Less than 24 hours before the big snowstorm my lovely wife discovered her prescription could not be filled. The local pharmacy “discovered” it would be 7 to 10 days before they could fill that type. My lovely wife needs these meds to have anything like a normal life.
There was a mad scramble trying to get it refilled in a different town. That required getting the first pharmacy to release her order. It also required a new script from the doctor. Two hours before the pharmacy was set to close I received a call it was ready.
Then they quoted a price well over a thousand dollars. Yeah, that wasn’t going to fly. My lovely wife told them to apply the codes for a program she’s a member of. That reduced the price to a little over fifteen dollars. Huge difference.
We made it to the pharmacy about a half hour before they closed and four hours before the storm hit. Almost every time she has to refill her order there are issues. The stress takes its toll.
As for the storm itself we actually didn’t make out too badly. We got about a half foot of light dry snow. That sure beats freezing rain, ice and wet snow. It’s sure a lot easier to shovel.
I also got the part I ordered to fix the Blazer. Things are looking up.
-Sixbears
What's your contingency plans for the meds in a SHTF scenario ?
ReplyDeleteFor us , we have suffered by deprivation and slowly built up a supply which is put back.
It's a regulated substance so there's no chance of building up a supply. We've some herbal substitutes from native plants on standby but it would be a harsh adjustment period.
DeleteMedication night mares are running ramped. Our local Walgreens closed to move to a new location right across the friggin street. Thing is, when they move like that all numbers for meds and scripts have to be re-written and re-logged. It's enough to get yer Goat mad.
ReplyDeleteWalgreens does not have a very good track record for customer service. The VT branch got into serious trouble with the state over their practices.
DeleteIs this med something you can talk to her Doctor about for a reserve supply?
ReplyDelete3rd world issues about supply have become very American.
My beloveds' meds are well over 6 months' supply in house.
Like I told Spud it's a regulated substance and very hard to stockpile. The best we've been able to do is to switch to 3 months supply instead of 1 month. She's now set for 3 months, but they only refill when she has a couple days left.
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