Schedule 2 drug and Full Timing
I just read that "they" are making one of my daily meds a schedule 2 drug which means I can only get a 3 month supply and then I need to see my Dr. again for a new prescription. How am I going to do ...
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When I first read the new regulations I knew that nobody in the vacation and RV industry had been contacted regarding the significant inconvenience which would befall real people. Class II prescriptions cannot be transmitted electronically, which means no fax, no e-script: ONLY a hard written or typed prescription on federally approved tamper proof paper, with all designated information included. Even then, the pharmacist is held to a high standard of knowing or verifying the doctor and/or knowing or verifying the patient.
Your physician may write post-dated prescription for you to take along and have filled each month. However: (This is a very big however) if the pharmacist is not comfortable filling a post-dated prescription since continuing medical care is not indicated by the out-of-state prescription, the prescription will be refused. If the first pharmacy receiving the prescription makes marks on the prescription (like filling in the address, date, ask allergies, etc) the next pharmacy to receive the prescription will/must address the problem of why the first pharmacy refused the prescription.
I am sure you can begin to see the significant problem that this new DEA regulation will impose upon RVers and other travelers who are away from their base for more than a month at a time.
It was mentioned in a previous response that refills are limited to not more than 180 days. Although this is technically true, most insurance companies will cover no more than 30 days. Additionally, it is highly unlikely that a pharmacy will fill even a valid prescription for a Class II medication for 180 days. To do so will red flag the pharmacy for either a State Board audit, or a DEA visit, or BOTH. California has a CURES program where ALL controlled substance prescriptions must be sent to a central computer where the prescribing habits of physicians can be reviewed and use by patients (noted by address and date of birth) are tabulated. Every state has a similar program, but it is controlled by each state individually.
At this time I do not have an answer to this dilemma, only a doom and gloom scenario.
Gary Kalyn, Registered Pharmacist, Retired.
Your physician may write post-dated prescription for you to take along and have filled each month. However: (This is a very big however) if the pharmacist is not comfortable filling a post-dated prescription since continuing medical care is not indicated by the out-of-state prescription, the prescription will be refused. If the first pharmacy receiving the prescription makes marks on the prescription (like filling in the address, date, ask allergies, etc) the next pharmacy to receive the prescription will/must address the problem of why the first pharmacy refused the prescription.
I am sure you can begin to see the significant problem that this new DEA regulation will impose upon RVers and other travelers who are away from their base for more than a month at a time.
It was mentioned in a previous response that refills are limited to not more than 180 days. Although this is technically true, most insurance companies will cover no more than 30 days. Additionally, it is highly unlikely that a pharmacy will fill even a valid prescription for a Class II medication for 180 days. To do so will red flag the pharmacy for either a State Board audit, or a DEA visit, or BOTH. California has a CURES program where ALL controlled substance prescriptions must be sent to a central computer where the prescribing habits of physicians can be reviewed and use by patients (noted by address and date of birth) are tabulated. Every state has a similar program, but it is controlled by each state individually.
At this time I do not have an answer to this dilemma, only a doom and gloom scenario.
Gary Kalyn, Registered Pharmacist, Retired.
