The doctor prescribed me a prescription with 30 pills. But the pharmacist only gave me 15. Why don’t I get them all right away?
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Pouria Salimi Gilani, Pharmacist:
If you receive a drug for the first time or are prescribed a drug again after 12 months, you will receive an amount of medication that is sufficient for 15 days (2 weeks). If you like the medicine, you will receive the remainder on presentation of a (repeat) prescription.
After all, it may happen that you want to discontinue the treatment after a few days, because the therapy does not work or because you experience side effects.
With this measure, the pharmacy tries to prevent many medicines from ending up in the waste container unnecessarily.
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