We ask our patients
to monitor their prescription medication closely, and to assess
supplies before each office visit. We also ask that they request
refills at the time of their visits.
If, however, they
discover that they require a refill, but do not have an office visit
pending, we request that they call our office several days in
advance of running out of medication. Some prescriptions can be
refilled with a phone call to the pharmacy and we will take care of
that within 12 hours of a request for a refill. Other medications,
such as pain medicines, require a written prescription.
If a request is
made one week prior to running out of medication, a prescription can
be mailed to a patient. If it is necessary for a patient to have
someone other than themselves pick up a written prescription at our
office, we will ask for the name of that person and will require
that person to identify themselves when they arrive. We will also
accept a handwritten note from the patient giving someone they
designate permission to pick up a prescription. Written
prescriptions are not available before or after normal business
hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
