To think over ordering prescription medicines is sensible?

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I always order more than we need/order more frequently than necessary.

The medication will all be used and it is handy to have extra supplies if needed.
The pharmacist was questioning me today as to why we are going through so many items/medications and seemed to think we should only order what we need when we need it?
I prefer to have a 'stock' of dcs medications etc and think I'm sensible in doing so

AIBU?

Dd has always had a lot of hypos, when on injections and now on the pump.

We have adjusted her settings as much as we can to try and minimise it but she is very affected by even small things. Being too hot or too cold so esp on warm days she has multiple hypos.

If she's had pe at school or done a lot of hard work in class eg writing or reading she has hypos. Night hypos are a particular problem even though she often has a snack before bed with no insulin her bg still plummets. She also has no hypo awareness. Things are a bit better since getting a cgm but it's not 100% accurate (for eg the other day it said she was 5.7 before dinner but when I did a blood bg she was actually 2.9)
Did is seen every three months by her consultant. We are trying very very hard but it's a battle between keeping bg and hba1c as 'normal' as possible and trying to avoid hypos and daily activity etc. we don't want any long term complications for her so try very hard but she does unfortunately have a lot of hypos.
She has other conditions too which possibly affect her diabetes

Not read the entire thread, but as others have said, there's a difference between having a buffer (in the case of essential meds) our several inhalers, and stockpiling. Yesterday I dealt with a bin bag full of meds that had been returned, all dates from the post two years where the gentleman in question had stockpiled. It all had to be destroyed, and the money wasted in that one bag was horrific. We dispose of a lot of meds, usually when someone is clearing out a relatives cupboard rather than when a pt has died.
So I can understand having a buffer, particularly if your pharmacy has let you down previously, but stockpiling just because you can is U.
The pharmacist is required to provide certain services by their contact with their local authority, by trying to do a MUR it helps check what is being used, whether the patients condition needs reviewing by their doctor, and ticks a box! And it's a lot easier to see a pharmacist than a doctor these days.
Where I am we have a managed repeat service where we pre order the patients meds so they're ready to collect each month. Is it with looking to see if your pharmacy has a similar service? That way we can make sure we have everything in.

damnbamboo what a horrible attitude

Btw I do understand exactly why you are making sure you have plenty, as the daughter of a type 1 diabetic who had a nightmare when they discontinued her insulin, it's only sensible to ensure you're never without. Especially when young when the levels can fluctuate, and hormones can affect the required quantities rapidly. I can also understand how you felt the pharmacist was being intrusive

queenbee our gps will only supply one months worth at a time. So only one inhaler or 28 or 30 tabs

Dambamboo
If you have a lifetime of diabetes ,surely you must know that when dealing with children ,there are difficulties that don't always occur with adults .
Hormones,mood,cold,hot,and especially illness.
A simple cold can play havoc with bg.
It can be a full time job ,keeping on top of bg ,
This is not a 100% yabu thread op.
i do not think 3 months of meds,that will be used ,is an unreasonable 'safety net' so tabby.

YANbU I have asthma and like to have a few inhalers at different locations just in case. I like to stock up on omaliant cream for my eczema, as I go through it at the rate of knots, tge doctor is difficult to get to and I don't drive. As long as it is used, and you don't order shed loads and give it to everyone.

Sorry hedgehog, please elaborate!
Which part exactly is horrible simply because in this day and ageage, stockpiling 3 months supply of a very commonly prescribed drug is insane, not required and I don't agree with you?

You don't know if it will all be used. Prescriptions change!

3 months worth in this day and age is not required.

A month perhaps, I would shrug at. But 3?

OP YANBU

I have just changed GP's and am supposed to request a repeat prescription on the 20th of the month, however I take my last tablets on the 22nd. So, if for any reason I cannot get to the surgery I am stuck! Especially since I am not supposed to just stop the medication.

I explained this to the receptionist who said she would ask the GP for a double prescription but that wasn't forthcoming. Maybe she just forgot, but I now have to go and raise it with the GP personally. My last surgery had no problem with issuing me with my meds when I asked for them and I certainly dont stockpile or waste any, I just want dont want to worry about running out.

She will always be on insulin

And I found it rude being told to buy my own damn sugar

Yes I know she will. So they've never changed either her bolus or her long lasting. You are the only person I know out of a community of people with DM who 'expects' the cheapest ingredient known to man on prescription!

She only has fast acting insulin and we have a stock of some or fills of short and long acting in case of pump fail

It has been the same insulin (novo rapid) since dx

'Tabby'=YANBU

A 3 month stock, in case of a pump fail!
[Hmm]

It won't always be though, and then you'll have three months worth of unused, wasted meds!

YABU.

Why are you asking ?you aren't taking anyone's opinion on board .
for what's it's worth yes to 1 months stock but 3 mths is very unreasonable

Btw you are doing a fab job of looking after your dcs complex needs.
X

No damnbamboo,
Along with my ds diabeties meds,I also have 4 meds of my own that I get on repeat prescription .
Including paracetamol,probably the cheapest medicine to buy .
This is prescribed by my gp,and at his suggestion ,as the amount needed would not be sold to me in one go .and would require numerous trips to a shop .
therefore it is included in my repeat prescription request .
Why this would be a problem to anyone else, I cannot understand .

Paracetamol is 16p

It is indeed 16p
Plus £ 2.50 bus fare every time I need to get to the shop .
Which would be potentially 8 times in 2 months .
then it is not so cheap .
If my gp is happy enough to prescribe and I assume he knows how cheap it is too .then I think I'll go with his decision .

The penfills don't go unused though as in addition to a supply for pump fail we also use one penfill a month as always have to have one in dds bag. Out of the fridge they last a month

And I remain puzzled by the sheer number of hypos your dad has, especially given that she's on a pump

50 tablets a month is about 10-12 hypos, 3-4 a week. That's not excessive for somebody even on a pump. Carb counting can't be an exact science unless you live on pre-packaged meals!

We use 2.5 glucose tablets to treat a hypo. Sometimes we use glucojuice which we also get on prescription as we often find that if dd is below 2.5 she struggles a bit with chewing especially in night so the glucojuice works better.
She does have quite a few hypos but we do our best to avoid them, sadly it's never that simple