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Imagine our surprise when our horse's vet prescribed a muscle relaxer that was the exact formula humans use. "Here's a bottle of 350 pills. Just call if you need a refill."
Because my now-departed dog was suffering from Stage 4 Lung Cancer, the Veterinary Oncologist prescribed an Opioid medication to control his coughing and to provide some pain relief for him. She noted "3 refills" on the prescription, but the Rx could not be refilled by the pharmacy, and the Vet had to write a new paper prescription every time that we needed a refill.
Even if the scrip is for a pet, certain drugs cannot be readily refilled, and it is all because of the prevalence of prescription drug abuse.
Because my now-departed dog was suffering from Stage 4 Lung Cancer, the Veterinary Oncologist prescribed an Opioid medication to control his coughing and to provide some pain relief for him. She noted "3 refills" on the prescription, but the Rx could not be refilled by the pharmacy, and the Vet had to write a new paper prescription every time that we needed a refill.
Even if the scrip is for a pet, certain drugs cannot be readily refilled, and it is all because of the prevalence of prescription drug abuse.
Well sure...kids are huffing propane/butane/ bleach...anything they can get their hands on.
You don't think someone wouldn't take an opioid just because it happened to be prescribed for an animal? That's about as Grade A as you can get!
I've been using a common sleep med for many years. My doctor used to write "4 refills" on each rx. A few years ago he said he could only write "1 refill" on it because of new rules. Just now, he wrote "0 refills" because he says there are new rules.
Ask your pharmacy where you get it filled if this is true. They would (at least they should since they have to abide by these rules--I've seen a handful of doctors try to add a refill to control-2 drugs over the years) know so that their licenses aren't threatened by their board of pharmacy.
Letting us know what state you are in would help too in case someone on this board lives there also and can attest to possible new laws for these drugs.
I've been using a common sleep med for many years. My doctor used to write "4 refills" on each rx. A few years ago he said he could only write "1 refill" on it because of new rules. Just now, he wrote "0 refills" because he says there are new rules.
Has this happened to you also? In terms of security or safety, why do they have these new rules?
Hopefully you come back to your thread. I agree with GrandpaTom that it sounds like you have a 90 day script which is all most doctors will give these days for sleeping pills. It's been that way for a year if not longer.
Doctors are wanting patients to cut down and possibly stop because they don't like writing scripts for sleeping meds because of the laws. If you do a search of this section, there are multiple threads on how people have been made to cut down or get off of them.
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Originally Posted by lubby
We live in NY and my husband is on the generic of Ambien and he gets at least 3 refills.
In NJ, I'm allowed 3 fills of sleeping meds then have to see the Dr for another script, it's been that way for the last year.
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Originally Posted by Retriever
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Because my now-departed dog was suffering from Stage 4 Lung Cancer, the Veterinary Oncologist prescribed an Opioid medication to control his coughing and to provide some pain relief for him. She noted "3 refills" on the prescription, but the Rx could not be refilled by the pharmacy, and the Vet had to write a new paper prescription every time that we needed a refill.
Even if the scrip is for a pet, certain drugs cannot be readily refilled, and it is all because of the prevalence of prescription drug abuse.
The way a doctor gets around it is by giving 2 months of scripts in one visit instead of listing refills on narcotics. They're allowed to do 3 months of prescriptions but most do not.
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Originally Posted by terracore
Our old insurance company would only pay for 9 migraine pills (a vasodilator) in a 30 day period. The new one pays for 27.
Sounds like you need new insurance. My script insurance stopped covering my main med, I'm happy too because their insurance cost me $90 a month, I found a new plan that's $30 a month that covers my main med a lot more. It used to cost me $500 a month copay from March to July, now it costs me between $300 and $400 for those months.
I really hate having to switch prescription insurance. My pharmacist couldn't even give me a definite yes on whether he actually took the new insurance when I asked. He said that he should because they take all of the Medicare approved ones. Of course I'm over joyed that this new, cheap insurance pays more then my older, more expensive plan did.
You don't think someone wouldn't take an opioid just because it happened to be prescribed for an animal? That's about as Grade A as you can get!
Why would you conclude that I didn't understand or accept the reason for the denial of refills?
While it resulted in extra effort on my part, and on the part of the Veterinarian, I understood the reasoning behind it, and fully accepted the reasons for this legal stricture.
Because my now-departed dog was suffering from Stage 4 Lung Cancer, the Veterinary Oncologist prescribed an Opioid medication to control his coughing and to provide some pain relief for him. She noted "3 refills" on the prescription, but the Rx could not be refilled by the pharmacy, and the Vet had to write a new paper prescription every time that we needed a refill.
Even if the scrip is for a pet, certain drugs cannot be readily refilled, and it is all because of the prevalence of prescription drug abuse.
Omg your poor dog had stage 4 lung cancer and went home? Poor thing.
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