Here are a few tips to avoid complications at your pharmacy:
1: Prescriptions for painkillers and sleeping aids get extra scrutiny, so don't try to do anything out of the normal.
2: Don't use drive throughs at pharmacies. More mistakes are made at the drive throughs.
3: Just know that most prescriptions are filled by less-qualified pharmacy technicians than the pharmacists.
4: Generics are fine, but it is advised to not replace blood thinning or thyroid medications with generics.
5: There is no national database to track all of your medications. Therefore, try to stick with one pharmacy or if you want to change, have all of your prescriptions moved to the new pharmacy.
6: To avoid long lines, don't go to the pharmacy on Monday or Tuesday evenings. This avoids the weekend refill crowd.
7: Be kind to your pharmacist or technician if they can't reach your doctor to authorize a refill. It is against the law in most states for them to do it.
"The journey of life is taken one step at a time... none of them should be painful." G.M. Barclay, DPM, AACFAS
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