Medication Refills

Most prescribed medications will require an office visit every three months, but this judgment is up to the discretion of your provider.  Well child visits are a good opportunity to obtain refills. 

There are a number of ways to request refills on existing medications. Advanced Pediatrics uses a web-based electronic prescribing system called Dr. First. The fastest and easiest means to get a refill is to ask the pharmacist to request a refill through this system.  If the prescription cannot be requested electronically, then the pharmacy may fax us a request at (703) 319-8580.

If you are requesting a refill of a medication that another provider, such as a subspecialist has prescribed, we cannot fill it without a consultation note or documentation from that provider with the current medication doses on it.  Request that records always be forwarded to your primary physician for this reason!  It is, however, optimal that you get refills of medications from the medical provider who initially put your child on those medications.

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