Every time Mom went into hospital or rehab, they provided her meds, so I ended up with leftovers. Now that she is in NH, I bring extra meds with me so I can keep her on schedule if I take her out of the NH for the day. This is especially helpful because the NH is not allowed to give me the narcotic meds she needs when I take her out. My having the extras on hand keeps her on schedule.

I simply asked my PCP if she would be prepared to prescribe an additional separate three month supply of my regular medications and she readily agreed. separate prescriptions were written for each of my regular medications and I took them to my regular pharmacy (Walmart) had them filled and paid for them separately from my regular drug plan. Not very expensive because I try to use generics when possible. I store them altogether in a container in the freezer. In my 72 hour kit I have a small container that holds a four day supply. very easy for me to do but my PCP did not question, neither did my pharmacist and it did not affect my regular refills since they were one off scripts for 90 days with no refills