CVSircadian Rhythm Disorder
July 6, 2019 6:44 AM Subscribe
I have: five prescriptions at CVS that all get filled on different days of the month.
I want: all five prescriptions to get in sync and stay in sync.
Complication: I make med adjustments not infrequently.
Have you gotten this to work? Tell me your secrets.
I'm usually on a lot of meds. Right now it's five different prescriptions. I fill them at CVS.
Those prescriptions are all out of sync. Some of them started that way, because my doctor made a single med change in the middle of the month. Some of them got that way: my doctor added two meds at the same time — but somehow, mysteriously, after a few months, CVS was filling them a few days apart anyway, and they've continued to drift further apart ever since.
Because of frequent med changes and dosage adjustments, mail order pharmacy isn't an option. I have to keep filling someplace local.
Additional constraints:
I'm usually on a lot of meds. Right now it's five different prescriptions. I fill them at CVS.
Those prescriptions are all out of sync. Some of them started that way, because my doctor made a single med change in the middle of the month. Some of them got that way: my doctor added two meds at the same time — but somehow, mysteriously, after a few months, CVS was filling them a few days apart anyway, and they've continued to drift further apart ever since.
Because of frequent med changes and dosage adjustments, mail order pharmacy isn't an option. I have to keep filling someplace local.
Additional constraints:
- Insurance won't let me fill a prescription early
- If I fill a prescription more than a few days late, I have to miss doses
- Not all of my prescriptions are written by the same doctor
Wallgreens is now doing something called OneTrip, I think. They have me set up on it but I haven't made my first pick up yet.
posted by KleenexMakesaVeryGoodHat at 7:07 AM on July 6, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by KleenexMakesaVeryGoodHat at 7:07 AM on July 6, 2019 [2 favorites]
Best answer: CVS offers something called ScriptSync which seems like it might do what you want.
posted by elphaba at 7:08 AM on July 6, 2019 [8 favorites]
posted by elphaba at 7:08 AM on July 6, 2019 [8 favorites]
It's going to depend on your insurance company. We tried to use Walgreen's service and BC/BS doesn't support it.
posted by COD at 8:57 AM on July 6, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by COD at 8:57 AM on July 6, 2019 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Talk to the pharmacist. I did this a while back and it turned out to be no big deal for them to synch everything up at the place I go to, and it is way more convenient to just go once a month.
The frequent med changes may throw some wrenches in the works, but hopefully it isn't anything they can't work around.
posted by Dip Flash at 9:17 AM on July 6, 2019
The frequent med changes may throw some wrenches in the works, but hopefully it isn't anything they can't work around.
posted by Dip Flash at 9:17 AM on July 6, 2019
Response by poster: I couldn't get ScriptSync to work on their website, but they were able to set it up for me in person. Thanks, everyone.
posted by nebulawindphone at 2:00 PM on July 6, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by nebulawindphone at 2:00 PM on July 6, 2019 [1 favorite]
Best answer: ScriptSync through the CVS site doesn't appear to work all that well, and some of terms & conditions were unclear at best (this was ~6 months ago, hopefully it's better now).
Nthing talk to a pharmacist (not a tech). Mine was able to smooth everything over and get everything synced up. You may need to repeat this conversation periodically to handle any mid-cycle Rx changes. It's so nice not to have to make a trip to the pharmacy 3-5x a month -- I wish I'd known about this option years ago.
posted by Orrorin at 2:51 PM on July 6, 2019
Nthing talk to a pharmacist (not a tech). Mine was able to smooth everything over and get everything synced up. You may need to repeat this conversation periodically to handle any mid-cycle Rx changes. It's so nice not to have to make a trip to the pharmacy 3-5x a month -- I wish I'd known about this option years ago.
posted by Orrorin at 2:51 PM on July 6, 2019
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