CVS is really irritating to deal with when it comes to prescriptions. They denied me purchase of my medication (non-opioid) because they thought the dosage was really high, so they wouldn't give it to me until they talked to my doctor despite me needing the medication that day, and they weren't able to talk to my doctor until the day after. Who are they to decide this? I'll leave the choice of medication dosage to my doctor and I and do business elsewhere.
Of course filling more smaller prescriptions will increase their revenue.
Doctor at hospital had me fill a 30 day supply after a back injury, last year, but it was actually longer because of the weaning schedule.
It would have been great fun to drive to the pharm a week after being released from the hospital to get another weeks worth of pills when I couldn't push the goddamn clutch without being paralyzed by pain.
Minimum cost for a filled prescription ($10 for one generic valium for instance) and/or processing fee per order in addition for the cost per pill for the staff's attention and handling.
They are talking about CVS Caremark here (A major PBM), this is not CVS Pharmacy the retail chain. Express Scripts (another major PBM) has already starting limiting opioids to 7 day supply (since 2 months ago), anything further requires a medical justification to the PBM provider by the prescriber. Again the Media likes to blur the lines and cause panic/confusion.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 27.0 ms ] threadDoctor at hospital had me fill a 30 day supply after a back injury, last year, but it was actually longer because of the weaning schedule.
It would have been great fun to drive to the pharm a week after being released from the hospital to get another weeks worth of pills when I couldn't push the goddamn clutch without being paralyzed by pain.
How so?