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sc0ttinatl
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Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy???
      #25931 - 08/18/02 04:46 AM

I received my script from NorcoDirect and found their med prices are very high..esp with the shipping factored in.Is there any reason why I cannot take the bottle to a local pharmacy and have my remaining 2 refills filled there. At least I could then use my company insurance. Has anyone tried this??? Please help/Scotty

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: sc0ttinatl]
      #25939 - 08/18/02 07:53 AM

Sorry Scott, this is a bad idea because it draws unwanted attention to the OP- both the pharmacy that filled your script and the business itself as well as the doctor. Also, some states do not transfer controlled prescriptions from another state. People have on occasion done exactly what you're wanting to do, but in general it's considered to be a bad idea. Also again, if you do it, sometimes the OP that you got your original script from will not do business with you again because they are tied to these pharmacies they use, and the pharmacies receive a cut back from the OP. That is one reason the whole thing is so expensive. It's too bad, but they know they can do this because people using OP's mostly are doing it because they can't just go to their regular doctors and get the same script they would get from an online doctor. Take care...

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: sc0ttinatl]
      #26152 - 08/19/02 10:40 PM

Scott that is bad idea for the following reasons. It draws undo attention on the Dr that wrote the prescription and the original pharmacy that filled the prescription. Most importantly it draws attention to you on a local level. Many states will not allow a transfer of out of state narcotic prescriptions. The OP will probably refuse to do further business with you, you might ask how will they know? Easy they have to call the pharmacy that the prescription originated from and they will in turn notify the doctor that wrote the script. Also you are throwing a double wammy by using your insurance, some HMO's will not pay for prescriptions that originate from a doctor out of their network. Many insurance companies use their databases to spot potential abuse of narcotic prescriptions. The OP system is a closed system that borders on the fringe of legality. Best to just accept the fact that you pay more but at least you get what you need to remain pain free.

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sc0ttinatl
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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: Billyl]
      #26174 - 08/20/02 01:21 AM

ok...gotcha...I am glad I asked and posed the inquiry on several forums. I have heard that some OPs send you the paper script...anyone knows specifically which ones? That way I could use my Rx card. Silly to pay for insurance and not utilize it.

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: sc0ttinatl]
      #26484 - 08/21/02 03:29 PM

Billy was trying to steer you away from the insurance thing. If you don't mind having this info introduced to their database for eternity...
It causes more scrutiny all around. It might be worth the cost to have some control over your own privacy.
JMO

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: LumbarSpasm]
      #26492 - 08/21/02 04:06 PM

I was trying to steer him away from both insurance and transfer. Take care. Billylll

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: Billyl]
      #26497 - 08/21/02 04:43 PM

Thanks for the clarification, I had assumed he understood the latter but not the former.

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sc0ttinatl
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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: LumbarSpasm]
      #26543 - 08/21/02 07:53 PM

points BOTH well taken....however...
At this point I am getting dubious about getting my refills from ND at all. Lots of email,little response and no meds.
If I do not get my refills from ND am I just supposed to eat about $270 for 1 script of 90?


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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: sc0ttinatl]
      #26544 - 08/21/02 08:00 PM

Welcome to the wonderful world of OP's. What pharmacy filled the original script?

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sc0ttinatl
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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: Billyl]
      #26545 - 08/21/02 08:16 PM

Tampa Bay

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: sc0ttinatl]
      #26546 - 08/21/02 08:21 PM

I can't help there I don't know their policy. Good luck. Bill

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: sc0ttinatl]
      #26582 - 08/22/02 12:10 AM

Scott:

It is will within your legal right to do so though the pharmacy you want it sent to may not be willing to do it. Try a small mom and pop type of place. I don't buy the argument about unwanted attention. They already have it and lots of it thanks to boards like this.

There is no harm in trying.

Take care, TDlll


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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: TdocSux]
      #26643 - 08/22/02 01:24 PM

If you use a major pharmacy such as Walgreen's or Osco, you should have no problems transferring your scripts. The pharmacy does not "own" your prescription and you have the right to have it transferred. Good luck

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: seekjah]
      #26648 - 08/22/02 02:09 PM

I'm sure you already know this, but if you do decide to transfer your Rx, you can only transfer it 1 time if it's a controlled substance, so make sure that the pharmacy you're transferring it to can fill your Rx. I tried to transfer my script (this was months ago) after the OP I was using changed the way they did business and restructured (MSN). After finding out that MSN's pharmacy wouldn't honor the remaining refills and suggested I transfer, that's what I did (to Eckerd Online). When I transferred the script to Eckerd, they said they could not do a refill because of their policies regarding "doctor/patient" relationships, that they couldn't establish there was one. It would have been nice for them to tell me this BEFORE I transferred my script. I lost my remaining refills because of this.

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: sc0ttinatl]
      #29342 - 09/10/02 01:33 AM

Well, I would personally give it a try. If you have used the same pharmacy for a long time and they know you, what's the harm in asking the pharmacist how he feels about this? Just be honest and tell him exactly what you stated in your post. It's not like you've done anything dishonest or are trying to scam them!

I understand completely. Why pay $115 or so out-of-pocket especially if you have a $5 co-pay?

I mean, come on, the worst he/she can say is "NO"!

I remember last year when I had come back home to Colorado after working in a small town in Montana. I had two empty bottles with the words "one refill" on them. One was for cough syrup w/codeine & the other for an antibiotic. I took them to my pharmacist here at home (and this is a very large chain) and asked if he would refill them. I had nothing but the empty bottles. He tried to call the pharmacy in Montana, but please, it was the only one in town, and their hours were 10-5 Mondays thru Fridays. No answering machine

He was kind enough to give me the benefit of the doubt and fill both, so ya' never know!!

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: Beetlenut]
      #29347 - 09/10/02 02:51 AM

(Just a general post on transferring)

I agree with the earlier posts. We cannot be drawing ANY attention to what we are doing by transferring a Rx. That is borderline shaky. If we all know the Dr's names here, I am sure the HMO's, DEA etc... are tracking this. I propose that we just go about our business and not get greedy so that they will still be here in a year. That is the goal, to keep them around...

just try to stay below the radar. If you were looking to save money, this is the wrong place to be.

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: keystone]
      #29360 - 09/10/02 07:33 AM

I agree with the former posts as well. Though the OPs may have enough attention due to these very boards, I don't think it "helps" to bring it also to the attention of pharmacists. If you want to save money, you shouldn't be using OP's. I am sympathetic to those in chronic pain, having been up to the knees in it myself, and I do think it's thievery how much medication costs these days, but remember, you are using the backdoor to get your medication, and the backdoor has a higher cover charge.

This is a different situation than just transfering an out-of-state Rx.



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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: geckogecko]
      #29539 - 09/10/02 10:56 PM

I Agree 100%. These OP's are a lifesaver for us. Follow the rules and don't try to go around them. Thats what is going to keep these places going.

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: ransiddd]
      #29544 - 09/10/02 11:53 PM

same here. i don't think we should rock the boat too much. the online services obviously provide us with what our local resources cannot or willnot do so let's just continue to be grateful and let things be.

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: mamaw54]
      #29553 - 09/11/02 01:53 AM

Well if I was dealing with a OP that I was fond of and that I felt sent me meds that were consistent with the kind of meds I would get from a "regular" in town pharmacy, there would be NO WAY I would risk transferring my meds from an online pharmacy to a local pharmacy due to the fear I had that I would lose the refills I had, as well as become blackballed by this particular OP pharmacy and my local pharmacy.

However, after complaining to United after the first and only shipment I ever received from them (quality was horrible and actually made me ill besides the fact that they did not even touch my pain level; Hydro 10/325 Watson 853 (?) I think that was the inscription on them....the yellow football ones) I was talked into staying with them until I got my next refill with the hopes that I just got a bad batch, or that it was all "in my head" due to the constant talk on this board regarding the "weak meds" posted by several other DB people.

However, my first instincts were right and these meds were exactly the same as the first shipment. So I decided to follow Uniteds rules and faxed my drivers license to them along with an explanation as to why I am having these meds transferred. This was completed today and I am very curious as to what happens from here. They really should stick to their word and follow through with the transfer. We will see tomorrow. Actually, Target was blown away by the demands put upon both the patient and the "new transferred pharmacy" just to get the meds transferred. They told me that they tried to call United about 4 times and they NEVER returned that call. Finally the Target Pharmacist got a hold of them and they were told the what was required of me in order to complete this transaction.

In my fax to United, I told them that I might try them again in a few months, with the hopes that their medications have changed for the better.

My question to all of you is this: If I do in fact hear some better news about the quality of the meds at United and decide to attempt a new Online Consultation, will they accept me as a client? I mean I was never rude to them, I just told them that at this time, their supply of meds were not sufficient for my pain management and I was ending up taking more than was initially prescribed, which really did nothing for the pain but instead made me sick and just ended up costing a whole lot of money.
So, am I in fact on their "Blacklist"?

Just curious you know. Because it seems that these OP's are going down everywhere you turn and it would be nice to have a back up plan if all else fails (of course, if they still send the same meds that I have been receiving now, I do not really care anyway)

Any feedback anyone can share will be greatly appreciated!

Now, one side note for all of you:
Please stay safe tomorrow, September 11, 2002. And although I am not usually a "religious person" I will in fact be saying prayers for all of the lives lost last year, and the families that are going to be suffering so much tomorrow. I can not do much to help many of these people, but I am willing to give blood, or do something that will possibly help ONE person . Be it give blood, volunteer at an old age home, or anything that is a miniscule attempt to show our country how much I appreciate my freedom and all that it has provided for me. I hope each and every one of you does the same. Be it hold the door for one person, let someone go in front of you in line at a store, or give up a parking spot to a perfect stranger. I know that these are petty compared to what our military volunteers have been doing for the last year, just to protect my freedom. But it if each and everyone of us do something small, it will have a huge impact.

Anyway, God Bless and have mercy on the souls of those that participated in this atrocity.


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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: flea]
      #29827 - 09/12/02 01:35 AM

flea, I can understand and empathize with your frustration. We pay good money to these OP's and then go on to pay a good chunk of change for the meds, and then for the meds to be substandard or trash, this shouldn't be allowed. I would hope or wish that United could at least make things right by allowing you to send them back and then send you replacement meds, but as you already know, the OP biz is not like dealing with your regular insurance provider and Eckerd pharmacy.

I would imagine like the others have said that once you transfer your script, there is then even more scrutiny and focus on the OP pharmacy by the powers that be, that's why OP/Pharm. like to work within their own confines (OP only has certain pharmacies they deal with). Also, I'm not sure the doctor would be supportive of this move. I really believe that once you transfer, then United would most likely not allow you to fill a script there again, but I have no firsthand knowledge of this, only from what I've been told by respected members of the board, and I do believe that.

There could be other alternatives in a situation such as this -- call the doctor that you consulted with directly and let him know of the situation. That you received medication that is not working, that you know exactly how you react to the medication that was prescribed because you've been taking it for some time and you cannot tolerate the side effects of this particular batch. Are you supposed to throw away $200+ of your money for meds that not only don't work, but make you ill as well? Perhaps he could then contact pharmacy and get to the bottom of the problem, and if not, I would say to consult with another doctor that uses a different pharmacy next time. Our choices, unfortunately, are limited.

I wish I could be of more help to you.

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy [Re: Corrie]
      #30488 - 09/17/02 07:04 AM

It used to be that small mom and pop pharms would allow it. Perhaps some still do, but with the media coverage online services have received, you'll be looking long and hard. Do you have a rural area (reeeaaaallllly rural) close enough to drive to ? You stand your best chance looking there.

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy [Re: Flowergirl3]
      #30499 - 09/17/02 10:06 AM

! If your transfer you WILL be blacklisted from United and others' databases and doctors ! and draw attention to the Dr. and Pham. who is servicing you and 1,000,000 others who follow the rules.

Remember, no matter how small the Pharm. the DEA goes over their records monthly. No exceptions.

Please have some consideration for those of us that need this service in the long term. Lets please stay below the radar.

This is directed at all of you who want to try and transfer a scipt from an OP.

PLEASE think twice!!!!!!!

If you don't believe me, read this entire thread. We have much experience.

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy [Re: keystone]
      #30509 - 09/17/02 10:53 AM

Flea~~That sucks! I don't blame you what so ever for doing what you did. I just hope you did not get black listed my friend.
Others who are trying to save some money~~~NO WAY would I be transferring or charging my insurance companies for these meds. YES, they should pay for it but I just don't feel the money I would save would be worth me being in pain for the rest of my life. I don't know what my insurance company would do if I started charging meds to them each month like this. Nope, I don't want to find out either.
Plus we don't need our local pharmacies complaining about online ones either. Seems to me that they will want some part of the profits so they will gear their frustrations at the OP's. Think about it....Each time we spend $ at an OP, that is more they lose. Nope, I don't want them knowing any of my business that I do online.
You are just asking for trouble for the sake of trying to save some money~~~If you REALLY feel strong about this...Put your energy forth trying to find a doctor in your area that will write you an actual paper script for your local pharmacy.
Peace and a Pain Free life is all we want!


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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy [Re: twinsa2b]
      #30657 - 09/18/02 12:59 PM

Wow I was actually thinking abvout transfering a script lucky I read this first...

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Re: Transferring Rx from an OP to regular pharmacy??? [Re: sc0ttinatl]
      #31800 - 09/26/02 02:44 PM

Hi Scotti
I had to transfer a script a while back. Fortunately for me, Walmart accepted it, without any hassle. BUT...when a DR from Arizone tried calling a script in over the phone, I chose walgreen for apparent reasons...WOW what a mistake. This pharmacist wanted to challenge this OP Dr and he ethics ect ect ect...of course, I immeidately DROPPED the entire issue, as I didnt want to lose this awesome OP at the time and risk anything for anyone else, including myself. I wont tell you I was happy about the loss of intial cash...but it was worth "letting it go", for the sake of NOT drawing unwanted attnetion to all involved. Luckily the pharmacist was pleased, once I went along with HIS plan...(cancelling the entire transaction) well, letting him think I cancelled.
I believe my state allows transfers, as the walmart was more then happy to call and get my remaining fills, but as I said the 2nd pharmacist was 100% against this OP, and found it to be crooked (thats HIS opinion) he took it upon himself and his personal values and refused to do anything the Dr asked...and as I said for the sake of all involved, I did what He wanted...(or so he thought)
and of course, my last piece of info...Never use your insurance, if possible. Not worth the chaos it can cause.
sorry to repeat any of the same info others gave you...
but I think its important we share the negative as well as the positive experiences...
though it sucks losing money, sometimes its best when looking beyond the "NOW"
wish you the best..
Jessica

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