 -0000, " slats222000 " wrote: >That's my solution too. That, or I'll walk a few steps into the bedroom to do the shaking so if the thing gets loose from me it will land on the bed. I've only managed to let go of it that one time, but an ounce of prevention . . . The stuff is way too expensive to accidentally waste any of it. > >Slats > > >> > If you have some kind of mishap, dropping your med in a sinkful of water >> > or leaving it behind when you vacate your hotel or whatever, you can buy a >> > replacement at your own expense and then negotiate with customer service >> > to see whether they will reimburse you for the replacement. >> > >> > I once had a half full Symbicort inhaler fly right out of my hand and into >> > the toilet while I was shaking it prior to use. Argggh! >> > >> > Slats >> >> >> Ha, ha, ha, ha. Okay, sorry. I've done the sink thing tho. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 I have to sign for all mine, too, and I don't have any insurance. --marty > Â > With my Rx insurance, which is part of my senior supplement to > Medicare, I can pick up 90-day refills right at the local pharmacy if > my doctor writes them for that quantity. > > I have to sign for all my Rxs at the pharmacies I use. I think that's > partly so they can verify to the insurance companies that a real live > body came in and picked up the medicine they charged to the particular > person's insurance. > > Slats > > > > > > I did that to get all my medicines on a monthly schedule. There was > only > > one that was not on the same schedule so I paid for it so all could > be > > picked up the same day except as needed stuff. So I paid for one > month of > > my BP medicine. > > > > Has anyone done the 3 month refills that you can do by mail? > > > > > > > > Re: need help > > > > > > > > > > I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various > insurance > > companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med unless > 25 days > > or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. > > > > I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with > one or two > > as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill > early to > > have a backup. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Maybe you can try getting the doctor to write a prescription for TWO inhalers to be filled at the same time. Mine does that so I always get 2 inhalers when I call in a refill. That way you have a backup..and if you dont use it right away you can stockpile them a bit. Maybe he can get away with this on a military health care system...or maybe its just a matter of how the doc writes the script for you. A big reason they stopped letting people refill all at once has to do with the people who would abuse their meds and still need more at the end of the month..so now its more controlled by the insurances b/c they were shelling out many dollars on people who were misusing their drugs. Ann Re: need help -- In asthma , Martha wrote: > > Thanks, . I only raised the point because it seems the pharmas > and/or new laws have us signing for so many 'scripts, now. I never > used to sign for my Albuterol and I've been on it for 24 yrs. Not only > that, but I used to be able to pick up all my refills at one time. > That saved me time and gasoline and gave me some security in case one > of them didn't work properly or was accidentally ruined. Now I can't > get a refill until 30 days have elapsed since I got my last one. That > causes me stress not to have another rescue inhaler if I need it. > --marty I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various insurance companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med unless 25 days or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with one or two as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill early to have a backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Its also a tracking thing to be sure you arent going from one pharmacy to another picking up multiple prescriptions of the same drug. In NY I have to show my DL for anything with a decongestant in it, and that goes into a database. My brother in law gets bad allergies for about 2 months a year, not enough for him to go to the doc over, but just long enough for him to have a hard time getting OTC decongestants. They dont have insurance that covers prescriptions, (more by choice) so he just deals with it. We actually did the you buy some, Ill buy some and his wife buys some the summer I lived with them so that he could get through the summer. He tried to go to a completely different drug store, and they wouldnt let him buy it b/c hed already bought some at drugstore x....which is why his wife and I bought it for him. Re: need help With my Rx insurance, which is part of my senior supplement to Medicare, I can pick up 90-day refills right at the local pharmacy if my doctor writes them for that quantity. I have to sign for all my Rxs at the pharmacies I use. I think that's partly so they can verify to the insurance companies that a real live body came in and picked up the medicine they charged to the particular person's insurance. Slats > > I did that to get all my medicines on a monthly schedule. There was only > one that was not on the same schedule so I paid for it so all could be > picked up the same day except as needed stuff. So I paid for one month of > my BP medicine. > > Has anyone done the 3 month refills that you can do by mail? > > > > Re: need help > > > > > I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various insurance > companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med unless 25 days > or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. > > I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with one or two > as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill early to > have a backup. > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 > > Its also a tracking thing to be sure you arent going from one pharmacy to another picking up multiple prescriptions of the same drug. In NY I have to show my DL for anything with a decongestant in it, and that goes into a database. I am now having the dim idea that decongestants are an ingredient in cooking up some illegal drugs. Maybe that's why all this signing stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Well that kills my guess as to why they're doing it. Now I'm curious. I think I'll ask the pharmacy clerk next time I'm there if they know why this is being done. I've noticed in the last several months that the clerks also put their initials on the little machine next to my signature. Somebody somewhere certainly must want tight control over medications. How does it work when you mail order your Rxs? Are people having to sign that they received the package? Slats > > > > > > I did that to get all my medicines on a monthly schedule. There was > > only > > > one that was not on the same schedule so I paid for it so all could > > be > > > picked up the same day except as needed stuff. So I paid for one > > month of > > > my BP medicine. > > > > > > Has anyone done the 3 month refills that you can do by mail? > > > > > > > > > > > > Re: need help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various > > insurance > > > companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med unless > > 25 days > > > or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. > > > > > > I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with > > one or two > > > as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill > > early to > > > have a backup. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 I always thought insurance also wants to make sure someone isn't getting a bunch of medicine at their discounted price and then re-selling it to someone else. Slats > > > > Thanks, . I only raised the point because it seems the pharmas > > and/or new laws have us signing for so many 'scripts, now. I never > > used to sign for my Albuterol and I've been on it for 24 yrs. Not only > > that, but I used to be able to pick up all my refills at one time. > > That saved me time and gasoline and gave me some security in case one > > of them didn't work properly or was accidentally ruined. Now I can't > > get a refill until 30 days have elapsed since I got my last one. That > > causes me stress not to have another rescue inhaler if I need it. > > --marty > > I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various insurance companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med unless 25 days or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. > > I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with one or two as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill early to have a backup. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Here, we're told periodically that some of the decongestant formulas are being used somehow to make meth, so those items are behind the counter and I think you have to sign for them. Like oyxcontin and xanax are misused. Once again, abusers make it harder for everybody. --marty >  > Its also a tracking thing to be sure you arent going from one pharmacy > to another picking up multiple prescriptions of the same drug.  In NY > I have to show my DL for anything with a decongestant in it, and that > goes into a database.  My brother in law gets bad allergies for about > 2 months a year, not enough for him to go to the doc over, but just > long enough for him to have a hard time getting OTC decongestants. >  They dont have insurance that covers prescriptions, (more by choice) > so he just deals with it.  We actually did the you buy some, Ill buy > some and his wife buys some the summer I lived with them so that he > could get through the summer.  He tried to go to a completely > different drug store, and they wouldnt let him buy it b/c hed already > bought some at drugstore x....which is why his wife and I bought it > for him. > > > > > Re: need help > >  > With my Rx insurance, which is part of my senior supplement to > Medicare, I can pick up 90-day refills right at the local pharmacy if > my doctor writes them for that quantity. > > I have to sign for all my Rxs at the pharmacies I use. I think that's > partly so they can verify to the insurance companies that a real live > body came in and picked up the medicine they charged to the particular > person's insurance. > > Slats > > > > > > I did that to get all my medicines on a monthly schedule. There was > only > > one that was not on the same schedule so I paid for it so all could > be > > picked up the same day except as needed stuff. So I paid for one > month of > > my BP medicine. > > > > Has anyone done the 3 month refills that you can do by mail? > > > > > > > > Re: need help > > > > > > > > > > I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various > insurance > > companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med unless > 25 days > > or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. > > > > I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with > one or two > > as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill > early to > > have a backup. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 I'm probably going to find out as I've changed pharmacies and am in the process of mail-ordering my Albuterol because I'm so far from my new pharmacy, now. Oh, and no, you're theory may also be correct. And if anybody has any doubts about how the big pharmas operate... I have a friend who works for one of the big pharmas. She's paid six figures to work from home to track how often doctors are prescribing her company's drugs. And if she catches a doc who's slacking off, she's dispatched to get him to change his prescribing habits. She flies often to California and stays in the best hotels and dines at the top restaurants. Yeah, I sound jealous. Because there's tons of poorer people scraping to pay for their prescriptions. Just makes me curious and cynical. --marty > Â > Well that kills my guess as to why they're doing it. Now I'm curious. > I think I'll ask the pharmacy clerk next time I'm there if they know > why this is being done. I've noticed in the last several months that > the clerks also put their initials on the little machine next to my > signature. Somebody somewhere certainly must want tight control over > medications. > > How does it work when you mail order your Rxs? Are people having to > sign that they received the package? > > Slats > > > > > > > > > > I did that to get all my medicines on a monthly schedule. There > was > > > only > > > > one that was not on the same schedule so I paid for it so all > could > > > be > > > > picked up the same day except as needed stuff. So I paid for one > > > month of > > > > my BP medicine. > > > > > > > > Has anyone done the 3 month refills that you can do by mail? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Re: need help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various > > > insurance > > > > companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med > unless > > > 25 days > > > > or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. > > > > > > > > I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with > > > one or two > > > > as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill > > > early to > > > > have a backup. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 > > ... I have a > friend who works for one of the big pharmas. She's paid six figures to > work from home to track how often doctors are prescribing her company's > drugs. And if she catches a doc who's slacking off, she's dispatched > to get him to change his prescribing habits. She flies often to > California and stays in the best hotels and dines at the top > restaurants. Yeah, I sound jealous. I'll bet your friend is a hot 30 year old:-) dressed to the nines. I've never seen a pharmacy rep who wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 My insurance only pays for one inhaler a month. I get a 3 month supply from my Medicare mail order plan.To: asthma Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 7:19:42 AMSubject: Re: Re: need help Maybe you can try getting the doctor to write a prescription for TWO inhalers to be filled at the same time. Mine does that so I always get 2 inhalers when I call in a refill. That way you have a backup..and if you dont use it right away you can stockpile them a bit. Maybe he can get away with this on a military health care system...or maybe its just a matter of how the doc writes the script for you. A big reason they stopped letting people refill all at once has to do with the people who would abuse their meds and still need more at the end of the month..so now its more controlled by the insurances b/c they were shelling out many dollars on people who were misusing their drugs. Ann Re: need help -- In asthmayahoogroups (DOT) com, Martha wrote: > > Thanks, . I only raised the point because it seems the pharmas > and/or new laws have us signing for so many 'scripts, now. I never > used to sign for my Albuterol and I've been on it for 24 yrs. Not only > that, but I used to be able to pick up all my refills at one time. > That saved me time and gasoline and gave me some security in case one > of them didn't work properly or was accidentally ruined. Now I can't > get a refill until 30 days have elapsed since I got my last one. That > causes me stress not to have another rescue inhaler if I need it. > --marty I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various insurance companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med unless 25 days or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with one or two as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill early to have a backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 In Tennessee, my home state, we have to sign for anything with pseudoephedrine, which is a main ingredient in methamphetamine. Meth is a big deal right now. A mobile home literally blew up a couple weeks ago because the people living there were cooking meth.To: asthma Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 8:10:51 AMSubject: Re: need help > > Its also a tracking thing to be sure you arent going from one pharmacy to another picking up multiple prescriptions of the same drug. In NY I have to show my DL for anything with a decongestant in it, and that goes into a database. I am now having the dim idea that decongestants are an ingredient in cooking up some illegal drugs. Maybe that's why all this signing stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 I do not have to sign for mail delivery of my meds. Our carrier leaves the package on the porch if I'm not home. If I'm expecting a package I have my daughter watch for the mail and she takes it to her apartment until I can get home to get it.To: asthma Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 8:46:38 AMSubject: Re: need help Well that kills my guess as to why they're doing it. Now I'm curious. I think I'll ask the pharmacy clerk next time I'm there if they know why this is being done. I've noticed in the last several months that the clerks also put their initials on the little machine next to my signature. Somebody somewhere certainly must want tight control over medications. How does it work when you mail order your Rxs? Are people having to sign that they received the package? Slats > > > > > > I did that to get all my medicines on a monthly schedule. There was > > only > > > one that was not on the same schedule so I paid for it so all could > > be > > > picked up the same day except as needed stuff. So I paid for one > > month of > > > my BP medicine. > > > > > > Has anyone done the 3 month refills that you can do by mail? > > > > > > > > > > > > Re: need help > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know if it's the law, but for some years the various > > insurance > > > companies I've had have refused to cover a refill of any med unless > > 25 days > > > or something like that) have elapsed since the last refill. > > > > > > I try to refill them at 25 days for awhile, so I can wind up with > > one or two > > > as backup. I recently shelled out of my own pocket for a refill > > early to > > > have a backup. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Yeah...mobile meth labs Re: need help > > Its also a tracking thing to be sure you arent going from one pharmacy to another picking up multiple prescriptions of the same drug. In NY I have to show my DL for anything with a decongestant in it, and that goes into a database. I am now having the dim idea that decongestants are an ingredient in cooking up some illegal drugs. Maybe that's why all this signing stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Oh I do sign that I picked them up but there is a different sheet for controls and they have to have your drivers license number on it....even if they knew you since childhood lol. Re: need help With my Rx insurance, which is part of my senior supplement to Medicare, I can pick up 90-day refills right at the local pharmacy if my doctor writes them for that quantity. I have to sign for all my Rxs at the pharmacies I use. I think that's partly so they can verify to the insurance companies that a real live body came in and picked up the medicine they charged to the particular person's insurance. Slats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 When I was in the fire department they taught us to look out for cars that had meth labs built in the trunks! There was a lot of that going on in the Southern Tier area of NYS...if we came across an accident and the car had a battery,a lot of decongestant med containers and other specific chemicals that I wont name, in the trunk, we were to suspect a mobile meth lab and notify the police. Ann Re: need help > > Its also a tracking thing to be sure you arent going from one pharmacy to another picking up multiple prescriptions of the same drug. In NY I have to show my DL for anything with a decongestant in it, and that goes into a database. I am now having the dim idea that decongestants are an ingredient in cooking up some illegal drugs. Maybe that's why all this signing stuff. = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 yes they are. Which is why they limit how much you can buy at a time. Re: need help I am now having the dim idea that decongestants are an ingredient in cooking up some illegal drugs. Maybe that's why all this signing stuff. ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Lol, I have never shaken it in the bathroom, will make sure I don't. I usually take it in the bedroom, as I keep it in the bedroom dresser. It does fly across the room sometimes. Didn't mean to intrude on your converstion, but, thanks for the heads up about shaking in the bathroom. willothewispl@.... To: asthma Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 12:56:07 AMSubject: Re: Re: need help Or do not keep it in the bathroom. I keep mine in the kitchen in thechina closet. But I have a spare which I keep on my nightstand nearmy bed.Ora>That's my solution too. That, or I'll walk a few steps into the bedroom to do the shaking so if the thing gets loose from me it will land on the bed. I've only managed to let go of it that one time, but an ounce of prevention . . . The stuff is way too expensive to accidentally waste any of it.>>Slats>>>> > If you have some kind of mishap, dropping your med in a sinkful of water >> > or leaving it behind when you vacate your hotel or whatever, you can buy a >> > replacement at your own expense and then negotiate with customer service >> > to see whether they will reimburse you for the replacement.>> >>> > I once had a half full Symbicort inhaler fly right out of my hand and into >> > the toilet while I was shaking it prior to use. Argggh!>> >>> > Slats>> >> >> Ha, ha, ha, ha. Okay, sorry. I've done the sink thing tho.>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------>> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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