In the past I wrote about how drugs are easy to get in Puerto Rico.  Well I can say if it is a scheduled drug, make sure your prescriptions has all of it’s T’s crossed and the I’s dotted.

Last week I called the doctor to get a script refilled.  Today the receptionist called.  She said I could come pick it up after 3:00, so I showed up at 3:30.  There was a sign on the door that said something in Spanish and then a time that said 3:30 (I assume it meant be back at 3:30).  So I waited.  At 4:00 the doctor shows up with the receptionist.  They had bags of KFC.  No big deal (30 min. is nothing in PR).  I picked up the script and walked over to the pharmacy that is across the street.

I gave the pharmacist the paper and about 10 min. later he tells me in broken English that the day is missing from the date.  “No problem, I’ll be right back” and walked back over to the doctor.  Well, he was in with a patient (I think he was eating… but whatever), so I got to wait another 30 min.

Back over to the pharmacy…  The pharmacist’s helper tells me that I need the “doctor license number” and then she went on to say that the refill I was getting is a scheduled drug so the have to have everything perfect.  I said OK… and headed back over to the doc.

Another 10 min at the doc and 5 min at the pharmacy…  Done!