How to get prescribed meds with standing refills on same refill schedule

Hubby's dr added a new prescription, but it was in the middle of hubby's other prescriptions' refill time. We couldn't order refills via our pharmacy's website for all his drugs because it wouldn't let us, due to insurance restrictions.

So Tiffani from Walgreens on Fuqua set me up so that next month all hubby's prescriptions would be ready on the same day:

1. Optional, but recommended: Use a search engine with these keywords: "prescription discount card". There's more than a dozen. Just print out one of the cards and carry it with you to the pharmacy. Here's one that doesn't require your address or phone number: The Prescription Discount Card, and here's one I found for pet meds: Pet Medication Card.

3. Have pharmacy tech figure out how many pills are needed on new script/s so that their refill falls on same day as the rest, then pay cash for just those pills, using the prescription discount card you printed to reduce the price.

Luckily, hubby's new drug wasn't so expensive that we couldn't afford to pay cash (minus discount) for the luxury of having all his refills falling on the same day.

But maybe the next new prescription might be an expensive one, so on hubby's next visit, I'm going to figure out how many days remain in his current refill-cycle, then if dr orders a new script, I'll have hubby request enough samples to carry him through to the next refill cycle. They might not have samples, but it doesn't hurt to ask, or they might not give away enough to carry us completely through to the next refill day, but any samples at all is less to buy at the pharmacy.

Now that all his drugs will be ready on the same day, Tiffani set us up for auto-refills. I feel better that someone that's experienced with the system set that up for us - as we're still learning how to manage numerous prescriptions by ordering them through the pharmacy website.

Next step will be asking insurance for 3 month deliveries, once I get my single prescription synced with my hubby's. Since hubby's monthly cycle begins on the 3rd day of the month, I'll aiming to receive our first 3-month supply on November 3rd, because on that 3-month cycle, we'll receive a 3-month supply on July 3rd, to carry us through hurricane season without worrying about interruption.

Help: Prescriptions, hurricanes, and insurance

Backstory: Hubby started on prescription drugs about 1 1/2 years ago, and we're still learning all the ins and outs involved with it. We were both very relieved that I remembered to call in his prescription for refill once they determined that we were in Hurricane Ike's 2-3 cone, and was able to have another month's supply of his medicine. It could have been really close to running out because of how long it took to get power back up in the SE part of Houston.

A short time ago, his dosage was increased, but the PA didn't call it into the pharmacy -- she just instructed him to double his dosage. So he ran low quicker than usual, and I called it in for a refill. But CVS wouldn't fill the prescription, because according to their records, it was too soon for him to be needing more medication. I had to call the doctor's office, and the nurse called in the new prescription to CVS, who filled it right away since they knew what was going on.

Looking back, I wonder if the reason we were allowed to order his medication before Hurricane Ike was because of the hurricane, or maybe he was nearing the end of that month's supply (too long ago to remember).

Questions: What if a hurricane is going to strike about two weeks into a prescription? Will we having problems filling the next month's prescription ahead of time?

• Maybe this is a CVS only policy.
• Maybe it has something to do with insurance not paying unless the medication falls within a certain time period.
• Maybe there's a hurricane provision that cancels out whatever the reason is that doesn't allow pre-ordering during normal times?

If someone reading this has any experience with this, or knows how to handle this potential problem, please let me know. Thanks!