I go to the doctor and get a printed prescription. Typically a prescription covers 3 - 6 months, and in my case 5 different drugs.
I take that in person with my ID to the insurance company who register it and tell me which pharmacy chain I must use.
The pharmacy's computer computes the daily dosage for each drug, the quantity it is supplied in, and the date that a refill will be due. I must pick it up on that day or within 3 days afterwards. On that day I walk in, show my ID and get handed whatever the computer says I should be handed.
Consequently with the variations in dosage and packet quantities you can be pretty sure that each drug is on a different day and it is almost impossible to synchronise them.
One month before the end of the prescription period I then have to repeat the whole process from the beginning.
If you're leaving the country for a period, tough luck. The drug refill dates wait for no man, and most certainly cannot be moved closer to give you a travel supply.
Last edited by: VxFan on Tue 3 Mar 20 at 12:44
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