*** OFFICIAL *** COVID-19 CoronaVirus Thread. Fresh epidemic fears as child pneumonia cases surge in Europe after China outbreak. NOW in USA (9 Viewers)

[nirad3]

Consider yourself lucky it is only $31.00., My 15 year old daughter had her psychiatrist on Monday via teledoc. He was going to call in a refill for Abilify--she told him what pharmacy we use. My wife talked to him and told him what pharmacy to call it in to.  Did his office do it right? Nope, they called it in to another place my insurance won't cover. I tried to call the Dr.  and apparently they are only using a call center now to forward calls to the office, so I can't talk to anyone. Their physical office is closed due to the virus.

My daughter has two pills left and they are not being responsive--so I said forget it, we will just pay cash for it.  Get this---$1,100 for 30 pills is what the pharmacy quoted me.  I asked about the generic version and it was $850 for 30 pills. I have put in a call to her PCP to see if they can authorize something for us, but more than likely, my daughter will be without her meds. 

That's crazy.  So sorry to hear.  Have you looked at GoodRX.com?  I went on there to see if my prescriptions were any cheaper but they weren't.  Worth a try though perhaps.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

My 7-year old boy has had this odd cough for the past 2 weeks.  Like he's trying to clear his throat or something.  No fever.  Took him to doctor as they thought it could be croup.  Nope.  Supposedly fighting off a sinus infection - his first ever.  Doc recommended allergy meds like Zyrtec and Flonase... and an antibiotic, which we chose to hold off on giving him for a couple days to see if he could fight it off on his own.

Anyways, called in the prescription and the pharmacy department girl was nice enough to go grab the Zyrtec and Flonase from the store so I could just drive through.  Flonase was $31   ... thought of going back after driving through to return it, but it's on my way home from work so I decided to return it (with receipt, of course) the next day (yesterday).  Was told by masked employee then masked manager that they were not accepting any returns.  Wut?  Apparently there's a sign on the front door (which I obviously didn't see since I drove through) and it's on the receipt (the mile-long receipt that no one ever looks at).  Me in my mask... everyone in masks, plastic sheet inbetween us... so weird.  Anyways...

Guess I should have asked for pricing beforehand, had no idea Flonase was so expensive.  So now I'm stuck with it... manager said "after this is all over you can probably return it". 

Lame?  Or am I being short-sighted?

And, FYI, I've heard it's happening at other stores... no returns... 'cuz of f'in hoarders.  Thanks a lot.  

Some pharmacies have a strict no-return policy (not just now, always). Simply due to the liability of someone possibly jacking with the medicine once they left with it. At my father's pharmacy, we would never take back medicine once it left, except in rare cases if it was someone we knew well and trusted or if it was something that came in a factory-sealed pre-package of some sort where tampering would be evident. If you have an independent pharmacy nearby, they might be a little more forgiving on something like that (and insurance co-pays are the same there as they are anywhere else). 

Also for Flonase, and several other of the nasal sprays, there are OTC versions as well as the generics of them. Some insurances will cover those also. 

 

[nirad3]

Some pharmacies have a strict no-return policy (not just now, always). Simply due to the liability of someone possibly jacking with the medicine once they left with it. At my father's pharmacy, we would never take back medicine once it left, except in rare cases if it was someone we knew well and trusted or if it was something that came in a factory-sealed pre-package of some sort where tampering would be evident. If you have an independent pharmacy nearby, they might be a little more forgiving on something like that (and insurance co-pays are the same there as they are anywhere else). 

Also for Flonase, and several other of the nasal sprays, there are OTC versions as well as the generics of them. Some insurances will cover those also. 

Yeah the Flonase is in tamper-resistant thick plastic.  The manager expressed that they would take it back in normal circumstances.  Oh well.

 

[beer 30]

This sums it up nicely

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=971218319960202&set=p.971218319960202&type=3&theater

 

[Cowboysfan8]

My 7-year old boy has had this odd cough for the past 2 weeks.  Like he's trying to clear his throat or something.  No fever.  Took him to doctor as they thought it could be croup.  Nope.  Supposedly fighting off a sinus infection - his first ever.  Doc recommended allergy meds like Zyrtec and Flonase... and an antibiotic, which we chose to hold off on giving him for a couple days to see if he could fight it off on his own.

Anyways, called in the prescription and the pharmacy department girl was nice enough to go grab the Zyrtec and Flonase from the store so I could just drive through.  Flonase was $31   ... thought of going back after driving through to return it, but it's on my way home from work so I decided to return it (with receipt, of course) the next day (yesterday).  Was told by masked employee then masked manager that they were not accepting any returns.  Wut?  Apparently there's a sign on the front door (which I obviously didn't see since I drove through) and it's on the receipt (the mile-long receipt that no one ever looks at).  Me in my mask... everyone in masks, plastic sheet inbetween us... so weird.  Anyways...

Guess I should have asked for pricing beforehand, had no idea Flonase was so expensive.  So now I'm stuck with it... manager said "after this is all over you can probably return it". 

Lame?  Or am I being short-sighted?

And, FYI, I've heard it's happening at other stores... no returns... 'cuz of f'in hoarders.  Thanks a lot.  

Hope your kid feels better soon D

 

[Chaos Commish]

Went to super Walmart this morning. Not my usual store for groceries but I needed some other items too so thought I’d hit one store and be done 

Most workers were masked up. I’d say about 80% of shoppers wore masks 

Place was freaking packed. If I didn’t know better I’d say there’s a big snowstorm coming wtf

I had way more than I wanted to self check so headed to the regular registers.

No markings on floor for distancing. No signs..

People were using those plastic sticks that separate each customers groceries and piling up the conveyors and standing inside 6’ for sure. 
 

I stood there for about 5 mins figuring I’d distance from everyone anyway when the checkout line to my left looked like it was opening. The lady was wiping everything down, I made eye contact, she nodded and I steered my cart right in her lane in a flash lol. Got everything taken care of and got the hell out of there

I hated choosing SuperWalmart over a very nice Albertson's but also needed some things (medical and gardening things for my sis) that made Walmart a one stop destination. I was parked before it opened (7am). No line. About 20 of us waited in cars. About half masked and gloved. When built is was one of the biggest Walmarts in the world. I had the place to myself. Never had another shopper in the same aisle. Except for Black Eyed and Garbonzo, rice and beans were bare, everything else was stocked but the sanitation supplies. I filled two carts for three households and was out in 35 minutes including picking up a script for my BiL. 

So for the fourth time I am linking to Bulk Apothecary. I've received six gallons (three shipments) of hand sanitizers, I left a gallon at each house where I delivered the food, gardening, and medical stuff. Read the text below that link. This company is doing it right. First two gallons arrived in a week, next four took two weeks. I haven't used any of it personally. My diy is fine. But they did send me 10 lbs of glycerin for making gel soaps, and they added four ounces (1 ounce each) of complimentary essential oils (lavender, chamomile, cedar and juniper). My diy hand soap is jelly and smells like an old school barber shop.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

My 7-year old boy has had this odd cough for the past 2 weeks.  Like he's trying to clear his throat or something.  No fever.  Took him to doctor as they thought it could be croup.  Nope.  Supposedly fighting off a sinus infection - his first ever.  Doc recommended allergy meds like Zyrtec and Flonase... and an antibiotic, which we chose to hold off on giving him for a couple days to see if he could fight it off on his own.

Anyways, called in the prescription and the pharmacy department girl was nice enough to go grab the Zyrtec and Flonase from the store so I could just drive through.  Flonase was $31   ... thought of going back after driving through to return it, but it's on my way home from work so I decided to return it (with receipt, of course) the next day (yesterday).  Was told by masked employee then masked manager that they were not accepting any returns.  Wut?  Apparently there's a sign on the front door (which I obviously didn't see since I drove through) and it's on the receipt (the mile-long receipt that no one ever looks at).  Me in my mask... everyone in masks, plastic sheet inbetween us... so weird.  Anyways...

Guess I should have asked for pricing beforehand, had no idea Flonase was so expensive.  So now I'm stuck with it... manager said "after this is all over you can probably return it". 

Lame?  Or am I being short-sighted?

And, FYI, I've heard it's happening at other stores... no returns... 'cuz of f'in hoarders.  Thanks a lot.  

If you decide to hold on and return later then good on ya but still get him some now if you can get it cheaper. I suffer from bad allergies and take Claritin everyday but on bad days I use Flonase too and it saves me from getting migraines. That #### shot up my nose literally is a god send, especially after warm weather that follows rain.

 

[tri-man 47]

Yea I'm kinda the same. My youngest is a freshman at the University of South Carolina (about 35,000). I told her she isn't going back in the Fall meaning I'm not prohibiting her from it, I just can't see anyway they can bring kids back on campus until there is a vaccine in place and they all get it. I feel like they will be online for another year or more.

Article on CNN this morning by a former academic colleague of mine pointing out the bad situation that higher ed is in.  I also had a Zoom meeting this afternoon as part of my university's faculty Senate.  Next fiscal year (July-June for most colleges and universities) will be rather brutal.  Higher ed was already facing challenges of lower high school graduation rates over the next several years (particularly bad in the Rust Belt).  Now we face fewer returning students (who can't afford the cost, due to their or their parent's reduced income), fewer new freshmen (who choose the less expensive community college route or take a bridge year), lower endowments, lower (if any) residence hall room and board (at least in the fall), and potentially lower state support.  As the former university Controller, I'd bet on a salary reduction of 5-10% for all faculty and staff ...leaning toward the latter.

 

[Courtjester]

That's crazy.  So sorry to hear.  Have you looked at GoodRX.com?  I went on there to see if my prescriptions were any cheaper but they weren't.  Worth a try though perhaps.

We have great insurance (Kaiser) and this prescription normally costs us a $10.00 co-pay---that's what is so maddening about this. If this Dr. had just called it into the Kaiser pharmacy we wouldn't be having this problem. 

 

[phunktrain]

We have great insurance (Kaiser) and this prescription normally costs us a $10.00 co-pay---that's what is so maddening about this. If this Dr. had just called it into the Kaiser pharmacy we wouldn't be having this problem. 

Maybe see if you can have the pharmacies involved transfer the script.

 

[tri-man 47]

I have no idea what's going on in France.  Over the past 3 weeks it seems like once a week they have a big spike. 

Yeah, weird.  With their spike, covid worldometers shows new cases approaching 95,000 (maybe 80,000 without the spike in France, which is still consistent with recent days).  Deaths again approaching 7,000. 

Turkey is now 9th in cases (US, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, UK, China, Iran, Turkey) and will be up to seventh in another couple of days.  Russia, still growing quickly, will move into the top ten of cases in another few days.  Bangladesh not slowing down with 20% growth in cases (on a lower base).

--

I'm bothered by the various 'revolts' within several U.S. states.  It will be hard to open up the economy until we open schools, and that's a risk with which I'm not comfortable.  I get the idea of opening up businesses (shops, restaurants, etc.), but just because they open doesn't mean people will use them.  I'm in no itchin' hurry to go to a restaurant, movie theater, etc.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Candace Owens

@RealCandaceO

It’s worse than you think. My and husband and I have also gone to CVS *every single day* this week. Yesterday to pick up my asthma inhaler. Monday to pick up lightbulbs for our new lamp. Later today to people-watch.

Strange shtick. 

 

[JAA]

Our doubling rate for deaths is going in the wrong direction.  The next 2 weeks is going to be tough in the US.  NY (NYC) will be prolly start coming down, but the rest of the country is ramping up.  MA and PA still not looking good :(

 

[T J]

Dangerous is appropriate. Perhaps reckless too

Candace Owens

@RealCandaceO

It’s worse than you think. My and husband and I have also gone to CVS *every single day* this week. Yesterday to pick up my asthma inhaler. Monday to pick up lightbulbs for our new lamp. Later today to people-watch.

Gotcha. 

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Our doubling rate for deaths is going in the wrong direction.  The next 2 weeks is going to be tough in the US.  NY (NYC) will be prolly start coming down, but the rest of the country is ramping up.  MA and PA still not looking good :(

how are we stacking up against the model that @[icon] posted? I haven't checked it in a few days

 

[Death Bytes]

On average, the flu kills around 1,000 New York City residents every 52 weeks.

After around 5 weeks, COVID-19 has already killed 8.893 New York City residents.... with the city on lock down. 

 

[[icon]]

how are we stacking up against the model that @[icon] posted? I haven't checked it in a few days

We were accelerating past it until about a week and change after major distancing effects took place. We thankfully slowed WAY down, 

It has us at 79k deaths today vs actual 35k. April 8th was when it started to pull away from us. A scant 8 days ago. 
 

 

[Clown Car]

Consider yourself lucky it is only $31.00., My 15 year old daughter had her psychiatrist on Monday via teledoc. He was going to call in a refill for Abilify--she told him what pharmacy we use. My wife talked to him and told him what pharmacy to call it in to.  Did his office do it right? Nope, they called it in to another place my insurance won't cover. I tried to call the Dr.  and apparently they are only using a call center now to forward calls to the office, so I can't talk to anyone. Their physical office is closed due to the virus.

My daughter has two pills left and they are not being responsive--so I said forget it, we will just pay cash for it.  Get this---$1,100 for 30 pills is what the pharmacy quoted me.  I asked about the generic version and it was $850 for 30 pills. I have put in a call to her PCP to see if they can authorize something for us, but more than likely, my daughter will be without her meds. 

Can you call the pharmacy and ask them to transfer the script to the pharmacy you usually use?

 

[shader]

Non-China Reported Cases

2/7 - 277 reported cases

3/9 - 33,303 reported cases - 881 dead - USA 628 cases - 26 dead

4/6 - 1,264,826 reported cases - 71,366 dead - USA 367,004 cases - 10,871 dead

4/9 - 1,521,741 reported cases - 92,380 dead - USA 468,566 cases - 16,691 dead - Active USA cases 425,947

4/10 - 1,615,613 reported cases - 99,349 dead - USA 502,036 cases - 18,717 dead - Active USA cases 456,080

4/11 - 1,698,260 reported cases - 105,487 dead - USA 532,879 cases - 20,577 dead - Active USA cases 481,849 

4/12 - 1,770,995 reported cases - 110,906 dead - USA 560,433 cases - 22,115 dead - Active USA cases 505,684

4/13 - 1,841,688 reported cases - 116,277 dead - USA 586,941 cases - 23,640 dead - Active USA cases 526,353

4/14 - 1,915,109 reported cases - 123,224 dead - USA 613,624 cases - 26,016 dead - Active USA cases 548,887

4/15 - 2,000,963 reported cases - 131,275 dead - USA 644,089 cases - 28,529 dead - Active USA cases 566,859

4/16 - 2,098,400 reported cases - 142,109 dead - USA 677,180 cases - 34,605 dead * - Active USA cases 585,181

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-J_vry7rclLIGooJ-Cu7OFH8rRRjB51lz1iGkwcTETc/edit#gid=0

2nd highest ever jump in cases.  Highest jump ever in deaths.  Highest jump in USA cases.  HIghest jump in USA deaths.

Let's open it up baby!!!!

*3,778 new cases and deaths have been added in for the USA based on New York recognizing them as Covid deaths.

 

[Death Bytes]

I honestly don't have a great opinion on when restrictions should be lifted although I'm by nature a very cautious person.  I did get a chuckle out of this (apologies if already posted):

The curve is flattening; we can start lifting restrictions now.

The parachute has slowed our rate of descent; we can take it off now.

It should read:

Restrictions have slowed our rate of virus spread, so we can start lifting restrictions now.

The parachute has our slowed our rate of descent, so can take it off now. 

 

[Mr Anonymous]

It's nice to see we've finally entered the start reopening where appropriate phase. It's far too simplistic and sensationalized to say look at our new cases and mock the idea of reopening. I'm sure we don't have anyone like that here though. Me, I say if the doctors sign off on reopening where the criteria they've laid out is met, then who am I to argue.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

It should read:

Restrictions have slowed our rate of virus spread, so we can start lifting restrictions now.

The parachute has our slowed our rate of descent, so can take it off now. 

The analogy fails completely when you realize there are parts of the country where people's feet have been planted to the ground the entire time. Further there are others for whom the descent is the equivalent of jumping off the second stair from the bottom. We're finally taking a more nuanced approach and it's got the backing of the doctors.

 

[Death Bytes]

The analogy fails completely when you realize there are parts of the country where people's feet have been planted to the ground the entire time. Further there are others for whom the descent is the equivalent of jumping off the second stair from the bottom. We're finally taking a more nuanced approach and it's got the backing of the doctors.

Not all parts of the country are on lock down. And where there is lock down, most activity was deemed essential and still allowed.

It's been a nuanced approach since the beginning. It's those opposed to what we've been doing that have been stuck in hyperbole ("we've shut it all down") and unable to see the nuanced approach we've always had. What the doctors are on board with is moving the line of what is allowed a little bit at a time. I don't know of anyone who has ever been opposed to that. It's opening everything back up that would be a disaster.  

 

[Mr Anonymous]

Not all parts of the country are on lock down. And where there is lock down, most activity was deemed essential and still allowed.

It's been a nuanced approach since the beginning. It's those opposed to what we've been doing that have been stuck in hyperbole ("we've shut it all down") and unable to see the nuanced approach we've always had. What the doctors are on board with is moving the line of what is allowed a little bit at a time. I don't know of anyone who has ever been opposed to that. It's opening everything back up that would be a disaster.  

Well thankfully "open everything back up" isn't what happened today.

 

[hagmania]

Been a while since I checked into the thread; hope everyone is doing OK! Wanted to spread a little positivity.

Zoom allowed over 60 people to wish one of my very best friends happy birthday today. She's highlighted in red.

 

[trader jake]

Too much talk about opening it back up...not enough talk about testing.  Until the US ramps up testing in a major way the rest is hopes and dreams.

 

[cosjobs]

It's nice to see we've finally entered the start reopening where appropriate phase. It's far too simplistic and sensationalized to say look at our new cases and mock the idea of reopening. I'm sure we don't have anyone like that here though. Me, I say if the doctors sign off on reopening where the criteria they've laid out is met, then who am I to argue.

That's huge if. And I'd want more than one respected doctor in on the decision. I think it would be stupid, but I could be swayed by a panel of professionals with data  and science backing up their decision, not a bunch of malcontents who are tired of the inconvenience.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

That's huge if. And I'd want more than one respected doctor in on the decision. I think it would be stupid, but I could be swayed by a panel of professionals with data  and science backing up their decision, not a bunch of malcontents who are tired of the inconvenience.

It is a huge if. And why wouldn't anyone expect anything other than doctors being swayed by their own personal biases. There are doctors who say we never should have stayed at home in the first place. So when these criteria are met, I'm sure the media will be able to drudge up a few who don't think it's safe. But the extremes will always be there for every side. In the end, we have to go with some standard. And the standards set today are by doctors it seems the vast majority of people have respected to this point. Why stop now?

 

[cosjobs]

It is a huge if. And why wouldn't anyone expect anything other than doctors being swayed by their own personal biases. There are doctors who say we never should have stayed at home in the first place. So when these criteria are met, I'm sure the media will be able to drudge up a few who don't think it's safe. But the extremes will always be there for every side. In the end, we have to go with some standard. And the standards set today are by doctors it seems the vast majority of people have respected to this point. Why stop now?

wat

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

I'm sure this has been linked before in this behemoth of a thread but I hadn't seen it, so sharing it for anyone else who hadn't seen it. Really slick interface and some additional options (%, etc.) that most of the other sites don't have. 

https://covidly.com/

 

[JAA]

how are we stacking up against the model that @[icon] posted? I haven't checked it in a few days

IIRC that model is no longer being updated. 

 

[JAA]

It's nice to see we've finally entered the start reopening where appropriate phase. It's far too simplistic and sensationalized to say look at our new cases and mock the idea of reopening. I'm sure we don't have anyone like that here though. Me, I say if the doctors sign off on reopening where the criteria they've laid out is met, then who am I to argue.

Agree. And if the experts say it’s not time, you good with that too?

 

[JAA]

It should read:

Restrictions have slowed our rate of virus spread, so we can start lifting restrictions now.

The parachute has our slowed our rate of descent, so can take it off now. 

The analogy fails completely when you realize there are parts of the country where people's feet have been planted to the ground the entire time. Further there are others for whom the descent is the equivalent of jumping off the second stair from the bottom. We're finally taking a more nuanced approach and it's got the backing of the doctors

I’m sorry - who has feet planted to the ground?

No one is immune from this virus.  Everyone will get it. The folks who don’t have it now should be thanking their lucky stars. For the ones who do have it, and aren’t symptomatic, we just ask they don’t go and kill anyone by giving it to them. 

 

[Mr Anonymous]

Agree. And if the experts say it’s not time, you good with that too?

Of course. Because the guidelines are there. If the criteria isn't met there won't be much room to argue a state should being reopening. All I've ever wanted were some standards to be set. Now everyone knows what the medical community represented by Birx and Fauci want before different phases begin. No more blanket measures that make no sense where not warranted.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

I’m sorry - who has feet planted to the ground?

No one is immune from this virus.  Everyone will get it. The folks who don’t have it now should be thanking their lucky stars. For the ones who do have it, and aren’t symptomatic, we just ask they don’t go and kill anyone by giving it to them. 

States that never had high numbers were never in a perilous position to require a life saving parachute or directive to stay home. And states that drop theirs going forward once these criteria are met will not be ditching a life saving chute either. The chute will have done it's job and gotten them to the ground. Nothing in these guidelines is reckless or akin to ditching a parachute too soon if people would actually read them.

And none of this hyperbole is surprising either.

 

[parasaurolophus]

I’m sorry - who has feet planted to the ground?

No one is immune from this virus.  Everyone will get it. The folks who don’t have it now should be thanking their lucky stars. For the ones who do have it, and aren’t symptomatic, we just ask they don’t go and kill anyone by giving it to them. 

These statements seem at odds. I assume you must anticipate treatment breakthroughs? 

 

[Kal El]

These statements seem at odds. I assume you must anticipate treatment breakthroughs? 

He's saying even if you're just a carrier of the virus, you could hurt or kill someone if you're not careful.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

He's saying even if you're just a carrier of the virus, you could hurt or kill someone if you're not careful.

Well thank goodness these phases finally have some targeted, preventive measures to manage that kind of spread.

 

[Dezbelief]

My 7-year old boy has had this odd cough for the past 2 weeks.  Like he's trying to clear his throat or something.  No fever.  Took him to doctor as they thought it could be croup.  Nope.  Supposedly fighting off a sinus infection - his first ever.  Doc recommended allergy meds like Zyrtec and Flonase... and an antibiotic, which we chose to hold off on giving him for a couple days to see if he could fight it off on his own.

Anyways, called in the prescription and the pharmacy department girl was nice enough to go grab the Zyrtec and Flonase from the store so I could just drive through.  Flonase was $31   ... thought of going back after driving through to return it, but it's on my way home from work so I decided to return it (with receipt, of course) the next day (yesterday).  Was told by masked employee then masked manager that they were not accepting any returns.  Wut?  Apparently there's a sign on the front door (which I obviously didn't see since I drove through) and it's on the receipt (the mile-long receipt that no one ever looks at).  Me in my mask... everyone in masks, plastic sheet inbetween us... so weird.  Anyways...

Guess I should have asked for pricing beforehand, had no idea Flonase was so expensive.  So now I'm stuck with it... manager said "after this is all over you can probably return it". 

Lame?  Or am I being short-sighted?

And, FYI, I've heard it's happening at other stores... no returns... 'cuz of f'in hoarders.  Thanks a lot.  

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy sent a memo out last month informing all pharmacies in Texas not to accept returns, has to do with public safety and not hoarding.

The pharmacies with mile long receipts usually limit returns to a couple of weeks, I doubt the no return policies by state boards will be rescinded by then.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Consider yourself lucky it is only $31.00., My 15 year old daughter had her psychiatrist on Monday via teledoc. He was going to call in a refill for Abilify--she told him what pharmacy we use. My wife talked to him and told him what pharmacy to call it in to.  Did his office do it right? Nope, they called it in to another place my insurance won't cover. I tried to call the Dr.  and apparently they are only using a call center now to forward calls to the office, so I can't talk to anyone. Their physical office is closed due to the virus.

My daughter has two pills left and they are not being responsive--so I said forget it, we will just pay cash for it.  Get this---$1,100 for 30 pills is what the pharmacy quoted me.  I asked about the generic version and it was $850 for 30 pills. I have put in a call to her PCP to see if they can authorize something for us, but more than likely, my daughter will be without her meds. 

you might want to ask the regular pharmacy.  my refills apparently ran out and I was surprised when I got to the pharmacy and the pharmacist told me about it.  He said that he could give me 1 refill in an emergency.  Not sure exactly how this might qualify, but it might be worth a shot.

 

[Kal El]

Well thank goodness these phases finally have some targeted, preventive measures to manage that kind of spread.

At least until the 2nd wave anyway.

 

[Dezbelief]

Consider yourself lucky it is only $31.00., My 15 year old daughter had her psychiatrist on Monday via teledoc. He was going to call in a refill for Abilify--she told him what pharmacy we use. My wife talked to him and told him what pharmacy to call it in to.  Did his office do it right? Nope, they called it in to another place my insurance won't cover. I tried to call the Dr.  and apparently they are only using a call center now to forward calls to the office, so I can't talk to anyone. Their physical office is closed due to the virus.

My daughter has two pills left and they are not being responsive--so I said forget it, we will just pay cash for it.  Get this---$1,100 for 30 pills is what the pharmacy quoted me.  I asked about the generic version and it was $850 for 30 pills. I have put in a call to her PCP to see if they can authorize something for us, but more than likely, my daughter will be without her meds. 

you might want to ask the regular pharmacy.  my refills apparently ran out and I was surprised when I got to the pharmacy and the pharmacist told me about it.  He said that he could give me 1 refill in an emergency.  Not sure exactly how this might qualify, but it might be worth a shot

Contact your regular pharmacy, they can call the other pharmacy and get the new prescription transferred. If it's a class 2, then the prescriber has to get involved. 

Edit- Abilify, you should be good to go call your pharmacy and let them know which pharmacy got the script.

 

[parasaurolophus]

He's saying even if you're just a carrier of the virus, you could hurt or kill someone if you're not careful.

But he also said everybody will get it.

If everybody will get it who cares who gives it to them? 

 

[jamny]

I think the reopening plan is reasonable. It has always been about not overwhelming the medical community and that seems to have been achieved. Time to slowly open up, understanding that there will be some deaths along the way. It is inevitable. But society needs to start coming back. NYC will be a long way off but many other parts of the country can try to restart. I'm excited by the idea and happy for the light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[shader]

Market set to rally 800+ at opening tomorrow after a 125 patient trial showed encouraging results for Gilead drug Remdesivir. Seems emotions are looking for a silver bullet, and glad there is a glimmer. But very worried people are looking for a cheat code to normalcy and it will interfere with the need to continue quarantining, figuring severe cases can be treated with a new drug. Will do the opposite of flattening the curve, and what if... dare I ask, the early results are not a perfect cure? If that’s the case, then a lot of people will be condemned to death by a public that rushes to Arby’s.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/16/sp-500-etf-jumps-2percent-after-hours-on-report-gilead-drug-showing-effectiveness-treating-coronavirus.html

Yep, it’s so sad.  They release the news on that drug after hours so they can all make their money after hours and all the regular folks get nothing. There’s no reason to believe that this is anything other than a blatant money grab.

 

[BigJim®]

Are there testing/tracing requirements in federal guidelines? I was very reassured to see that increased testing and tracing are prerequisites in the multi-state pact Minnesota joined. Seems like a must to have that operational, not aspirational. Numbers can be whatever you cause them to be with testing ineligibility/delays.

 

[cosjobs]

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy sent a memo out last month informing all pharmacies in Texas not to accept returns, has to do with public safety and not hoarding.

The pharmacies with mile long receipts usually limit returns to a couple of weeks, I doubt the no return policies by state boards will be rescinded by then.

When I was early-bird shopping at Costco this morning, I saw two signs on non-returnable items: Patio furniture and rice.

 

[CurlyNight]

Wow. Not a fan of Dr Oz or Dr Phil...can't believe how dense they are. Phil only looking at deaths v flu and Oz saying only 2 or 3%. Just showed me just because you have MD or PHD after your name, you can still be stupid and insensitive. 

 

[CurlyNight]

Are there testing/tracing requirements in federal guidelines? I was very reassured to see that increased testing and tracing are prerequisites in the multi-state pact Minnesota joined. Seems like a must to have that operational, not aspirational. Numbers can be whatever you cause them to be with testing ineligibility/delays.

No. It's up to the states. Thankful I'm in CA.

 

[CurlyNight]

Trumps opening America plan vs Newsom. No politics in this. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/16/coronavirus-how-trumps-plan-for-reopening-america-compares-with-californias/amp/