The Forums › Forums › Medication › Methylphenidate Generic › So, This is Stupid › Reply To: So, This is Stupid
Sdwa, you’re NOT stupid for forgetting to re-fill your prescription. You just have a cognitive disability with symptoms that include forgetting to do things…like re-filling prescriptions for the meds which help control your condition.
Many people (even without ADHD) forget to re-fill their prescriptions. As the population ages, more people are on multiple meds for multiple conditions, so there are even more prescriptions for them to forget to re-fill.
Some pharmacies have recognized this problem, and will phone you to remind you your prescription is running out. The Rexall chain here in Canada, did a whole ad campaign to launch this service.
Ask your pharmacist about a reminder service. Chances are, even though your pharmacy doesn’t advertise it, it already offers one. After all, your meds aren’t going to help you if you forget to take them, or if you forget to re-fill your prescription before it runs out.
Methylphenidate is a controlled substance in Canada, too, but my doctor writes several Repeats into each prescription. Can your doctor write a prescription with a certain number of Repeats in it, so that you still have to go to the pharmacy for each one-month supply, but you only have to see your doctor after all of the Repeats have been filled?
REPORT ABUSE