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Prescriptions by Mail
More and more people are turning to ordering
their prescriptions through the mail. In
some cases, insurance companies require their
customers to use mail order suppliers for
any ongoing medicines; in other cases, they
just offer greater savings than buying from
the local pharmacy.
Once your prescription is filed with the
mail order pharmacy, they generally will
ship two months of supply at a time and will
continue to ship the medicine until the end
of the prescription. If you have multiple
prescriptions, they may try to ship the prescriptions
together.
In addition to the cost savings, mail order
pharmacies provide the convenience of not
having to worrying about refilling prescriptions
before they run out, and they deliver directly
to your mailbox to save you the need to travel
to the pharmacy. If you have questions about
your order or the medicine, you can reach
a customer service person by phone.
Two drawbacks are the lack of face to face
contact that you have with a local pharmacist,
and the fact that at some times of the year,
your medicine will ship during harsh weather
(both high heat and deep colds). In the latter
case, be sure to retrieve your prescriptions
quickly if you have an outdoor mailbox. |
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