“Should people with rheumatic conditions worry about running out of medicine?”

We do not want any of our patients to run out of medicines that are maintenance medicines, medicines designed to be taken on a regular basis We reconcile medicines with each visit and we try to determine which pharmacy the patient uses and whether they have a certain prescription plan that requires 30 versus 60 verses 90 days of medicine Additionally, if someone is going to be away and they are traveling , we obviously want them to have an adequate supply of medication I hope that helps Thomas P. Olenginski, M.D., FACP Staff Attending Physician - Geisinger Medical Center, Danville PA Department Rheumatology HiROC FLS Physician Champion BMD Committee Chairperson 570-271-6416 Fax: 570-214-2924

Any patients on medication should refill their medications before running out. I recommend refilling 5-7 days before you are out. If you haven't received your refill and you are approaching the weekend or a holiday then I recommend calling during business hours.