There’s one thing some of us can’t prepare for. Prescribed medications needed for survival. And that sucks!
I wish I had access to a rural area where I could earn a living. I have a feeling we’re going to need to grow our own food before too long.
You definitely need to be armed. If you have food and others don’t, you’ll need to hold them off for as long as you can. Is that crazy thinking? I don’t know.
Get ready!
Tell your doctor you’re going on a 2 month cruise or that you’re going to visit relatives in Russia, or something like that and ask for the meds.
It's tough if they are highly perishable, extremely expensive, or recently released drugs sold only in the U.S. market. OTOH, if what you require are more common pharmaceuticals available everywhere, you can often order a large quantity from overseas or Mexican pharmacies (I have done that several times). In the case of certain antibiotics (probably not what you are referencing), you can often get by with veterinary versions.
Walmart and Walgreen’s have discount plans for meds that you can fill for 3 months at a time. Your MD will give you an extended script if you explain to him that you need some on hand for emergencies or travel situations.
My husband’s BP meds are prescribed in a dosage that his physician recommends he cut in half. So, he gets a 3 month refill and when he fills it again, he has 6 weeks extra stashed. The doc is a family friend who fully expects disruptions of various sorts, so we figure we will have access in the beginning of any emergency, but the goal is to have several months extra supply.
I realize some meds won’t fall under this scenario or the generic discount plan. I would talk to my MD about any concerns. All it would take is something that impedes transport or affects the factory where the drugs are manufactured. There are a variety of weather-related scenarios that could result in a shortage, so you don’t have to sound like like a paranoid when you speak to the physician.