I’m prescribed 3 controlled substance medications. I need to go online and send a message to my doctor every time I need them refilled, and I go through them all at different rates. I can’t get them especially early and if the doctor isn’t in I might need to wait, though I think he sometimes does it remotely. It’s insane.

My clinic’s backend used to have a slightly easier ‘refill prescription’ form but they changed it to only work with their integrated pharmacies. The closest one is an hour away.