> ... Dr prescribed another one for me, but the insurance company told the pharmacy, "no" and the pharmacy wouldn't dispense after that. ... This sort of thin

> ... Dr prescribed another one for me, but the insurance company told the pharmacy, "no" and the pharmacy wouldn't dispense after that. ... This sort of thing happens all the time where medical decisions are "second guessed" by insurers. It may be in the form of payment restriction, or requiring "pre-authorization", just another way to make it difficult to get treatment that costs more than the absolute minimum. I believe such maneuvers are counterproductive, that is, it will wind up costing more if patients don't get what they need to improve their conditions. Not quite sure why the pharmacy wouldn't fill the Rx for cash. Maybe afraid of regulatory criticism for the "double fill". Of course there are instances where people are frequently "losing" medication supplies and requesting replacement prescriptions. Then we might rightly suspect medication misuse, but if such requests for extra prescriptions are rare, as in your case, it's wrong not to honor it.