| Trampy |
| (Pooh-Bah) |
| 01/23/04 10:21 PM |
 Re: Laws regulating early refills of hydro
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On sched II's there's no leeway...you can't fill before the date of the script...and must be filled within 7 days of being written...on sched III's there is some pharmacist discretion....usually it's a percentage formula.....like when you've reached 80% of the prescribe dose...you can refill...but can depend on your insurance & YOUR OWN PERSONAL HISTORY. If you have a HISTORY of asking for your schedule III's early every month..the pharmacist can refuse to fill before 30 days...
I've found it's best to establish a long term relationship with a specific pharmacist at a pharmacy & deal only with them....find out when they work & use them, be kind, be appreciative of their assistance & they'll be as lenient as they can....
Firefairy and night_shade have it correct. There is no federal law regulating when refills can be dispensed. Some states regulate it, some don't. No matter where you are, though, it's at the discretion of the pharmacist to issue early refills. If you're unhappy with their behavior you can make one transfer of the remaining refills to another pharmacy.
Just because something seems true where they live it's not necessarily true everywhere.
In my state if you have a scrip for a 30-day supply for a C-III or lower and the doctor writes the maximum five refills ... it's perfectly legal to get all five refills at the same time as the original fill. No excuse is required. If it's OK with the pharmacist, you can walk out with the 180-day supply and it's 100% legal. Here, that is.
Trampy
