Prescriptions
Medications
Prescriptions and refills are generally issued at appointments. Dr. Golusinski writes for enough refills to last until the next time he wants you to be seen. If you have run out of your medication, it generally means that it is time for an appointment as Dr. Golusinski wants to make sure the medication is working, that you are not having side effects and to do any necessary monitoring needed for the medication. In addition, prescriptions which are phoned in to the pharmacy have a higher chance of medication errors. Therefore, in general, for your safety refills are not issued over the phone. Routine prescriptions and refills are never issued after office hours or on weekends so please check your medication bottles to see that you do not need them during this time.
Dr. Golusinski makes every effort to prescribe the least expensive and most effective medication. However, many insurances have different mediation policies. If your insurance requires a prior authorization for a certain medication, you may be asked to complete their required form.
To learn more about prescriptions and medication safety please check out these links:
(from the American Academy of Family Physicians)