Many insurance companies will not allow the pharmacy to fill prescriptions for addictive drugs more than a couple of days before they run out.
This is to prevent diversion and abuse.
When I had my cervical stenosis I was on low dose oxy for 6 weeks. Started at 4 a day but. After first neck shot was able to slow that down to 1-2 a day and then after second shot none. Never got a buzz, never high just relief from serious pain. Talked to army buddy with similar experience. Ofc I was not drinking any alcohol during that time or for the 10 days after the last one.
My prescriptions were for 1 week at a time.
When I was on private insurance, they approved a 90 supply of Adderall for cancer-related fatigue. When I started using my VA benefits, I can only get a 30 day supply and had to get the prescriptio from a doctor in the Mental Health Department. Fortunately, the Pharmacy Department Head hooked me up with a psychiatrist in the Mental Health Clinic a few years ago. Saw him once and I now only need to send him a message that it’s time for a refill.
This doctor believes one of his life’s most importent calling is to serve and help Veterans. He is a real blessing to me and the Vets at the hospital in which he works.
I can guarantee you an insurance company would not try that bullshit more than once.
It’s an easily solved situation. You call the insurance company and demand to speak to the supervisor. Be sure to tell that person that their only duty is to fill the prescription signed by your doctor, and that to do otherwise is an illegal practice of medicine. If the supervisor still refuses to have their pharmacists fill you prescription without being hassled, demand to talk to the supervisor’s supervisor. Repeat the previous steps and keep moving up the food chain until you talk to someone in management who just doesn’t want to deal with it.
As a last resort, you can have your doctor call and demand they fill your prescriptions
That will definitely work and you won’t be hassled in the future. My wife takes a nber of medications and on occasion will told she cannot get a brand name medication that works, but the generic doesn’t. I tell my wife I will take care of it so she doesn’t have to deal with the insurance company, and I do.
Once, I cited the insurance company’s own policy and got the result we wanted. I asked the supervisor if she and her subordi ates kept a copy of their policy manual on their desks. She said they did not, when I asked if might be a good idea, she had to agree.
Don’t take any shit from your insurance company. As soon as they realize that being a hassle for you isn’t worth the effort, they will comply. They ALWAYS do; no exceptions.