Meds while on the road

I have a concern about just finding a way to fill these HEAVY MEDS. I would think one of the reasons a Doctor needs to see the patient monthly is also to monitor the patients condition and reaction not just blindly just push the drugs.

RoyB wrote:


We get all of our MEDS from our local WALMART. with WALMART stores everywhere seems like you should be able to use them maybe... The wife says her DR always sends her prescriptions to the local WALMART and she can pick them up at any other WALMART (even out of state) with proper identification.

Roy Ken

This is what we do for both of us. Never had a problem. When we travel, we just call the Doctor's office and his nurse will forward the scrip to the Walmart pharmacy where ever we are located.

Ron

I think most folks in AZ go across the border to get their meds...
One of our AZ based co-workers back in my working days would go across the border about every two weeks with a list of all his friends MEDS needs...

That would scare me to death haha...

We get all of our MEDS from our local WALMART. with WALMART stores everywhere seems like you should be able to use them maybe... The wife says her DR always sends her prescriptions to the local WALMART and she can pick them up at any other WALMART (even out of state) with proper identification. I'm guessing that if we was out of state and needed a refill might be a problem without a visit to the same local DR...

Not sure how the Affordable Care Act thing will effect all of this... One of her MEDS is a heavy MEDS.

Roy Ken

loulou57 wrote:
I did not think that UPS would ship narcotics for you.

so put "cat toys" on the shipping information.
sort of reminds me of one move I made years back. wife wrote "good silverware" on the side of one of the packing boxes. I suggested not doing so. :)
bumpy

I did not think that UPS would ship narcotics for you.

if you are leaving any family/close friends at home do as we do for my wife's narcotics for spinal cord injury.
Have someone you trust pick them up at the drugstore you in Oregon.
Have them place the bottle in a USPS flat rate box along with your mail and mail the package to you.
We are in Casa Grande at an RV park and it is working for us.
To make it easy I got the flat rate boxes (free) at the post office and put them together so that all the person picking up the drugs has to do is seal the box and drop it at the Post Office for around $7.00.
MD is aware of what we do and we told the druggist that the person would be picking up my wife's RX. SO far smooth sailing.
There are also other strategies I will share with you privately for next year if you PM me.

Agree that you will have to have the script. The suggestion for post dated meds might work but the deciding factor is if your doctor is authorized to write prescriptions in Arizona. I suspect your best option is a referral for a local doctor in Yuma.

Depends on Federal Law.

Your wife's meds only being written for 30 day/no refills and then needing new scrip and your use of 'heavy duty meds' means you will probably have to have scrips written.....no fax/phone in/copies.

Have your DOC do a referral to DOC in Yuma.

And YES....take copies of medical records with you.......hers and yours.

dbbls wrote:
I get all my meds at Walgreen. I am always able to find a store.

I do the same. Works out very well, we move all the time to keep ahead of the cops or maybe it is my mother in law, I forgot.

Spend a little time on the phone. Call the drug store where you will get the RX filled there and ask them what you need. call the RV park where you will be staying and ask for a referral to a local physician. Call the Dr, and and see what you will need to transfer your wife's care. have your Dr. call that Dr. Should not be that big a deal with a little work on your part. Probably can't do much behind a keyboard, however.