Fortunately, I’ve not had to fill many prescriptions in my life. Unfortunately, it leaves me ignorant about the following situation.
I have intermittant insomnia, and around a year ago had an Rx for 30 Ambien tablets. If any of y’all have ever filled that scrip, you probably know that those 30 pills go for about $120, so I took a half as needed until the scrip ran out (around Feb of this year.)
In March, I went to our local clinic and had another Rx for Ambien, only this time they gave me 30 pills with 3 refills by 9-4-06. Again, I took a half a pill as needed, and they lasted until last week.
My question is this: I have 3 refills left with only a little over a month until the Rx expires, so what’s the protocol? Is there generally some sort of waiting period between filling these things, or could I potentially call in my 3 refills this month?
I’d like to maximize my money by getting all of the original Rx filled rather than pay for another doctor visit. I hadn’t thought about it because I didn’t run out until last week; I suppose I should have just called in the refills way earlier.
Thanks in advance.