I have Health Assurance for my health insurance. I had my psychiastrist appt. today (Monday, March 15) to get my new scripts for the same that I have been on for the last 4 years. I take one Adderall XR 30mg in the day and one 10 mg generic Adderall 10 mg in the evening. The pharmacist at Walgreens told me that the insurance company refused my script. I last filled my script on Feburary 15 but the pharmacist stated that the insurance company would not let it be filled until March 19th. I understand that there might be an issue with today being only 27 days so maybe I would have to wait one more day to make 28 or even wait until Thursday, March 18 to make 30 days even. But March 19th would be 31 days!!! I asked the pharmacist why 31 and he said that insurance companies keep track of how many pills you would have left over the months (say two here, two there) and now its catching up with me. Very well then, but I would have to go back to November of 2009 to account for two or three extra doses.
I understand that they have to prevent people from abusing the system by refilling often but I'M NOT ALLOWED WIGGLE ROOM FOR 2-3 DAYS? I'm going to have to go on a business trip in May around refill time and then I'll be in the UK in most of July.
I tried looking up policies on the Health Assurance website and could only find this document on quantity restrictions of one per day for Adderall XR? Could it be that this restriction is only on the Adderall XR and not on the generic short acting 10mg adderall?
Anyways, I'm wondering what the deal is. From the pharmacist's demeanor, I feel as if he regards me as if I'm suspicious even though I come to the same Walgreens location every 28 days at absolute minimum, usually 30 on the mark for the past year. I might call Health Assurance tomorrow but its just runaround from some bureaucrat who always doesn't get the company's policy exactly right.
Yes JD...and resurg, you can try 90 day by mail! both a few ins cos and retailer like walmart has it. Maybe others too.
Best to you.