Only problem with your solution is that I believe the Dr. will have to see you in order to write the prescription. If true, that means an unnecessary doctor visit cost being charged to the health insurance company. Doctor's happy; but when these unnecessary health costs cause my health insurance premiums to go up, I'm not.

 

Your right you most likely would have to see the doctor, but do it on a check-up visit. Tell him/her your situation and most doctors will be fine with calling in your prescription every time you need refills or authorizing your refills without being seen.

When this was put into place,I forsaw several of my legitimate customers having problems. As mentioned in an earlier post,the only solution is a Dr.'s prescription.

I couldn't buy spray paint a few weeks ago at Wal Mart because I didn't have my ID on me. I thought that was kinda crazy.

Good plan except for two things.

1) The meds are kept behind the counter in a controlled area with no customer access.

2) I put people that do this in jail every day

 

I was going to say it's kept behind the counter, and it's not something I'd want to try .

When this was put into place,I forsaw several of my legitimate customers having problems. As mentioned in an earlier post,the only solution is a Dr.'s prescription.

 

Even that is not without problems. My doc wrote me a script for 30 days worth with 5 refills. Luckily he didn't need to see me as he has been treating me for this for years. How many will have to pay for an office visit to utilize this option?

 

When I took my script to the pharmacy they of course filled but BUT my pharmacy has a "filling fee" that is usually part of the charge submitted to insurance. Since Clariten D is non-prescription my insurance will pay nothing for it. Had it not been for a kind pharmacist, who had lees then kind things to say about this law, waiving that fee it would have cost me over $50.00 for 30 Clariten D tablets. Who know what will happen in 30 days.:confused:

 

At least I can breath tonight.

I'll bet you gripe about having to prepay for gas because of all of the gas drive-offs too.

Nope, I use a debit card.

I think it is a good law and just about everyone in law enforcement would say the same thing. I know they don't eradicate many meth labs in Louisville, but for the state as a whole, the law is doing it's job to keep the number of meth labs down.

This is some very interesting reading for someone like myself who lives this everyday.

 

Consumers don't want to have to ask for the product, pharmacy employees don't want to have to ask for customer ID, but its the law.

 

You are permitted to buy 9.0 grams of pseudoephedrine each 30 days.

You can buy a maximum of 3.6 grams per day.

Claritin - D 24hr contains 240mg per tab -- 7.2 g / 30 days.

 

If used as per package instructions you should never have to be without your allergy medicine. The worst case would be having to purchase the product twice in a month.

 

The computerized tracking of the purchases just become mandated 6/1/08. Prior to that date, stores had no way of knowing if you just purchased at another location. Now, all stores are required to be on the KYMethcheck computer system. It checks age, and purchase history based on DL number. If the seller gets all green checks we can sell the product, if we get a red flag, you must decline the sale. The red flag would be specific as to why you must decline (over daily limit, over monthly limit, too young, expired ID) and that info should be given to the consumer. We are given a little pre-printed note with the state phone number for consumers to call if they want to pursue it.

 

The one huge positive this law has helped in my store is the reduction in theft. If someone was interested in pseudoephedrine for making meth they weren't drawing attention to themselves by taking 20 boxes to the register for purchase.

Thanks Stinkyboy II - it's surprising what people will do.