DH was just diagnosed with DVT. Now needs meds for 6 months to a year.Our situation is this. Our insurance is based in Washington state. Prescriptions have to be filled there in order to be covered. They do not provide a prescription mailing service. Our son can pick up his medication, but how can he get it to us? He is also our mailing service.We had him send us a different medication over a month ago, it has disappeared. So no pain meds for DH back.Did a bit of research and found that it is illegal to put meds in the mail, so obviously that shipment was probably confiscated.Has anybody else run into this? How have you handled it?We are in Alabama, headed to Florida tomorrow.. We do not drive our motorhome I snow, icy weather so we are stuck in the south until the spring.Any and all thoughts/ suggestions are appreciated.A $700 a month prescription just is not in the budget.

The doc will not write a 90 day mail order prescription ?

DH and I renew our prescriptions in MD when we see the DR. We get the first one filled at the local walmart. We created an online pharmacy account with them. Then, when we need a refill, we go online, log in to our account, and request a refill at whichever Walmart we happen to be close to. We have picked up our meds in Florida and Arizona. Our insurance doesn't seem to have a problem with this, but it is a PPO. You might check if this is a possibility with yours.

Wow you must have one screwed up health care plan. Both DW and I have used mail order pharmacies for years with no problems. DW has Kaiser and I am on VA. They both actually prefer you to use mail order. We have had meds mailed to where ever we happen to be no problem.

I order all my medications from Canada & have been for the last 7 years. I don't even use insurance.It is by far less expensive !!!!! :BDoc writes me a 6-month prescription, fax it & done.Pm me if you want more info.

Can the medications be shipped on FedEx or UPS, maybe they don't confiscate like USPS, You would have to have a ground shipping address to have them sent to you.

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rollingslow
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Dec 04, 2014
kaiser mails far more than are picked up at pharmacy. Mail 100 day supply to me were ever im at except pain meds now have to be picked up my doughter picks them up and mails them to me.
SuzzeeeQ2012
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Jan 12, 2015
k.jensen6 wrote:
DH was just diagnosed with DVT. Now needs meds for 6 months to a year.

Our situation is this. Our insurance is based in Washington state. Prescriptions have to be filled there in order to be covered. They do not provide a prescription mailing service. Our son can pick up his medication, but how can he get it to us? He is also our mailing service.

We had him send us a different medication over a month ago, it has disappeared. So no pain meds for DH back.

Did a bit of research and found that it is illegal to put meds in the mail, so obviously that shipment was probably confiscated.

Has anybody else run into this? How have you handled it?

We are in Alabama, headed to Florida tomorrow.. We do not drive our motorhome I snow, icy weather so we are stuck in the south until the spring.

Any and all thoughts/ suggestions are appreciated.

A $700 a month prescription just is not in the budget.

we are currently waiting for a package that was mailed from home (forwarded by our po). It should have been here by now. He's waiting at the infamous Quartzsite Arizona post office right now. Sure hope it hasn't been lost, it's diabetes medication :(

Our plan will fill anywhere, the pharmacist has to have it transferred to the one where we are staying. On THAT subject, I took one in 5 days ago, and they LOST IT :M

I hope you find a solution!

Update. STILL not at the Post office. Should have put a tracking number on the danged thing :M
rollingslow
Explorer
Jan 20, 2015
pain meds now can not be mailed by pharmacy..could till just a couple months ago..my daughter picks them up and sends them to me fedx
Ramair
Explorer
Feb 02, 2015
My meds go to my sons address and once they are all there he goes to UPS packing place and they pack (box) up everything including our mail and mail it to us in Florida. Sends it 2 day air and we have not had a problem for the last 2 months. He will be mailing again within 2 weeks. He also sends me the tracking number and I do track it. So far it has worked out. I would try UPS...
SuzzeeeQ2012
Explorer
Feb 05, 2015
rollingslow wrote:
pain meds now can not be mailed by pharmacy..could till just a couple months ago..my daughter picks them up and sends them to me fedx

hmmm....you don't have to pick up the prescription in person? I didn't think they'd let someone else pick them up for you. And, mail them..amazing.
raindove
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Feb 15, 2015
The govt is making more and more restrictions on narcotics. The thing is the ppl who abuse them are going to find a way to get them. It's the honest person who has a legitimate medical need for the medications that is being made to pay the price. Drs are no longer allowed to put ANY refills on anything with codeine in it. Every time I need a refill, I have to run to the dr's office, sign a paper when I get the paper prescrip, drive it to the pharmacy and pick it up. It's getting insane.

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