Prescription Renewal Policy

          Refills for ongoing medications or contraceptives that we have prescribed for you may be obtained by contacting our office during normal office hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. We attempt to authorize refills promptly through local pharmacies but leave ample time since it may take up to 24-48 hours for the pharmacies to have your prescription ready for pick-up. Refills requests for ongoing medications will not be possible apart from these hours.



          Requests to try different medications than the ones you have been prescribed can not be safely handled by telephone. If you feel the need to alter you medications, every attempt will be made to schedule an appointment, as promptly as can be arranged, to review your medications.



          If you have not been seen in our office within the past 12 months, it is usually not possible to refill medications. A very short term prescription for your ongoing medications may be possible in order for you to obtain an appointment in the office.



          If medications have been prescribed by another office please call that office for refills or make an appointment with us to discuss continuing or changing these medications.



          If you have an emergent medical problem that may or may not require medication, please call the answering service at (631) 331-8777, on weekends, holidays, and before or after normal office hours.

We will make every attempt to return emergency calls promptly, but if we are unable to reach you and you have an acute new or emergent medical problem, please proceed to the emergency department at St. Charles Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, John T. Mather Memorial Hospital or the hospital nearest you.