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My doctor is pregnant and about to go on leave for a few months next week and I tried getting my prescriptions filled today and the pharmacist told me that they needed to call the doctor to get more refills because I had none left; last month when I went and saw her she told me she was going to write 5 refills to get me through her leave, but turns out she only did 1 refill. Idk what to do, I'm panicking because I'm almost out of my hormones and the last time I had to get her to do a refill it took her a week and a Half to get back with me and she isn't even going to be working that long.

I would say go to the office and talk to the staff.  My wife can sometimes get her doctors staff to get her prescription forms to the doctor for refills when he is busy.  He still signs his, no stampers.  Explain the situation to them and they may be kind enough to let your Doctor know about the mistake, and fix it, right then.

She had to make arrangements for another doctor to cover her patients while she's out.  If she's in a group of doctors at least one of them will be covering for her. It shouldn't be any more difficult than the pharmacist calling the office for the refills.  Many doctors tell us they want 48hrs for refills.  If you don't have enough to get through that (add more for the weekend) call the office yourself. If you fill your prescription regularly and are in schedule, many pharmacies will also float you some pills to cover until the doctor gets back to them.

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I think its a good idea to have backup plans for situations like this. I've got a fantastic doctor, but even so I've been researching alternate options for HRT. I don't suppose he'll ever get pregnant, but he might get run over by a bus.

Quote from: TonyaW on March 04, 2017, 07:00:01 AM
She had to make arrangements for another doctor to cover her patients while she's out.  If she's in a group of doctors at least one of them will be covering for her. It shouldn't be any more difficult than the pharmacist calling the office for the refills.  Many doctors tell us they want 48hrs for refills.  If you don't have enough to get through that (add more for the weekend) call the office yourself. If you fill your prescription regularly and are in schedule, many pharmacies will also float you some pills to cover until the doctor gets back to them.

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True! They have a doctor who will cover seeing their patients while they are out. Same is true for vacations... they always have a doctor who covers their patients.

Quote from: Harley Quinn on March 04, 2017, 08:49:03 AM
True! They have a doctor who will cover seeing their patients while they are out. Same is true for vacations... they always have a doctor who covers their patients.

but will that doctor write prescription so for those patients?

Quotebut will that doctor write prescription so for those patients?

There's only one way to find out.  There has been one occasion when I needed a prescription (nothing to do with trans) refill and my doctor wasn't in.  Another doctor was able issue a new prescription.  Also, my own doctor regularly refills a prescription I got from another doctor years ago.

Yes, they can.

Quote from: Angélique LaCava on March 04, 2017, 09:32:22 AM
but will that doctor write prescription so for those patients?

Yes they can and they should, and they do, it's part of covering for the other.  They have access to your records. They probably won't make any changes and usually only cover you until the regular doctor returns.

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If mine is not about when I call up the other doctors are required to proved them to me within a few hours. I called up recently and said, "Hi can I please get a few scripts thanks."I need patches, spiro and a few other things. Less than an hour later they had them at the desk to be picked up.

I don't know how practical it is in general, but I always keep a few months on hand extra just in case.

Quote from: AnonyMs on March 07, 2017, 10:39:26 AM
I don't know how practical it is in general, but I always keep a few months on hand extra just in case.

Same.  I maintain a buffer for just such occasions.

I am not sure what health system you participate in, but if your record indicates you are being prescribed HRT, then any doctor available in that system should be able to see that and prescribe for the interim.

When I get my refill, I take a months worth and put it in a separate bottle. When I get down to about a weeks worth, in the main bottle, I set up an appointment. Because the receptionists normally handle prescriptions, I suspect I could ask them to see if I can get a refill to hold me over but so far it hasn't reached that point. My old endo would always round the prescription up - 90 day supply would be 100 tablets. With that system I could always set up my appointment months in advance exactly on the 3 or 6 months time period. Because I am now getting a 180 day supply, the schedule needs to slip a little bit each time.

Quote from: Angélique LaCava on March 04, 2017, 09:32:22 AM
but will that doctor write prescription so for those patients?

Angelique,

I am a Pharmacist.

When a doctor is out of town, the covering doctor will always continue existing prescriptions. Getting a new, different drug is more difficult.