refills Archives - Gateway Psychiatric Excellent Psychiatric Care Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:24:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/favicon2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 refills Archives - Gateway Psychiatric 32 32 70562394 A Helpful Tool for Finding Medications: Medfinder https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/a-helpful-tool-for-finding-medications-medfinder/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/a-helpful-tool-for-finding-medications-medfinder/#respond Tue, 27 May 2025 18:45:20 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=23179 Have you ever had trouble getting a medication because your pharmacy says they are “out of stock” or suggests that the medication is “not available” to them? One of our patients recently told us about a service that he found very helpful. It’s called Medfinder, and it helps you locate nearby pharmacies that have your prescribed medication in stock. If ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/a-helpful-tool-for-finding-medications-medfinder/feed/ 0 23179 Why Can’t I Get My Medications from My Pharmacy? https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/refills-new-prescriptions-auto-refills-why-does-my-pharmacy-say-i-have-no-refills-but-dr-forster-says-he-sent-in-a-prescription/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/refills-new-prescriptions-auto-refills-why-does-my-pharmacy-say-i-have-no-refills-but-dr-forster-says-he-sent-in-a-prescription/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:39:13 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=21543 Once again I am going to try to explain this common problem in the practice. I hope it will help you understand this common dilemma and what you can do to prevent it affecting your care. By far the most common reason my office responds to a request for a refill with a “no” and yet the pharmacy won’t send ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/refills-new-prescriptions-auto-refills-why-does-my-pharmacy-say-i-have-no-refills-but-dr-forster-says-he-sent-in-a-prescription/feed/ 0 21543 Controlled Substance Prescriptions – Update January 2023 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/controlled-substance-prescriptions-update-january-2023/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/controlled-substance-prescriptions-update-january-2023/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:06:41 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=20939 FDA crackdowns and a shortage of staff in the pharmaceutical industry are making it harder to get controlled substance prescriptions filled. On October 12, 2022, the FDA announced a shortage of instant-release Adderall. Like many companies, Teva pharmaceuticals, the leading manufacturer of generic Adderall, has had trouble hiring people resulting in shortages of medications in pharmacies. The Adderall shortage has led to ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/controlled-substance-prescriptions-update-january-2023/feed/ 0 20939 Understanding a Prescription Label https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/understanding-a-prescription-label/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/understanding-a-prescription-label/#respond Wed, 17 Mar 2021 01:30:27 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=18049 How can I figure out if I will need Dr. Forster to write a prescription for me? Don’t refills happen automatically? I set them to refill automatically on Walgreens.. Why does Dr. Forster say I have a prescription approved when the pharmacist says I don’t have any refills? Prescription labels contain a great deal of information, but navigating the intricacies ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/understanding-a-prescription-label/feed/ 0 18049 Walgreens Doesn’t Care – Why I Don’t Approve Refills Automatically https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/walgreens-doesnt-care-why-i-dont-approve-refills-automatically/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/walgreens-doesnt-care-why-i-dont-approve-refills-automatically/#respond Sat, 31 Oct 2020 20:27:26 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=17131 Today one of my patients had a simple request – “Doc, I don’t know if you need to write new prescriptions, but my pharmacy will ask for a refill if I do.” I said that I it is my policy to always write refills in session so that I can make sure that I and my patients understand what medications ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/walgreens-doesnt-care-why-i-dont-approve-refills-automatically/feed/ 0 17131 Medications for an Emergency https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/medications-for-an-emergency/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/medications-for-an-emergency/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2020 20:29:30 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=16261 Several people recently requested medications to have on hand in case an emergency disrupts the supply. Here are some guidelines for these requests. This is from a useful post written by a doctor after a local emergency… “Ask your doctor for an additional prescription, explain what you’re doing and tell your doctor the meds will be going into storage,” says ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/medications-for-an-emergency/feed/ 0 16261 Refill Dilemmas https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/refill-dilemmas/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/refill-dilemmas/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2020 21:23:39 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=16139 “Why do you only give me a month’s supply of medication when you approve refills?” This is a pretty common question and this blog post explains why “automatic refills” are no necessarily the magic solution to the problem of getting your medications. A refill is a quick thing to handle, right? You call a number and press a few numbers, ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/refill-dilemmas/feed/ 0 16139 Controlled Substance Refills https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/controlled-substance-refills/ Wed, 11 Jan 2017 02:58:15 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=12183 Controlled substances are medications with a potential for abuse or misuse. They are often, also, medications that have powerful effects on brain function. Common controlled substances that doctors prescribe include: Narcotic pain medications (Demerol, Norco, Tyco, etcetera) Stimulant medications (Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, etcetera) Benzodiazepines and similar sedating and anti-anxiety medications (Xanax, Valium, Ativan, Ambien, etcetera) Testosterone and some other hormone ...

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]]> 12183 Refills https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/refills/ Sat, 13 Jun 2015 18:11:10 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=8968 “Why do you only give me a month’s supply of medication when you approve refills?” This is a pretty common question and I thought a blog post might be a good way of discussing the issues. After all a refill is a quick thing to handle, right? You call a number and press a few numbers, go onto your iPhone ...

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