Going Out Of Town For 3-4 Weeks. Clonazepam Prescription (w/ 1 Refil) Expires 2 Weeks Into My Trip. Early Refill Question (Page 2) (Top voted first)

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Hey,

New to the forums. Just registered because this seems like the right place to answer my question.

I am on clonazepam .5mg 4x daily and get a monthly prescription with 1 refill. I filled it on the 14th of this month and I go out of town (currently live in Colorado and am going back to my home town of Baltimore) for 3-4 weeks on the 29th of this month. Also, my prescribing doctor is out of town until the 12th of October.

Anyway, my prescription is filled through walgreens, and I will run out 2 weeks from the day I leave town. I will be out of town anywhere from 3-4 weeks. My flight to Baltimore has been booked however my exact return date has not yet been decided but will be sometimes between 3 weeks and 4. I know that walgreens is nationwide however while in Baltimore I will not have a car and do not want the added stress of the possibility of not being able to get to the pharmacy on the day of my refill and possibly running out, or the potential issue of refilling an out of state refill that could arrise. My stress levels are not the best to begin with which is why I am on clonazepam to begin with, and it is just worrying me about going away without adaquate amount of my meds pending any problems filling while away.

I am wondering if I go into my pharmacy and explain my situation, do you think that I would be able to get a refill or a half refill before I leave on the 29th so that I leave town with enough meds to last me till i return in hand. This would be refilling 2 weeks early, but I only actually need to get 2 weeks of the refill to ensure I have enough which would be half of the prescribed refill. On my bottle it does not say any date in which I have to wait to refill, it only says a date in which I have to use my refill before it expires. I know insurance would not cover this, however it is a generic drug and should not be very expensive. The cost is not a worry to me. Do you think my walgreens will do this for me? I know it may seem to be asking a lot to be 2 weeks early, but given my situation I believe it is reasonable.

Has anyone had any experience with this or could anyone offer their opinion on whether or not this will be allowed to be done?

Thank you,

Steve

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I need some help from some of you wonderful people on here if anyone is reading. My beautiful daughter cali has just asked me to go on a vacation to cabo san lucas.The problem being is this I am taking a class 3 medication controlled ssubstance named Norco. She wants to leave this friday. Problem being that we will be gone for three weeks. I will have run out of my medication by then. I have had my medication for 16 days now. I have a hard copy refill that was given to me by my doctor. I have no insurance so I paid cash for my first order of medication. Now since I want to leave to mexico. How do I get the pharmacy to fill my order since it is going to be about twelve days early? I really want to go with her on this trip so that I can see my family and celebrate my daughters birthday. Please if anyone has suggestions they are all welcome by me. I appreciate all of you out there. Ty for your time

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I just moved to colorado springs on December 5th I filled my prescription on November 18th and have my December prescription that needs to be filled I have to actual prescription from my doctor in Arizona I can't seem to get an appointment with a new doctor here until mid January. How hard is it to fill a out of state schedule II medication here in colorado springs? And where should I go?II'm have been going to cvs for years getting the same medication ri

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I spend 5 months in Florida in the winter and my Dr. prescribes 200 pills and all I have to tell the pharmacy I'm gone for 156 days.No problems.Thats in Canada.

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Hi! I was in a similar situation and got stuck very badly. Since I get my scripts filled at CVS, I thought there wouldnt be an issue if I filled it where I was staying (in another state.) I called my local pharmacist just to confirm and was told as long as the pharmacy verifies it all, that it was no problem. When I called the pharmacist where I was staying he immediately said "Klonopin is now classified as a narcotic and therefore, it can never be transferred." I was shocked and of course, without my meds for a while. Point is, Im sure it depends on the state but laws seem to have gotten stricter now. I would recommend calling your dr and having him approve an early refill. I think insurance companies (& probably pharmacy too) would have a problem refilling something that early...even if it is for a legit reason. Hope it works out!

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Hi, I had my Dexedrine capsules filled 2-5-15 and need a refill NOW bc imam going out of town..my doctor gave me the prescription but pharmacist said he couldn't fill it TIL the 3-04-15! Which doesn't make any sense! He "SAID" he tried to do a vacation override but the insurance "Badgercare" wouldn't do a vacation refill? IAM in Wisconsin, but got 2 other meds refilled! The pharmacist wrote on my script March 4th no later...what should I or can imdo

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I'm in Florida and was going to be visiting out of state. I realized I'd be over a week with out my Klonopin by the next time it was due to be filled. I called CVS (where I always refill my script) and the pharmacist who was a complete DUD about the situation said I'd have to wait until my next refill. I was in a panic at the time so I called my Dr's office and he simply called and had them override it and I was able to pick up a new refill that night. I had no problems after that. I had recently switched to that Dr also so I hadn't been seeing him longer than a couple of months. So I would call your doc on a sincere level, tell him/her the situation and ask how they can help you. The pharmacists around here (at least at CVS and some experience with Walgreens) don't seem to be of much help.

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The pharmacy should be able to do a vacation override & insurance will usually ok it.

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I went through this same issue. I had to talk to my dr an she had tonfax my pharmacy to let them know my vacation situation an she had to give them approval to fill the script early. If I were you I'd talk to your doc first..

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They will tell you to go to a Walgreen's in Baltimore.

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Oxycontin? That's a bit one? Couldn't you have it filled at a Walgreens or CVS or whatever large chain where you're going. That's like the #1 excuse that doctors hear for early refills. I'm not doubting you, I just really don't know what the federal guidelines would say about that.

All the big chains share a database, as do even some of the rare local pharmacy. If you are out of town and you use a Walgreens or CVS, you'll have no problem getting them filled when they should be.

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I am in exact same situation. My pain management Doctor authorized an early refill due to vacation. All I did was explain to the nurse in advance and she got it written and I got it filled. No hassle.

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I am in a sowehat similar boat, except my vacation is a cruise dirung which my klonopin will run out. I doubt I can have a doctor on the ship dispense klonpoin. What does one do in this situation? They don't have CVS (where I go for my refills) in the ocean.

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I have been in a similar situation and no walgreens will not fill that early. I've been on klonopin for over 20 years and I take 2, 2mg tablets a day. Walgreens will only fill a few days early unless they speak to your Dr and get an ok. Also the only other way to get your klonopin early is for the Dr to call it in for you, even a half of a script. This is what I've experienced with walgreens and with my Dr.

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Hi Steve,
Walgreen's will make arrangements for you to get in filled in Baltimore (they can legally fill it 2 days early. They also deliver.

Hope that helps.

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Your first call should be to the Pharmacist (ask for phamacist) where you normally get refills. They will know what to do.

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Why did you have 2 doctors? That was probably the first red flag.

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We have the problem because there are many more of them (abusers) than us (who take as directed). They are always going to win because they are selling, OD'ing and dying. Klonopin is also a street drug (Special K, Kpin), Vicodin (Vic's, Hydro's). And just so you know, if you get a bunch of people to gather in front of the White House and have seizures, nobody will even notice. I live here, seen it all.

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Re-read your first paragraph. Its sounds like every junkie out there.

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One sure fire way, if possible as I understand your prescribing physician is out of town, would be for him to increase the dosage. An increase in dosage is a guarantee of filling another prescription. If you could explain to him the situation, assuming you have a well established rapport with him.

Also, if he would prescribe something like Xanax or ativan. I don't quite know why, is klonipan a benzo, I was able to get Clonipan and Xanax a couple of weeks later because I really didn't think the Clons worked as well, at least for me. They would at least offer you some anxiety relief. Hope this helps.

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Sometimes people really do go out of town. I was in a similar situation, and I'm not a junkie.

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