On 11/15/2006 2:49 PM Sue and Kevin Mullen plucked Senior Frog's Magic
Twanger and said:
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> scabbardgirl wrote:
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>> Sue,
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>> Go to one of your local pharmacies, preferably not a chain. Tell
>> them your problem and see if they can help. Maybe they can fix you
>> up with some small, empty bottles with a label that matches your
>> original big bottles. Have them put "0 refills" on them so they know
>> you won't use them for a refill. THEN, keep them and use them when
>> you travel. Put enough meds in there for your trip.
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> I don't feel comfortable doing that, since I am not spending any money
> there. I also don't know if they would be willing to give me a
> prescription label for a prescription they didn't fill. Might be some
> kind of legal problem for them, don't know.
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>> I did have a call from my prescription plan last night. They
>> wondered why I wasn't doing the 90 day supply plan with them. I told
>> them I travel a lot and didn't want to have to drag along those big
>> 90 day bottles. The agent on the other end of the line said she had
>> been getting that reply a lot lately. So, maybe the big pharmacy
>> plans will look into a way to give the big bottles, but make a small
>> bottle to use for travel available.
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> Maybe nowadays since more people need the small bottles, the large
> pharmacys might some day "get it" and be helpful. In the meantime it
> really isn't a big deal for us!!
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> sue
My parents have United Heath for their retirement health insurance which
contracts out perscriptions to Medco. My mom expressed the desire not
to have to carry the whole 90 day supply when she travels. (She takes 8
different Rx and dad has 5.) The customer service rep said that they
would check and see what the pharmacy could do. The next time(s) their
Rx were filled, 30 days were shipped in a smaller bottle along with the
remainder 60 days in the 90 day bottle. Now when they travel, they use
the smaller labeled bottles.
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