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Getting a prescription filled


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Prescriptions - how to fill; Medications - how to get prescription filled; Drugs - how to get prescription filled; Pharmacy - mail order; Pharmacy - internet; Types of pharmacies


References

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Buying prescription medicine online: A consumer safety guide. Updated March 30, 2010. Accessed January 30, 2011.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Stop-Learn-Go Tips for talking with your pharmacist to learn how to use medicines safely. Updated October 14, 2009. Accessed January 30, 2011.

Rabbani A, Alexander GC. Cost savings associated with filling a 3-month supply of prescription medicines. Appl Health Econ Health Policy. 2009;7(4):255-264.



Review Date: 02/07/2011
Reviewed By: Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).




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