# Insurance now requires pharmacies to pick SHORT end of prescription range? **URL:** \ **Category:** Insurance\ **Tags:** insulin\ **Created:** [February 21, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-now-requires-pharmacies-to-pick-short-end-of-prescription-range/6724 "2019-02-21T01:59:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 35
**Author:** ![Thomas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/thomas/32/1719_2.png) [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-now-requires-pharmacies-to-pick-short-end-of-prescription-range/6724/35 "2019-02-21T17:00:11Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > the Walgreens near us has 0 insulin on hand, you need to order 1-2 days in advance so it can get shipped in. Sometimes our Pharmacy does not have enough vials. We are using Fiasp and pick up a handful vials at a time so I get that it (Fiasp) probably is not heavily used (at least locally). But even with the Humalog and Novolog, it would happen sometimes (that we were asked to come back a couple days later). It was never a big deal as I would never wait until we are about to run out. So if they said they were running low, I am completely fine with them hanging onto the last couple vials in case somebody with a more urgent need comes in to the store after me. I just go back in 2 or 3 days and pick them up. Lately they have been filling on the spot so maybe they have increased the level they stock or maybe I am just getting lucky. Our usage includes waste insulin as we do not recapture leftover insulin from the old cartridge. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-now-requires-pharmacies-to-pick-short-end-of-prescription-range/6724)._