Mymeds Blog Tips to Save You Trips to the Pharmacy

By Derek Borkowski, PharmD-CandidateLinkedInMedication SynchronizationWhen filling your regular prescriptions, how many trips do you have to make to the pharmacy each month? If the answer is more than one, you may benefit from a medication synchronization program. Medication synchronization is the process of organizing the dispensing of all of your regular medications to take place on the same day at each fill.For example, if you get 30-day supplies of two different medications, and you pick up the first medication on November 1st and the second on November 15th, your pharmacist can fill just a 15-day supply of the second medication, allowing your medications to be synchronized and both to be due for refill on December 1st, and the same day of each month going forward.Read more about medication synchronization here. 90-day RefillsDid you know many insurances will pay for a 90-day supply of your regularly taken medications? Call your pharmacy, doctor or insurance plan to see if you are eligible to receive a 90-day supply of your medications. 90-day refills are generally also eligible to be included in medication synchronization programs.Sign-up for "alert-when-ready" ProgramsTired of your prescriptions not being ready when you show up to the pharmacy window? Most pharmacies offer enrollment in phone or text alerts programs that automatically alert you when a prescription is ready for pick up. Contact your pharmacy to learn more about their service.