How to Approve Your TRICARE Home Delivery Prescription Refills

ByTRICARECommunications

FALLS CHURCH, Va – Are your prescriptions enrolled in the TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery automatic refill program,administeredbyExpressScripts?

Iftheyare,didyouknowyoumustapprove your refills before they’re sent to you? Not onlyistheprocesseasyandconvenient,but it will also help prevent excess prescription waste.

“The TRICARE Pharmacy Program streamlinedthehomedeliveryrefillprocess, so you only get your medications when you need them,” said Marcy Opstal, a senior program analyst with the Defense Health Agency’s Pharmacy Operations Division. “Havingpatientsapprovetheirrefillsbefore they’reshippedalsoimprovespatientsafety andreducesmedicationwaste.”

Here’sastep-by-stepguidetoapproving your prescription drug refills and usingtheautomaticrefillprogram.

1. You receive a refill notification:

When it’s time to refill your prescription, Express Scripts will contact you by your preferred method of communication— email, phone call, or text—to approve your refill.

When it comes to approving and communicatingaboutyourrefills,youhave a few options Texting may be the easiest and fastest way to approve your refills To choose texting—or to change the way you’recurrentlyapprovingyourrefills—log in to your Express Scripts account. Once you’reinyouraccount,youcanmakeanew communication choice

2. You confirm or decline your refill: You’ll confirm that you want your next refill. You can do this by signing in to your account or through the Express Scripts mobile app If youdon’t confirm or decline your prescription refill, your prescription will no longer be in the automatic refill program. Keep in mind that even if your prescription is no longer in the program, you’ll continue to receive reminders until your prescription expires You still can order refills via your online account or the mobile app. And you can opt back into the program at any time

3. Your refill ships: After you approve your refill, Express Scripts will process yourprescription.Youcantrackyourorder via text, email, phone call, or the Express Scripts mobile app

Have home delivery but not signed upforrefills?

First, log in to your Express Scripts account to check if your prescription is eligible If it is, then you can choose to start refills through TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery. You can also choose which communication method to receive refill alerts and other notices Note that you’ll still have to approve your prescrip- tions when it’s time to refill them. Read HowtoTurnonAutomaticRefillsforYour TRICAREHomeDeliveryPrescriptionsto learn more. By approving your refill beforehand, you’llhelpreduceprescriptionwaste.This is important. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency(DEA)estimatesthatintheUnited States approximately 107,622 people died as the result of a drug poisoning in 2021. When you clear out medications you don’t want or need, you help prevent children and others from accessing them. To see if your military hospital or clinic has a medication disposal program, go to Safely

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