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Hi! I'm Stille (She/Her) Your friendly Aspiring Author, Avid Blogger, & Amateur Fanfictioner. Known as NikaylaSarae on Ao3 & FF

My pharmacy keeps robocalling me every day to tell me to come pick up another EpiPen. I already have two. I just picked one up eight weeks ago. Do they think I'm going into anaphylaxis every other month.

Pharm tech here! Lots of big retail pharmacies will have their systems default to your prescriptions being refilled routinely. The more claims they can process the more money they can make overall, so that's their incentive. You can request them to turn this off in their system, or at the very least mark that particular medication as PRN (filled on an as needed basis rather than routine) so they only fill it when requested.

You can also request that they do not contact you for refill and pickup reminders. They can get excessive at times, and not everyone needs the reminder (I do though lol even when I worked in the pharmacy that filled my meds!!)

Just to be clear though, pharmacies will only get paid if you pick up. And the pay per claim is really not great. It's so hard to make money as a pharmacy now because PBMs refuse to pay the full value of the prescription + labor and overhead costs. All pharmacies want you to pick up your meds on a routine basis so income is more consistent.

I despise the healthcare system in the US

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Factories of the 1950s are not coming back.

We need green energy jobs, technology, education, research, and infrastructure investment.

We need the opposite of MAGA.

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During the Great Depression, many American families faced severe financial hardship, and everyday items became essential for survival. Flour sacks, which were typically used to carry flour, became a valuable resource for poor families. Instead of discarding the sacks once emptied, people reused them to create clothing, bedding, and other household items. This practice was especially common among those who could not afford store-bought fabric.

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