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(@susan56)
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Can I get a prescription from my Dr/NP in the US filled on ST Croix?


 
Posted : May 18, 2011 5:46 pm
 Ric
(@Ric)
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I'm pretty sure you can. Kmart west or Golden Rock Pharmacy.


 
Posted : May 18, 2011 6:51 pm
(@roadrunner)
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Yes, you absolutely can. I've done it without any problem at all at the Medicine Shoppe.


 
Posted : May 19, 2011 12:43 am
(@Juanita)
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Just a heads up, though...if your prescription is at all rare, then the pharmacy may not have it in stock. They will order it, but of course, that may take a few days. If one pharmacy doesn't have it, another might.


 
Posted : May 19, 2011 12:22 pm
(@Stxer1)
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Have done it often. Try Mt. Welcome Pharmacy - very customer friendly.


 
Posted : May 20, 2011 9:43 pm
 lc98
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Yes. But don't try getting a refill stateside on a scrip you've previously had filled at a USVI pharmacy. My experience on that was at best a huge hassle, at worse impossible (depending on which pharmacy you go to).


 
Posted : May 25, 2011 3:57 pm
(@Hiya!)
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Really? I've done it in Dallas a few times with no problem, but usually I do try and make sure I'm fully stocked before I go. I've gotten spoiled with Mt Welcome where it usually takes 5 to 15 minutes to get filled, if I forget to call it in or have a new prescription. Stateside it often takes longer but there you can usually get a 3 month supply. So it's just a trade off.


 
Posted : May 25, 2011 4:24 pm
 lc98
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CVS and other major drugstores told me it could not be done, because the Virgin Islands isn't a state. I tried using logic, talking with the pharmacist, being extremely nice, and none of it got me anywhere. Fortunately it wasn't an essential scrip, but I was surprised it was as challenging as it turned out to be. Glad you had a different experience!


 
Posted : May 26, 2011 10:06 pm
Exit Zero
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I have often gotten a script refilled at Kmart in the States using just the bottles from the Kmart here - they did the phoning and it was also much cheaper. They turned me on to the 90 day supply for $15 and I had to talk the Kmart here into that price when I returned.


 
Posted : May 27, 2011 7:44 am
(@Juanita)
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Exit,
Are you saying you actually negotiated a lower price at Kmart here?(tu)


 
Posted : May 27, 2011 12:11 pm

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