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<blockquote data-quote="SophiaW" data-source="post: 212136" data-attributes="member: 13451"><p>When my daughter first got her pump I made an appointment with our GP. During that appointment we discussed the new medication she would need for the pump (had letter from DSN explaining what was needed) and I also talked to her about keeping the Novopen refills on the repeat. I explained why they needed to stay on repeat and she was quite happy with this. I haven't needed to order any new penfills yet but I don't expect there to be a problem when I do. My thinking is that perhaps your GP didn't realise why the penfills are still needed and it was a simple mix up in communication and understanding. If your GP is anything like ours, she doesn't know a lot of detail about how pumps work so she wouldn't necessarily realise that penfills are still needed. My experience with GP receptionists is that they can be difficult at times like this and I always speak directly to my GP rather than taking their word that the GP won't change their mind about the prescription. In the past when there has been a problem with our repeat prescription, as it wasn't an emergency that I needed the medication straight away, I emailed the GP with another repeat request but explained on the email why it was needed. The prescription was issued without any problem after an explanation had be attached to the request.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SophiaW, post: 212136, member: 13451"] When my daughter first got her pump I made an appointment with our GP. During that appointment we discussed the new medication she would need for the pump (had letter from DSN explaining what was needed) and I also talked to her about keeping the Novopen refills on the repeat. I explained why they needed to stay on repeat and she was quite happy with this. I haven't needed to order any new penfills yet but I don't expect there to be a problem when I do. My thinking is that perhaps your GP didn't realise why the penfills are still needed and it was a simple mix up in communication and understanding. If your GP is anything like ours, she doesn't know a lot of detail about how pumps work so she wouldn't necessarily realise that penfills are still needed. My experience with GP receptionists is that they can be difficult at times like this and I always speak directly to my GP rather than taking their word that the GP won't change their mind about the prescription. In the past when there has been a problem with our repeat prescription, as it wasn't an emergency that I needed the medication straight away, I emailed the GP with another repeat request but explained on the email why it was needed. The prescription was issued without any problem after an explanation had be attached to the request. [/QUOTE]
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