bajadedom
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Prescriptions??
I was wondering - will US doctors write a prescription for - and will US pharmacies fill a ONE YEAR supply if I ask?? and what is the availability of
generics in baja- I get all my meds @ wal-mart for $4 a month and can get 90 days worth at a time now...
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Fred
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If you tell the person at Wal-Mart he/she will give you a year's supply. Anyway the one in Vegas does.
Fred
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bajadedom
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Thanks Fred -
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CaboRon
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If you are a cash customer the Wall Mart will give you as long a supply as you need. Just tell them you will be out of the country.
Does anyone know if the Wal Mart in CSL is giving the four dollar a month prescriptions ?
CaboRon
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Fred
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The Wal-Mart in Ensenada DOES NOT.
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larry
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Any pharmacy will fill the amount that the doctor writes if you pay for it. If it is through insurance, most likely the insurance will not authorize
payment for a year's supply at one time.
I think Fred is inaccurate in saying "If you tell the person at Wal-Mart he/she will give you a year's supply." If they give you more than the amount
of the prescription, they would certainly be at risk of losing their license.
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Fred
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Yea, you are right. But my doctor does give me a year's supply when she writes them. They sell them to me 3 months at a time, but you can ask for
the entire year if you want. I DO get 6 months at a time as I travel to Baja for 6 months every year. Don't most doctor's write you a year's supply?
Then they want to see you again. But the guy at my Wal-Mart said if I travel to let him know and he will take care of it for me.
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HKM2
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Don't forget it depends on what class of drug you are talking about. There is very good info at: http://www.peoplesguide.com/
The insurance info is what we have found as well.
Check with your doctor and pharmacist, too.
Heather
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