How to Deal with Pharmacy Issues
The Use of Coupons at the Pharmacy
In light of the bad economy, drug companies have been mass producing coupon cards (aka voucher kits/cards, savings cards, etc.) to help patients save money on their prescription medications. I think this is absolutely awesome! In fact, I highly stress you check out manufacturer websites or call the maker of each of your prescription medications to see [...]
How to Get Medications if Going on Vacation
How do I get my medication if I’ll be going out of town and will be away from my favorite pharmacy? This is a very popular question at the pharmacy…it’s prime travel time right now! Have no fear, there’s an option or two for you depending on specific travel plans. First, you may want to [...]
Why Does My Medication Look Different From Before?
Hey everyone, just wanted to put this quick video up. Pretty much every day at work we receive a phone call from a patient who has just picked-up their prescription and is now concerned because their medication doesn’t look the same as the one they got the previous month. Check out the video below to see [...]
Name Change: Kapidex is Now Dexilant
This may be a little on the late side, but just in case you’re behind the ball like I was on this matter, I decided to post a video on what in the world happened to Kapidex. Did you go to the pharmacy to pick-up your Kapidex only to find out that you were getting a [...]
How do I Dispose of Medications?
Patients often ask us, “What do I do with my expired/unneeded drugs?” This is a toughie because most chain pharmacies will not take medications back -even just to dispose of them. So, what do you do? Flush it down the toilet? Throw it in the trash? Keep it in your medicine cabinet indefinitely?! What to [...]
Need a Replacement for Your Blood Glucose Monitor?
For all of you using a blood glucose monitor to track your blood sugar levels, listen closely to this nifty way of getting a replacement monitor should your’s breakdown. Now, this info may not be relevant for your current machine, but it will come in handy for monitors to come in the future! When you get [...]
9 Ways to Save Money on Your Prescription Drugs
Hey my peeps! My fav NFL team, the New England Patriots are currently playing…they’re looking a little rough around the edges, but makes sense as Brady hasn’t played in a regular season game in 53 weeks (that’s what the broadcasters told me!). Anyhow, here’s a post I think you’ll be interested in… Whether [...]
Prior Authorization Roadblocks
Here is part 2 of 3 all about prior auths…be sure to read part 1 first! You are standing at the pharmacy- innocently enough –just waiting patiently to pick up your medicine when the pharmacist comes over and says, “ok, well….your insurance will not pay for this drug right now because you need a prior [...]
What is a Prior Authorization?
What the heck is a prior authorization and what can I do about it? Well, I started writing about it -thinking it was going to be short and sweet but then it got longer and longer so here is a 3 part series all about prior authorizations! This past weekend, work was flowing really [...]
