Can You Fill Your Prescription Early?

You can refill your prescription depending on the number of “days’ supply” in your prescription. If you have a prescription for a 30-day supply, you can get it refilled at day 27 or day 28. This assures that patients don’t run out of medications when they take them routinely. 

Can you fill your prescription early is a question that pharmacists regularly hear for a variety of valid, and invalid, reasons? 

The answer is “it depends.” 

You can fill prescriptions early if you have a valid reason for it.

Valid Reasons for Refilling Your Prescription Early 

Some of the situations where you may be allowed to refill your prescription earlier: 

• You will be traveling and need extra supply of your medication for your trip 

• Your medication has been stolen, in this case, you need to show a police report to your pharmacist,     doctor, or insurance company to refill prescription early. 

• In case of an emergency such as a hurricane, you can keep a supply of your medicine at home 

In all situations, a prescription from your doctor and early planning are really important. In some cases, your pharmacist will simply follow the “emergency exception” or “travel exception” guidelines provided by your insurance plan, if you have one. In other cases, you might need an updated prescription, where your doctor specifies a 60-day supply versus a 30-day supply. 

If you’re buying your full month medicine in advance, we recommend you to use a free prescription discount card to get a discount on your medicines. These are cards are available for free and are accepted at more than 65, 000 pharmacies across the US. Any individual in the US can use this card to buy prescription medications. 

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