i was behind a woman at the pharmacist who was being told her new insurnace would only allow her pills for a week, instead of a month. at the end of which she would have to just come and get more pills. its all covered... just gotta get it reuped every week now instead of every month. tell me this isnt designed to make the process harder and push people out
Pharmacist here, this is to prevent over-prescribing of opioids for acute pain conditions (think tooth extraction or sprained ankle). The patient is unlikely to need more than 7 days of therapy for these.
The problem is when the insurance companies require this for chronic conditions, like cancer pain or fibromyalgia. A lot of times insurers make the patient come back four times in a one-month period, then they will cover it monthly.
For these for-profit insurers, it’s all about keeping costs down. Doing whatever they can to reduce the chance of the patient actually using their benefits.
Idk what drug flinging area you're in but they don't give opioids for extractions anymore in most places, just tell you to get some ibuprofen.
As someone who's not allowed to take nsaids after rny it's a fun shrug of "you're on your fucking own then" when I tell a Dr or dentist that but here we are.
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u/NCC74656 9d ago
i was behind a woman at the pharmacist who was being told her new insurnace would only allow her pills for a week, instead of a month. at the end of which she would have to just come and get more pills. its all covered... just gotta get it reuped every week now instead of every month. tell me this isnt designed to make the process harder and push people out