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re: Can I buy emergency insulin from Walmart ?

Posted on 3/11/23 at 8:31 pm to
Posted by LouisianaTigers
Alvin, TX
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 3/11/23 at 8:31 pm to
This, I think by law they can’t prescribe anything if you haven’t seen them in a year….but from what I understand a pharmacy has to give you insulin in an emergency.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 3/11/23 at 8:35 pm to
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emergency.


Piss poor planning is not an emergency. There have been months to get this figured out.
Posted by stniaSxuaeG
Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 3/11/23 at 8:49 pm to
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This post was edited on 3/19/23 at 8:30 am
Posted by Misnomer
Member since Apr 2020
3451 posts
Posted on 3/11/23 at 9:48 pm to
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think by law they can’t prescribe anything if you haven’t seen them in a year...but from what I understand a pharmacy has to give you insulin in an emergency.


No and no. It's about reimbursement, liability, and standards of care to have regular labs and visit within a specific time, not really law. It's good practice but they are allowed to make exceptions for a situation like refilling insulin when the patient has a damn appointment scheduled.

Pharmacy can only sell 3 types of insulin OTC and the concentrate OP uses is not one of them. It is extremely expensive product and if the Dr responded to a refill request by refusing it, the pharmacist can't bill insurance, that's fraud- and would be violating pharmacy law by dispensing without valid prescription.

Pharmacists can continue prescriptions during a declared state of emergency, not to accommodate an obstinate refill gatekeeper at the clinic.

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