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(Message started by: HowardA on Apr 1^st, 2004, 5:15pm)

Title: Pharmacy/ Insurance
Post by HowardA on Apr 1^st, 2004, 5:15pm

If you are fortunate enough to get Imitrex shots on your health plan, make sure your doctor tells the pharmacy how long the prescription lasts before your next refill. I just had a bad experience refilling mine. Some insurance company automatically put a time limit for the next renewal, so when I went in on a Saturday to refill the computer told the pharmacy that the next renewal was in two weeks time! I had to wait till Monday to speak to the insurer and rectify the problem. spent two nights in combat with the demon.

Title: Re: Pharmacy/ Insurance
Post by Melissa on Apr 1^st, 2004, 8:11pm

Just bumping this to the top, so everyone can see it.

Thanks for bringing this up Howard!

:)

Title: Re: Pharmacy/ Insurance
Post by jonny on Apr 1^st, 2004, 8:37pm

on 04/01/04 at 17:15:45, HowardA wrote:

make sure your doctor tells the pharmacy how long the prescription lasts before your next refill. , so when I went in on a Saturday to refill the computer told the pharmacy that the next renewal was in two weeks time! I had to wait till Monday to speak to the insurer and rectify the problem. spent two nights in combat with the demon.

I know my joint wont fill a script before 30 days are up for Lithium, Something about only mental defectives take it and they dont want to give them so much they can kill themselves.................HELLO!!!!!!!

I maybe mental but I aint going out that easy, I would have years ago if I was!!!!!

Bastards!

...........................jonny

Title: Re: Pharmacy/ Insurance
Post by BlueMeanie on Apr 1^st, 2004, 8:39pm

It's the insurance company. Doesn't matter what the prescription says. In my case it's 4 shots a month, not a day sooner. No exceptions !! I can get the doc to prescribe all I want, but it's useless without cash or a med plan that will pay.

Title: Re: Pharmacy/ Insurance
Post by Melissa on Apr 1^st, 2004, 9:06pm

on 04/01/04 at 20:37:43, jonny wrote:

Something about only mental defectives take it and they dont want to give them so much they can kill themselves.................HELLO!!!!!!!

Yes Jonny, one of those "mental defectives" as you call them was my Mom. She had bi-polar disorder, and if she were alive today, she'd rip you a new one. ;;D

;)mel

(actually, she'd probably laugh.........I really miss her... :'()

Title: Re: Pharmacy/ Insurance
Post by forgetfulnot on Apr 1^st, 2004, 9:21pm

I am still paying off a credit card from three years age, $12,000 worth of imiterx in a 18 month duzie. 4 a month is a morbid response from any insurance co.

Lee...

Title: Re: Pharmacy/ Insurance
Post by cootie on Apr 1^st, 2004, 9:23pm

Doesn't this insurence CRAP just piss you the hell off.......arghhhhhhhhh..........makes my cold blood boil Pam

Title: Re: Pharmacy/ Insurance
Post by TxBasslady on Apr 1^st, 2004, 9:31pm

My doc gave me a rx with a year's worth of refills.

Insurance company won't do it! I paid the regular co-pay for the 1st, had to pay 50% of the cost of the med the 2nd, and the 3rd, I had to pay 100% cost of the med. This was only 9 days worth of meds.

I don't see how the chronic's handle this shit. They have to have the meds every day and night. At least the episodics can stock pile if they get the chance.

Title: Re: Pharmacy/ Insurance
Post by Melissa on Apr 1^st, 2004, 9:39pm

Does anyone else here have Humana? My neuro wrote my script for 3 boxes inj. Trex, and 12 nasal sprays times 8 refills for 1 year. I've not had a problem filling my scripts at all. I do pay a co-pay with each refill which comes out to $118.00 (for both the injections and nasal sprays. My insurance pays 80% of my prescriptions)

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