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05-30-2022, 02:11 PM
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Hot To Get Medications On The Road ?
we're planning on traveling 3-5 months at a time, so how do we get our meds ? Two of mine I need refills every two months.
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05-30-2022, 02:31 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Enjoying the Western States!
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We had excellent luck with WalMart as we moved around. They can be transferred easily from store to store.
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05-30-2022, 03:56 PM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Where we park it!
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WE just transfer meds (currently Wal Greens) to where ever we are at the time we need refills. Has not been a problem for the last 5 years.
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2018 Tiffin Allegro RED 37PA
2020 JEEP Trailhawk
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05-30-2022, 05:37 PM
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Senior Member
Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,576
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We placed our prescriptions with Walmart because they are almost everywhere. Never had a refill problem.
Nick
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05-30-2022, 05:45 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 422
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Hot To Get Medications On The Road ?
Restricted meds get more complicated. Usually cannot transfer, so you need to chech ahead of your trip and figure if you have any. Pain meds for example.
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05-30-2022, 06:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2022
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Good to know and their easy to locate as their on every corner in America !
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05-30-2022, 07:06 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2019
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We use the GoodRx app because it compares prescription prices at all local pharmacies. Their prices, somehow, often are far cheaper than insurance.
Whenever I have a refill coming due, I look at the GoodRx app to find the cheapest place. Then I google
transfer prescription online to ________
and use the name of the pharmacy. It always finds their online transfer page. I fill it in and presto, I get an email confirming the transfer and it's usually ready the same day or the next day. Yes, it works across state lines.
No, the same pharmacy is not always the cheapest at refill time.
The widest range of price for the exact same drug, dose, and quantity was $19.95 as the low and $102 as the high, at pharmacies about a mile and a half apart. The only constant is that CVS is always the most expensive. Guess which one was the CVS price? 
Ray
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06-01-2022, 05:18 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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I use the CVS mail order phamacy and have presciptions sent wherever I am going to be. Just be sure to ask the campground you are, or will be, staying at their policy on receiving packages. I found that most will accept medication shipments and hold them until you arrive as long as they know in advance.
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06-01-2022, 06:16 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: North Ridgeville, OH
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If you have a prescription plan, you need to check for "preferred" providers. We stay with CVS as much as possible, but any reputable drug store can get a prescription filled once you provide them with the required information. But, if it is not a preferred provider, the co-pay may be higher.
If you don't have a plan, you can always have the doctor that prescribed the medication send a script to the drug store you want to use.
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06-01-2022, 12:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2021
Location: Brenham, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iowaone
Restricted meds get more complicated. Usually cannot transfer, so you need to chech ahead of your trip and figure if you have any. Pain meds for example.
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So correct. We ran into the situation where our local pharmacy transferred it to a Walgreens in the Keys. We went to pick it up but the pharmacy was shut down 3 days for repairs. A restricted med cannot be transferred a second time so we were out of luck.
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06-02-2022, 06:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2022
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Country Road
So correct. We ran into the situation where our local pharmacy transferred it to a Walgreens in the Keys. We went to pick it up but the pharmacy was shut down 3 days for repairs. A restricted med cannot be transferred a second time so we were out of luck.
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Wouldn't want to do without my main meds. Scarry... 
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06-02-2022, 06:14 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: The Bluegrass State
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Every state is different in their laws about transferring prescriptions. We found New York the hardest state to work with.
We use Walmart for all of our prescriptions refills no matter where we are. Try and get your doctor to write the prescription for 90 day refills. Always get them refilled a week ahead just incase you run into trouble.
Pain meds can be a real problem though. Lots of states will make you go to a instate doctor to get a scrip written in that state.
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Central Kentucky
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06-02-2022, 08:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2020
Posts: 157
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I have used Walgreens without any issue. Their online refill and transfer is easy. Just make sure you send the refill notice to the right Walgreens address. where I run into issues is the number of refills. Make sure there are enough refills for your trip. If not talk to your Doc before you leave and get some added.
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06-02-2022, 12:07 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,780
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We switched from a locally-owned pharmacy to Wal-Mart so we can get our prescriptions wherever we go! 
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