How do you handle medical issues

90 day prescriptions. They can usually be refilled at the 2 month period so a person should not run out. You then pick up the new bottle during your next hometime visit. In all my years out on the road, i never ran out of medicine. If the condition is serious out on the road, call 911. If it's the sniffles, suck it up and get some OTC at the truckstop.

 

I believe if you use Walmart they can fill prescription and you can pick them up at any store if you run out

 

So…if you’re currently prescribed medication and run out on the road the prescribing Dr can call it in to a drug store anywhere in the country.

If you fall sick on the road your Dr technically isn’t allowed to prescribe without seeing you and making a diagnosis.. You’ll have to go to a walk in clinic or ER and see a physician to get a prescription for whatever ailments you have.

My Doctor will give me anything that I want, all I do is snap my finger, hahaha

 

EVERYTHING isn't a matter of federal law, yet. My doctor will contact whatever pharmacy I tell them about and I can get my prescription from them. Telephones are widely available and mostly work.

Walmart and Amazon have pharmacies and can get medication to someone that travels all of the time. Just make sure all prescription medication stays in the prescription bottle it came in once you get it from the pharmacy. Don't pour it into more convenient containers, or sort all of the various medications into daily containers. If the medication is prescription, it stays in the prescription bottle it came from the pharmacy in, or a "pill-pack" from the pharmacy. You can get in trouble even if you don't agree with the law or understand the law.

 

Have your Dr send your scrip to your local walmart or cvs. Once in thier system you an get a refill at any location.
Walgreens used to be super easy
Cvs is a little more of a waiting hassle
Walmart takes same amount of time, out of town. As it does walking into your local store.

 

That’s what I do. Go to any Walmart, tell them your prescriptions ready at home. They’ll fill it. Never had a problem.

 

More importantly be sure to bring all medications. Don’t want to run out, and have them deny a re fill because it’s too soon. Common with expensive and obviously controlled drugs.

 

My insurance from the trucking company has prescription by mail as option. The doctor gives a 90 prescription and they send them in mail to my house. Then in about 60 days they automatically send a refill for another 90 day. It’s cheaper and for insurance company and seems more easy to refill because most places don’t seem to want fill a 90 days prescription. My insurance will cover the prescription cost 100% if I get them by mail. I’m not getting anything expensive so can’t say that would apply to everything. Getting a 90 days prescription supply from Walmart or another place seems to be a little difficult from my experience or the doctor just did not write prescription correctly. Getting them by mail is simple. I do wounded were they come from some times. They come from Nebraska, that seems kinda odd.