Pharmacy allows prescriptions transfers

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  • By Capt. Timothy Roche
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. --  The 4th Medical Group pharmacy now allows patients to transfer prescriptions from civilian pharmacies (e.g. Walgreens, CVS, Rite-Aid, etc.) to the clinic on base.

This change was being implemented to increase the pharmacy's prescription recapture and because several off-base pharmacies are no longer members of the TRICARE network. Here are a few helpful tips to help make the transition easier:

· Allow up to three duty days. Transfers will not be filled the same day Patients are urged not to wait until they are out of their medicine.

· Patients must bring their bottles to the pharmacy and give them to a technician for refills.

· If you have never filled a prescription at the 4 MDG or it has been a number of years, you must enroll in TRICARE on base. This can be accomplished the same day you attempt to get a prescription filled.

· If you do not bring your prescription to the pharmacy, a pharmacist may obtain your information from your provider, which may delay the refill process.

· The 4 MDG will not transfer controlled substances. Patients will need a new prescription from their provider.

· Non-formulary items will not be transferred. The pharmacist can contact a provider to have the medication changed to a formulary item, which is preferred, or the patient can continue to receive the medication from an off-base pharmacy, at their expense.

For any questions or concerns about prescriptions at the 4 MDG pharmacy contact either Capt. Timothy Roche or Master Sgt. Dannielle Mitstifer at (919) 722-1811/1815.