State Puts Limit on Prescription Transfers
Consumers now allowed to switch pharmacies only once per year
A change in state law may surprise bargain hunters who regularly switch pharmacies because of coupons and gift cards used as incentives. In a move designed to cut down on errors with prescription transfers, customers are now limited to one transfer a year. "We'll be starting to educate people about that. I think people will be worried. There's not a whole lot of information out there," said Stacey O'Brien, director of the Tri-City Consortium, which serves Mayfield Heights, Highland Heights, Lyndhurst and South Euclid. She said people who are traveling or spend part of the year elsewhere particularly need to be aware of the change. "If they do some traveling, they need to make sure that their pharmacy has access to the electronic database …
