General Refills
If you have refills on your bottle, call your pharmacy to fill it. If you are out of refills, call us. During the work day we have a Refill Line you can access by following the instructions on the phone system. We will call them in within 48 hours. On the voicemail, leave:
- your name
- your date of birth
- pharmacy phone number
- the medication (spell it please)
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how you take it
3 Month Refills
Some insurance plans allow for 3 month prescriptions. Sometimes it is through a mail order pharmacy, and sometimes at a local pharmacy. This is great for chronic stable medicines that don’t change much. This can save you money and you don’t need a refill for 3 months. But it takes a lot more advanced planning. If it is through the mail, you need to get your refills 2-3 weeks ahead of time.
Let us know what you need. If you have a 3 month prescription plan and need hard-copy prescriptions, we can mail them to you. For some plans, you provide us a piece of paper and we can fax the prescriptions to the company.
As with regular pharmacies, you can get your own refills without us. If you are out of refills, you must call us. Give plenty of time to get your prescription, mail it, and get the medicine.
After Hours Refills
Refills are rarely an emergency. Please plan ahead to get your refills on time.
Cheaper Medications Options
Sams and Costco Pharmacies are the cheapest if you are paying for your meds. Their pharmacies are open to anyone – you don’t have to be a member. This is the best place to get things that insurance doesn’t cover – like Chantix, Phentermine, Viagra.
Sams, Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger, Schnuck's and Fred’s Pharmacies - have a $4.00 generic program that is wonderful. A few birth control pills are included for $9.00.
For awhile, Schnucks pharmacy had a FREE ANTIBIOTIC program, for certain antibiotics. Dr. Stiles has the list.
Medication Assistance Programs for Free Medicines
Medication Assistance Programs exist with the drug companies to provide free medications to patients with financial need who have NO medication coverage. They are easy to access through the website:
www.rxassist.org
You have to meet financial criteria and provide proof, usually with a copy of your SSI check or tax filing form. You should print out the medication request forms from the website link. You will need different forms for each drug company. The doctor will need to sign them and include a prescription.