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- Aug 23, 1999
Since I am so dedicated to making sure I can answer as many questions as possible on this board, I decided to test out what would happen if medication was left at home. Could I get more? How easily?
Ok, OK, I admit that I didn't do it on purpose to test it out. I was careless and left my medications at home when DH and went to WDW over New Years.
I had good reason to forget the medication, I couldn't find my wallet right before we were leaving for the airport, so I was a bit frazzled.
Anyway, when we were almost to the airport, I realized I didn't have my pills. I was able to find the phone number for the Target Pharmacy where my prescriptions are at and I was able to call from the airport and get it all settled before we got on our plane.
When I called and explained the situation to them, they found the phone number of a Target Pharmacy in Kissimmee. I called that number, told them where I was staying; they said another Target was closer and gave me the number. I called the correct Target, explained my situation and gave them the phone number for my "home" Target. The 2 Targets communicated and transferred the prescription to the Florida Target. They even called the insurance company and got a "Vacation override" so I had to pay only the co-pay. If we had arrived earlier in the day, I could have picked it up the same day, but we arrived after the store was closed.
When I need the prescription refilled, I'll need to re-transfer the prescription back to my usual Target. I had sort of common medications, so it was easy. If it had been any of my DD's medications, hers are more specialized, so they might have had to order some of them (which would have been a problem).
Ok, OK, I admit that I didn't do it on purpose to test it out. I was careless and left my medications at home when DH and went to WDW over New Years.
I had good reason to forget the medication, I couldn't find my wallet right before we were leaving for the airport, so I was a bit frazzled.
Anyway, when we were almost to the airport, I realized I didn't have my pills. I was able to find the phone number for the Target Pharmacy where my prescriptions are at and I was able to call from the airport and get it all settled before we got on our plane.
When I called and explained the situation to them, they found the phone number of a Target Pharmacy in Kissimmee. I called that number, told them where I was staying; they said another Target was closer and gave me the number. I called the correct Target, explained my situation and gave them the phone number for my "home" Target. The 2 Targets communicated and transferred the prescription to the Florida Target. They even called the insurance company and got a "Vacation override" so I had to pay only the co-pay. If we had arrived earlier in the day, I could have picked it up the same day, but we arrived after the store was closed.
When I need the prescription refilled, I'll need to re-transfer the prescription back to my usual Target. I had sort of common medications, so it was easy. If it had been any of my DD's medications, hers are more specialized, so they might have had to order some of them (which would have been a problem).