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What to do if you run out of a prescription while traveling?

While traveling in the U.S.
Find a nearby pharmacy that's in-network with your health insurance. Call the pharmacy and explain the situation. Call your home pharmacy and ask them to transfer your medication.



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What if I forgot my medication at home and need to refill it while on vacation? This should be a straightforward process if you're traveling within the U.S. You can go to the nearest pharmacy and ask the pharmacy to transfer your prescription to have it filled there.

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Find the hotel's customer service line and give them a call (note that this may be a different number than you'd call for a reservation). If you can't find this contact information, just call the main line and explain to the staff member that you were a recent guest and left your belongings behind.

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Here it is: Here's what's interesting: although prescriptions are required in most of the rich world, there are plenty of middling-income countries where they aren't, including Portugal, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Greece, Turkey, South Korea, Russia, and several others.

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