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[chrystaltree]

I don't see a problem here.  You are getting your medications.  The pharmacy is call the doctor's office to renew the prescriptions.  You don't have to do anything.  

[quilter61]

My doctor does the 90 day with 4 refills.   I had to change doctors last year due to my long time doctor retiring.   He always did the 90 day with 4 refills.   I was glad my new doctor did the same.   I do see him every six months, with blood work once a year.   

[Tinkrbl44]

Based on personal experience, the three things that influence this most are .... the doctor,  the drug being prescribed, and the laws in your state.  

[Kachina624]

The answer is no.  My doctor writes my prescriptions for a ninety day supply renewable for one year, in accordance with state law.  I just got new prescriptions last month written like that.  My drugs are sent automatically every 90 days by my online drug mail order company.

[drizzellla]

OK - I was wrong.

The pharmacy is now having to call my Doctor's for the renewal. I was at the Doctor's in March. My prescriptions are now due for renewal and the pharmacy is having to call the Doctor's office for a new prescription. So I didn't get one renewal. I only got the initial prescription filled for 90 days.

[hckynutjohn]

@drizzellla 

All of my prescriptions are mail order. Have had the same prescriptions for years and after my PCP visit could get a 90 day prescription with 4 refills.

Then all of a sudden 1 of them became a 90 day supply, with No Refills. My doctor has to write a new prescription every 90 days. I was told the Classification of the Prescription changed, thus I needed a new prescription for each refill. 

Forced to Mail Order because the cost to do otherwise is financially prohibitive.

hckynut  🇺🇸

[Shelbelle]

I see my PCP once a year at best and she writes me a script for my BP med for enough for 90 days plus 3 refills, so good for a year.

[Duckncover]

I was not able to get 90 day supply until recently for bp meds. They were finally moved down from tier 3 to tier 2 so I can get them more than 30 days at a time. The doctors can't change refill requirements..Medicare and insurance companies hold all the marbles . What they can do is write the script for twice a day instead of once a day...then you get 60 instead of 30.😎

[KaySD]

Sometimes it's the pharmacy's policy. I have heard, for example, that CostCo only fills 90 days, not 30 days, for ongoing prescriptions.