How long after receiving a 28 day supply of 40mg copaxone do you wait to order a refill? Three weeks? How many doses do you have on hand before you reorder and/or your specialty pharmacy contacts you?
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Does anyone order refills sooner?
Are there guidelines by the insurance companies? I think for most drugs you can order a refill for a 30 day supply somewhere around day 25 of the drug you're refilling. Does that also apply to specialty drugs? And what happens when its not a daily dosage (as with the 40 mg of Copaxone)?
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One syringe left? That seems a bit risky, considering the shipment would absolutely have to arrive within 2 days in order to stay on schedule! I use CVS caremark, and a few years ago they were great with auto shipping me 3 months worth at a time. Now ever since I switched to 3x/week, I need to speak with someone in person (wait on hold) to reorder every month. They told me to reorder if I didn't hear from them when I had one week's worth (ie 3 syringes) left.dx RRMS Feb 2011; Copaxone Mar 2011-July 2012; pregnancy; Tecfidera Apr 2013-Dec 2013; Copaxone Jan 2014-current
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I also have CVS Caremark. I am currently taking the 20 mg and I have enough to last me until 4/16 (8 days). Yesterday I received an email saying that it was time to refill my prescription. Today I received a text about the same thing.
HOWEVER,
I now have a new prescription for 40 mg. I set that up the other day and they said something about Tuesday. I wanted to make sure that there wasn't any mixup on their side because I am no longer on the 20 mg, so I called. They said they knew that I wasn't on the 20 mg and they said my 40 mg is already waiting for me at my local CVS Pharmacy. I hope this is the way it works all the time.
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Aggravated having to deal with Specialty Pharmacy
So tired of specialty pharmacy mess. I've been going thru this since 2006. They used to have a local branch about an hour away, and I received actual customer service. Now I deal with one in Raleigh, NC and it has been total aggravation. I have been on Cigna since diagnosis, but we changed to individual coverage rather than employee +spouse, and it saved $260 a month, but when you're on the phone for 45 minutes for a refill, and you're practically treated like a lying criminal, I'm not sure it is worth it! My Dr. said that other than my insurance company having me over a barrel, there is no reason I could't get my Ampyra at my regular pharmacy in town. They are ALWAYS requesting a prior approval letter, though I've been with the same clinic and the same insurance company ever since I was diagnosed! LOOK IT UP BY MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER!!!! Contact the dr's office instead of making me the middle man!!! I get phone messages stating that it will be shipped the next day, then I call when I don't receive, and they say we don't show a prior authorization letter on file! I am so stressed out! Good Grief!!!
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