December 15, 2003
The staff at the YK pharmacy would like to say hello and send out a friendly reminder about the best way to get your refillable prescriptions.
Please, don't wait until your medicine has run out to ask for a refill. This compromises your health and causes increased worry, questions and wait times. Also, look at your bottle before calling and asking for a refill. The bottle will tell you if there are any refills remaining on your prescription. The right side of your prescription label should say MR x #. This tells you the "#" of refills remaining. If there are "0" refills remaining, the pharmacy cannot refill that prescription. You will need to contact your provider to get a new prescription written for that medication.
Bethel patients Plan on refilling your prescription when you have about a week's supply remaining. Call the Bethel refill line at 543-6271 and leave your message requesting your refills. Your prescription will be filled and ready for you to pick up in 24 to 48 hours.Village patients Remember, it takes time to send your prescriptions out to the village. When you have 7 to 10 days worth of medication left, call your village heath aide to see if he/she has any of your prescriptions there. If your medication isn't there, have the health aide call and request a refill. Or, you can call the refill line at 543-6444 or 1-800-478-3321 ext 6382. It can take up to 7 days to process and mail out village prescriptions. Please plan ahead.
Visit the Pharmacy Window in the next issue of The Messenger for information regarding the difference between brand and generic medications. Happy holidays and best wishes for good health from the pharmacy staff.
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