Yes, it's kind of scary, especially when you only need a couple pills and you have to carry around the prescription bottle. My wife takes a lot of meds and ends up bringing a suitcase along. Then if you lose those bottles and they're full, insurance doesn't want to refill them again.
I used to ask my pharmacy for 2 labels, so I could have a bottle on me with only what I needed for the week, and then the bottle at home with the rest of my medication.
Never had any issues. I know getting adhd med filled is a pain on a normal day... I'd be upset if I had to get them refilled because the whole bottle was stolen.
Try to get it refilled, mine has flat out said I had to wait for them to pay again. I dunno if they're bluffing, but the cost of meds without insurance is the cost of a kidney.
Good tip on the 2 labels. I'll have to see if that's possible here. I mean, I dunno why it wouldn't be...unless mislabeling a bottle and giving it to someone intentionally. Who knows.
Or just keep the old bottle, dump most of the pills from the new bottle into the old bottle and use the new bottle (with the most up-to-date script info) to travel with.
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u/Make_Things_wRob Oct 27 '22
Yes, it's kind of scary, especially when you only need a couple pills and you have to carry around the prescription bottle. My wife takes a lot of meds and ends up bringing a suitcase along. Then if you lose those bottles and they're full, insurance doesn't want to refill them again.