JeffyLube
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I have heard a few people doing this, and wonder what happened and if it worked ok. It would have to make the online pharmacies mad because they do not get to make mark up. But do any not have a problem with you doing so? Some of the online pharms have such horrible service, and would LOVE to run down to local CVS or Walgreens and pick it up. Please let me know, thanks.
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infliksta
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i tried and the local pharm said that no pharmacy could fill it i had to go to the place i got it so i'm stuck don't want to name where i got the scripted but they have had a little pressure on them lately so thats why i tried to get out but no success. not to mention it would of been about 185.00$ cheaper to get the 3 refills local good luck though.
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JeffyLube
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That is my whole point. Its either bad service, or about to shut down. At least that is what I read. My experience has just been horrible service. And dont get me wrong there are some really good online pharm's, but just wondering if possible to get locally. Be really nice to not screw with the whole shipping thing to.
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JBRONCFAN
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Well, in my online phramacy situation, the doctor I did my consult with has his office in Wisconsin. The pharmacy he faxes my prescription to is located in North Carolina and I live in New Jersey. So if it's legal to fax a prescription to a state I don't even live in, it can get faxed to a pharmacy in your neighborhood. It's all a part of the deal, you gotta use THEIR service and THEIR pharmacy.
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lovely11
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I transferred a prescription from Unipharm to my local pharmacy. Of course it's a Mom and Pop place that doesn't stick their nose in your business or try to play doctor. And I was told that if I did transfer this prescription that I would never be allowed to do business with N** again. Oh well!
By the way, I would have paid $75 (including shipping) for the prescription through N** but paid $13 dollars for it at the local pharmacy. UNBELIEVABLE.
This was about six weeks ago.
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Daeshay76
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well here is my stort about when i transfered my rx i had 2 scriptsa with a OP and the local pharmacy would only transfer one because both was controlled (pain med, benzo) so i had to chose which one i needed the worse so i took the pain med...well the local pharmacy told me that i would still be able to fill my other script through the OP which i did and with no problem but the only bad thing that happened i was charged for both meds at the OP...but that is being taken care of now. but i have heard that you can no longer use that OP pharmacy if you transfer a script but i was able to only after 6 days of transferring one to a local...strange huh?
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astrophel2
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I dunno - it seems like any legit script should be able to be transfered to a pharmacy of your choosing. Personally, I'd like to transfer my medsviaweb script. My last bottle of NINETY set me back nearly $200, and the refills aren't going to be any cheaper.
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Steve623
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In NY you cannot transfer a script for a controlled Schedule 3 medication. I got a script from my local doc with three refills. I usually use RiteAid but they were out of stock so I took the script to Walgreens. I'm not happy with this generic but am unable to transfer. I called every chain and mom & pop but the answer is the same.
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SuseCue
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I think that the policy is that you wouldn't be able to use the OP anymore..the pharmacy is a different story. For example, you may not be able to ever have another consult again with them.
Are you sure this is not the case?
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JeffyLube
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Susie, that is what I have heard too. That you should be able to transfer, in fact CVS told me I could transfer to them, from FL. I am just wondering how mad the pharm you are transfering FROM will get? Since they are for sure much more expensive.
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Daeshay76
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as to my understanding from the company i will be able to consult again...so im not too sure as to what you are talking about...just was told this the other day by the OP i had me script transferred from
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rockystuart
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EACH state is different - but the federal government has some regulations about this. SEE forcing you to take a valid script (even obtained through an on-line consult) to a specific pharmacy (at a much higher price) is called restraint of trade. It CAN also constitute a collusion to defraud(like paying $60 for qty60 10mg Val when the wal-mart price is $12. So I guess you CAN fill nothing, transferr to a REASONABLY prices local drugstore to avoid gouging. BUT the consulting DR CAN refuse to treat/consult again. Here in Cali only SCH II has restrictions of RX transfer. Since SCH II has no refills - must be filled , in person with ID within 7 days of RX issue it doesn't matter.
ME I'm happy with E-Phy at $45 consult and only moderately displeased about paying $80 for what would cost me $30 at Costco.
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SuseCue
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I am just going by what is stated many times on the NWW forum. That is who I thought you were refering to. I have no information on any other OP regarding transfering.
But, I would think that any OP would not be inclined to do it, only because they would lose a whole lot of maney and that is why they are in business, to make money.
Susie
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meowsie
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But IF the op didn't make money off the meds and did in fact only make money off the consult (like they all claim) then they shouldn't have a problem with it; the way i see it is that they want you to use there pharmacies because the pharmacies make so much off it; they have a deal with the op to mark up however much to make it worth their while to fill the "shady" prescriptions, that's good for the op, cause they insure that they always have a pharmacy. This is assuming they really aren't making money off the meds too. In that case, they shouldn't really mind if you transfer it, since they aren't losing the money, but if everyone did it, then they would be in danger of losing their pharmacy and that wouldn't be good; also, the people who live in states with monitoring programs would probably rather not want to do that; also, as much as I'd love to have my insurance cover it so it would only cost $1 I don't really want my insurance to know I'm using op's and happen to let my doc know about it (then again, I could pay cash, but I don't really think the pharms here in mass would be too happy about the out of state scripts, if it's even allowed, which I also don't know) sorry to go on, I guess I'm just thinking out loud (you know what I mean! lol)
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JBRONCFAN
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First off, you don't want a pharmacy to transfer your script they just received to another pharmacy, you want the doctor that does the consult to fax YOUR pharmacy closest to you the script but they won't. They all claim only to make money on the consult, not the meds but that is a lie. Then why don't they fax the script to your pharmacy? Because my 120 count of hydro 10/325 that only costs $45, I'm being charged $100 and they are going to kick back xxx amount of dollars to the OP that used them. I'd like to see someone call Woody's pharmacy, act like you just walked out of the doctor's office locally and are about to bring your script over but you want to know how much it would be before you do. Here is the number for Woody's:
1-704-799-6697
I'm happy with my OP and I think they are the best, I don't mind paying for good service but I like to know what the real deal is. Ask your doctor on your next consult if they can fax your script to your local pharmacy and when they tell you they can't because they have a deal with their pharmacy, just ask them "What deal, I thought you only made money on the consult?".
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SuseCue
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I would think that when these pharmacy's sign on with the different OP's it is a contract. Like NWW uses Medipharm, YOD uses Woodys and Biwise and so on. They strictly use their own pharmacy's.
That is just the way it is. If you chose to use an Online Service, you have to abide by their rules. No matter what the reasons.
What I don't understand is why there is any confusion over this. Two years ago when people found these OP's no one ever complained about the rules. They did what ever they had to to get the meds they wanted. They were elated to even have these services available.
I think we have become spoiled. What once was a godsend has now become something to nit pick about. Basicaly if you don't agree with an OP's rules and regulations, don't use them. I don't understand why people will pay for the service and then complain about it. We do have a choice.
This is not directed at you meo. I just didn't want to reply to the last post because I really couldn't understand it..lol
Susie**
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lovely11
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What I don't understand is why there is any confusion over this. Two years ago when people found these OP's no one ever complained about the rules. They did what ever they had to to get the meds they wanted. They were elated to even have these services available.
Susie**
Maybe you found them two years ago but they've been around for about ten years or better. I know several who've used them for at least five years. And, I don't know about you but it gets tiresome being screwed by the very industry that's supposed to be the one to help the most, the medical community. And if you believe these places have the best interest of your health as their motivating factor, read up on the profit margins these places enjoy.
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Daeshay76
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Just a update on when i transferred my script a few months back from a certain Op they did transfer te Rx because at the time i didnt have enough money to pay for all the shipping etc i e-mailed the company and let them know and the person i spoke with told me that if i promise not to transfer any more scripts i would be able to do a re-consult with them...which i did but now i no longer use Ops since i have found a great Pm doc
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