refilling

When the city launched its reinvigorated pothole refilling efforts in May, it expanded staffing to six crews deployed six days a week — doubling the department’s standard operations, De Prez said.

Pharmacy manager Abdikadir Athur wondered why most of his patients weren’t consistently filling, refilling or even picking up their cholesterol medications — despite remembering hypertension and diabetes medicines.

Refill at home: Consumers own their own reusable containers but instead of refilling them at a store, they order refills in the mail.

In one small study, patients stopped refilling prescriptions for months at a time, perhaps because of side effects, lack of availability, or insurance and cost issues.

In one small study, patients stopped refilling prescriptions for months at a time, perhaps because of side effects, lack of availability, or insurance and cost issues.