- When picking up a prescription, you should receive counseling from the pharmacist on the medicine’s name, purpose, dosage, timing, how it should be taken, common side effects, things to avoid, missing dose instructions, and storage.
- If you have concerns about a prescription, you can discuss it with the pharmacist, who may also contact the prescriber. If the pharmacist believes a prescription could cause harm, they may choose not to fill it.
- Prescriptions can be transferred to other pharmacies, and the New York State Education Department (.gov) provides information on the process.
- Yes, pharmacists can prescribe contraceptives without a doctor’s note.
- Yes, pharmacists can dispense controlled substances, but they must follow state and federal laws.
- New York does not have a time limit for filling prescriptions, so they can be filled anytime.