Unnecessary automatic refills by pharmacies / my angst

[Voyager]

@Roderick_Femm

It’s not clear why you don’t want to use the “mail-in” pharmacy instead of your local one. Isn’t a 90-day supply of maintenance meds more convenient? But if you really don’t want to, find another local pharmacy that has policies and procedures you like.

I get my from the local CVS, who gives me 90 days and also mails them to me for free after Covid.
But they are pushy about automatic refills, though you can refuse them.
I use them because they are cheaper than mail order and in a pinch I can go and get the stuff. But since I’m at zero copay for my maintenance medicine, I have a good supply stocked up.

@LilXMo

This pharmacy automatically refills ALL Rx that have refills - and if I turn off that function for auto refills, no Rx refills.

This I don’t understand. Do they refuse to refill a prescription if you have automatic refills turned off?