Due Date Early Refill

If my script states "may fill on 11/30", is that the same as "do not fill until"? Just wondering if I could pick up before 11\30. Thank you ## Hello, Ladybug! How are you? Yes, it would be considered the same by most pharmacies, according to the DEA prescribing directions. Is it a controlled substance? Those are typically the ones that doctors write that on. Generally, it may be done with some opiates, stimulants and benzodiazepines. ## Thank you for replying! Yes, it is for my pain med. He had never wrote that before so I was a little confused. I didn't know if they would except it today or not. I am actually due to fill today but he messed up with the 30th date on it . The office was closed to get it corrected. I'll just have to wait i guess. Thanks again ## Ye...

8 REPLIES

I have medicade for insurance and is taken narcos. The perscription is a 22 day persciption. I had it filled on dec 16. 2017. Will ill b seeing dr tomorrow jan 4 to get another perscription n 22 days wont b untiljan 7 will they fill it early for me or can i take it to another pharmecy n get it filled?? ## No, they are not allowed to do so, when it involves a controlled substance. Some pharmacies will allow you to fill it a day early, but most will make you wait until the exact date it is due. The FDA warns that this medication carries the risk of being habit forming, and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, constipation, and dry mouth. These prescriptions are tracked in a database overseen by the government, so trying to get it filled at a different pharmacy coul...

1 REPLY

Why is the pharmacists at 1 cvs telling me they have a new SYSTEM in place that will not allow me to fill my zanax rx until the day before due date. They other cvs,at my friends place 69 mikes,away said they would I've been lied to so much by pharmacy workers and at 57 I'm beginning g to fill like a criminal Tiday us the 3rd I was picking if up on the 4th, she said not until the 5th Cvs needs to understand if it's ok at one it's should be ok 69 mikes,away I do nit want to go thru zanax withdrawal. ..you can die Any advice welcomed ## Hello, Juce! How are you? I'm sorry about the problem you're having. However, this is standard at most pharmacies throughout the U.S., since this is a controlled substance. They aren't supposed to let you pick it up early. But, y...

7 REPLIES

Hi all! Was wondering what would happen in my situation. Today I went to Walgreen's with my sister to run an errand and while I was there, I wanted to ask which day my Norco script was due to be refilled (I wasn't sure if it was Friday or Saturday). I go to a PM doctor for degenerative disc & have been taking Norco since December. I asked the girl if she could check which day I was eligible for refill although this wasn't my normal Walgreen's but I figured since Walgreen's has a computer system, they can look up exactly when my script is ready. (I wasn't planning on filling it there because according to my PM contract I must fill at one pharmacy. I just wanted the date checked.) She asked me randomly if I was taking the medication as scheduled, not really pay...

4 REPLIES

I live in Wisconsin and am on state insurance...I am prescribed the 1mlg xanax 3 times daily as needed so I get 90. Now I haven't had to meet w doc in a couple months and can't get in for another month to address the issue sumtimes I need to take 5 in a day n other days none and I've been on the current dose for anxiety about 3 yrs now w out being upped..that said I obviously have an inverses tolerance and having had a nutty and stressful month I am out of my zs 7 days early. I would like to ask as I have heard so many different opinions I simply would like to know (I should ad due to the office being backed up my script w 5 refills so the hard copy was dated for three days ago) I need to know how early if insurance has a certain limit I can get them filled? I know a lot dep...

1 REPLY

If You Got A Prescription Filled On August 19 ,2014 with A 8 Day Supply When Is The Next Refill Date ## Hello, Cookie! How are you? It depends on what the medication actually is, for instance, controlled substances wouldn't be filled until the very day they are due, but other medications, such as life sustaining drugs for cardiac conditions can be filled a few days early. Can you please post back with more details? Thanks!

1 REPLY