SAVE A TRIP TO THE PHARMACY AND REFILL YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS ONLINE

Is your pharmacy always open when you need to fill an urgent prescription? If not, then how about choosing a pharmacy with an innovative online prescription refilling facility. As these pharmacies allow you to prescription refill online by accessing your account online; even they make it easier for you to order and manage prescriptions from office, home or any other location.

In a survey, American Medical Association found that 19 percent of health care providers offer their patients a web-based program to refill prescriptions online. While some retail pharmacies offer mobile applications with prescription refill feature to refill the prescription in an efficient and convenient way.

Prescription Refilling Methods

1.       Online- Pharmacies allow their customers to refill the prescription online with their prescription and related ailment details. Here, they provide customers the facility to pick up or deliver prescriptions at the desired location.

2.       Drop off- If you have your paper prescription and you would like to pick up your filled prescription from your local pharmacy then you can select your preferred location and take your prescription label there to get your prescription refilled. Refills can be filled the same day, even within a few hours, depending on how busy your pharmacy is.

3.       Call In- You can also refill a prescription by calling the number on your prescription label and using the automated interactive voice response system to refill the prescriptions. But, here you have to provide your prescription number and select the time you would like to pick up your prescription.

Additional Facilities for Online Prescription Refilling

1.       Refill Without a Prescription Label- If you no longer have your prescription label, then you can still get your refilling done by using the store finder facility to find the phone number of the pharmacy where your prescription was filled earlier. After finding the pharmacy details you can call and get the refill done with the help of the IVR facility.

2.       Doctor Call In Refills- Sometimes doctors call in or send patient’s refill directly to the pharmacist, saving them a trip to the pharmacy. So, if you know before visiting your doctor that you'll need a refill then ask your doctor to call in your prescription to your local pharmacy. 

3.       Mail In Refill Order Form- If you want your prescription to be delivered to your home then you can fill out the mail in order form and can select the home delivery service.

4.       Setting Up Automatic Refills- If your regular medications are going on and you want them to be refilled automatically at a fixed interval of time then pharmacies offer you the flexibility to set up automatic refills, which give you the ease to refill prescriptions without any delay.

5.       Prescription Reminders- This facility has been designed to give a gentle reminder to the patients at the time when their prescriptions are due. If you chose to receive a reminder for a prescription, you will automatically be notified when your refills are about to run out based on frequency and dates you select.

So, how are you planning to refill your next prescription? If you are still perplexed about online refilling and think that this online method is not safe as it may have some security loophole, then do not worry as these online ways are completely secure and encrypted. Here, no personal information is shared with any third party.