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Pharmacy Not Filling Prescription If You Are Uninsured
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cattycat Says:
my roommate tried to get 5mg percocet filled at a 24 hour cvs. after they made him wait for 25 minutes they informed him that they will not fill it because he is uninsured. he had filled rx's there before many times. he has been dx with cancer. and he is in a great deal of pain. he went to the er they gave the rx and cvs refused to fill is. my question is are all the cvs's doing this or is it only this one in northeast pa? and if this is true then i ask that all who read this stop going to cvs. this is the most unfair thing i have ever heard.
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It is up to the pharmacist if they want to fill any rx. If your friend has terminal cancer, there should be a code on the rx that lets the pharmacist know that the patient has terminal cancer. It may be that your friend had gotten another pain rx and should have had some left and that is why the pharmacist refused to fill it.
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Verwon Says:
I just want to add that due to the risks of doctor and pharmacy hopping, most will not fill prescriptions for controlled substances, if someone is uninsured. It makes it to easy for them to double up with multiple prescriptions.
When someone has cancer, their oncologist should be prescribing and they usually won't have a problem getting those filled, regardless of insurance status. Since this was from the ER and not his oncologist, that's likely why they refused it.
This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.
Has he spoken to his regular doctor about it?
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