You need you're perscription, so what does the pharmacy ask your physician?!
Question: you run out of your perscription, you call your doctor to authorize the refill. what does he say to the pharmacy to authorize it? what credentials must he present ?
Answers: you run out of your perscription, you call your doctor to authorize the refill. what does he say to the pharmacy to authorize it? what credentials must he present ?
Usually the pharmacy will print from your RX# record and fax that or a similar form to your MD....It includes your name,date of birth, the drug name w/ the directions,etc that were prescribed and on your label), first and last refill you filled of it,when the RX expired,and the pharmacy and pharmacist's info and credential #. Some controlled meds cannot be called in or faxed,depending on your states laws. If it is just a routine RX,non-controlled and is approved to renew by your dr., the office will just fax back the form w/ ok to renew and # of additional refills. Sometimes the dr office will call the pharmacy w/ questions,or just call to approve it,and most of the time,w/out probs it will take anywherefrom 1-3 days to get a response from the physician...It really all depends. So,best to ask for a renewal about a week b4 you will need it.And,yes,usually the drs office will have to provide the DEA #,and everything is documented,even the nurse who usually calls it in name.
Ok I have worked in a pharmacy for the past 3 years as a pharmacy technician. When your medications run out a tech usually calls or will fax a request to the doctor. Depending on the state you live in and the laws there are some medications you cant not refill without the patient going back to the doctor and bringing in a new prescription. If it is allowed to refill a nurse or doctor will call us back and leave a message on a doctors line leaving there DEA number or will fax us back a new prescription written on from a prescription pad.
I have no idea, but I do know that they are really cracking down on narcotic pain killers so they take several steps to insure that people are only getting pain killers from one doctor and one pharmacy. Otherwise, they won't prescribe for you anymore.
I believe your doctor orders your prescription while the pharmacist verifies some number and know that's the refil of your prescription.
Forget it, you can not fool the pharmacy into refilling your prescription by pretending to be the doctor calling. It's been tried time and time again. Drug addicts try anything, so forget it. You will just get yourself arrested. Seriously, forget it.