Obtaining Prescription Medications

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imp

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Does anyone obtain their prescription meds by ordering on-line? imp
 

Ha!! annie I've found something I do get now I'm 60 in England compared to the 60+ Scots...free prescriptions. Been getting them since April.. :D as I have to have 3 different prescriptions every month..it's now saving me a small fortune..
 
Our prescription meds here for seniors are almost completely covered so I only have to pay a dispensing fee of about $4 each. I always get my meds at my neighborhood pharmacy.
 
hollydolly said:
Ha!! annie I've found something I do get now I'm 60 in England compared to the 60+ Scots...free prescriptions. Been getting them since April.. :D as I have to have 3 different prescriptions every month..it's now saving me a small fortune..
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Aye, now you're a proper grown-up. :D
 
You can get some really good deals with on-line coupons. My dog Pete is on daily medication.. we get it at Walgreen with a coupon we found online and reduced the price by over 50% In fact my dog has his own drug card at walgreen... lol!!..
 
I too have ordered medications, that were not covered by Medicare, from Canadian online pharmacies. And once from a pharmacy in UK. Most I get mail order, ordering online. But, from a reputable pharmacy. And my injections I also order online, from a specialty pharmacy, that my Medicare Plan D approved.
 
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QuickSilver said:
You can get some really good deals with on-line coupons. My dog Pete is on daily medication.. we get it at Walgreen with a coupon we found online and reduced the price by over 50% In fact my dog has his own drug card at walgreen... lol!!..
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Pretty cool a card carrying doggie...Good for ya Pete. Does he actually pick them up or do you have to do his leg work?
 
AZ Jim said:
Pretty cool a card carrying doggie...Good for ya Pete. Does he actually pick them up or do you have to do his leg work?
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No he has us doing his bidding... But when we call in a refill the computer voice says.. "Your prescription for Pete DOG... will be ready after 9am tomorrow.. lol!!
 
No need for online medicines in OZ. We have the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme).

For approved medicines (which most are, even the very expensive ones) we pay only $6.00 for pensioners and $36.90 for everyone else per prescription. There is a safety net for people who need lots of medication. When pensioners have spent $360 in one year (or $1421.20 for others) all other prescriptions for the year are free.

One of the reasons we are wary of the Trans Pacific Partnership is because we know that big pharma hate out system and would like to see it weakened.
 
Pappy said:
My wife orders two meds from Canada and I order my generic Symbacort from Canada too. Very large savings on all Meds.
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There was method to my madness in starting the thread. How do you handle the prescribing by your Dr. when getting Symbicort thusly? Not prying, it's really none of my business. I'm interested specifically because I THINK many of the websites offering prescription meds actually have a Doctor on board, who does a cursory "examination" by looking at answers given by the prospective purchaser, then pronounces the "buy" to be acceptable for the "patient".

Does anyone know if this is how it works? I ask, because I have not tried it. Do they deem this to be legal? If, it's as I think it is. (just gotta know imp)
 
Some of my medications I can get cheaper at PBS without going through my pharmacy plan. When I went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago with a suspected kidney stone (which, thankfully, turned out to be a strained back muscle). I got two pain killers and a muscle relaxant. They cost me $.64, $1.60 and $5.00 respectively. Had I gone through my insurance, they would have cost me $8 apiece. There has to be something very wrong about that.
 
No one has yet explained how the prescription, written by their own Dr., or any other Dr., gets transferred to an on-line source of pharmaceuticals. Perhaps I phrased my op question poorly. imp
 
imp said:
No one has yet explained how the prescription, written by their own Dr., or any other Dr., gets transferred to an on-line source of pharmaceuticals. Perhaps I phrased my op question poorly. imp
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Scanning? Also, docs can sent scripts electronically. I haven't actually held a paper script in my hand in a long time.
 
In UK, paper scripts have to be produced; within 72 hours of dispensing; under all circumstances, NHS or private.
 
I have repeat prescriptions for allergy meds. Once a month I take my printed prescription order and I tick off the ones I need (always the same) and put in the drop box at the doctor's office. When I pick up the meds a couple of days later at the doctor's office I am given a new printed sheet for the following month. I do have the option of picking them up at the chemist's shop in town but the doctor's office is more convenient.
 
Ameriscot said:
I have repeat prescriptions for allergy meds. Once a month I take my printed prescription order and I tick off the ones I need (always the same) and put in the drop box at the doctor's office. When I pick up the meds a couple of days later at the doctor's office I am given a new printed sheet for the following month. I do have the option of picking them up at the chemist's shop in town but the doctor's office is more convenient.
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I love your system....
 

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