{"id":78,"date":"2020-06-09T09:11:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/blog\/?p=78"},"modified":"2022-12-21T04:38:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T09:38:29","slug":"covid19-is-affecting-prescription-fills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/covid19-is-affecting-prescription-fills\/","title":{"rendered":"How Is COVID-19 Affecting Prescription Fills?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated entry-meta\">Last updated on December 21st, 2022 at 04:38 am<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Is_COVID-19_Affecting_Prescription_Fills\"><\/span><strong>How Is COVID-19 Affecting Prescription Fills?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_45_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" area-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69d779108fd87\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69d779108fd87\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/covid19-is-affecting-prescription-fills\/#How_Is_COVID-19_Affecting_Prescription_Fills\" title=\"How Is COVID-19 Affecting Prescription Fills?\">How Is COVID-19 Affecting Prescription Fills?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/covid19-is-affecting-prescription-fills\/#What_trends_are_we_witnessing\" title=\"What trends are we witnessing?\">What trends are we witnessing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/covid19-is-affecting-prescription-fills\/#Why_the_increase\" title=\"Why the increase?&nbsp;\">Why the increase?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/covid19-is-affecting-prescription-fills\/#Are_individuals_looking_out_for_prioritizing_essential_medicines\" title=\"Are individuals looking out for prioritizing essential medicines?\">Are individuals looking out for prioritizing essential medicines?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/covid19-is-affecting-prescription-fills\/#References\" title=\"References:\">References:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Prescription Refill\" class=\"wp-image-993\" width=\"-22\" height=\"-22\" title=\"Prescription Refill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prescription Refill<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As many carry on hunkering down in the current situation of COVID-19, it\u2019s obvious that they have enough stock of essential things from just toilet paper to bread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Trump government announced a national emergency owing to COVID-19 on March 13, prescription fills for treating several conditions touched the rocket mark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But since then, medication fills for the number of conditions have decreased &#8211; in a few cases by more than 30%. The COVID-19 crisis is leading to major disruptions to patients&#8217; lives and driving behavior alteration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, individuals began to stock up too ahead of time, but have been going to the pharmacy less frequently in the days since as the stay-at-home orders have continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_trends_are_we_witnessing\"><\/span><strong>What trends are we witnessing?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-Trends-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Prescription Refill Trends\" class=\"wp-image-994\" title=\"Prescription Refill Trends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-Trends-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-Trends-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-Trends-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-Trends-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prescription-Refill-Trends.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prescription Refill Trends<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>From March 13 to the 21, asthma drugs spiked by 65%, and drugs used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes enhanced by 25%. In a similar manner, medications used for treating high cholesterol, migraine, as well as hypothyroidism also saw a significant increment in claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But since then, as lockdown orders have been primed, fills for a majority of medical conditions have fallen below where they were on March 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_the_increase\"><\/span><strong>Why the increase?&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These fill spikes come after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that Americans get hold of additional drugs in preparation for the COVID epidemic. As such, insurance companies such as Humana, Blue Cross as well as Blue Shield lifted constraints that made it hard for enrollees to fill prescriptions before time, letting many to stock up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concerns over potential scarcities may also be fueling this spike in fills. India and China, both leaders in medicine production, have restrained production as well as shipments as the COVID carries on spreading. What\u2019s more, we are noticing a lot of shortages in drugs necessary in the treatment of COVID-19, such as those used for treating asthma and COPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of the spike we observed in mid-March, it\u2019s not astonishing that we are noticing a dip in fills. With a most portion of the country now under \u201cstay-at-home\u201d orders, a small fraction of people are visiting their doctors and a small number of prescriptions are being written as well as filled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also likely that a lot many people filled a 90-day prescription before lockdown orders were put into place and will not require a refill for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_individuals_looking_out_for_prioritizing_essential_medicines\"><\/span><strong>Are individuals looking out for prioritizing essential medicines?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Are-Individuals-Prioritizing-Essential-Medicines-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"Are Individuals Prioritizing Essential Medicines\" class=\"wp-image-995\" width=\"-22\" height=\"-24\" title=\"Are Individuals Prioritizing Essential Medicines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Are-Individuals-Prioritizing-Essential-Medicines-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Are-Individuals-Prioritizing-Essential-Medicines-768x852.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Are-Individuals-Prioritizing-Essential-Medicines-150x166.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Are-Individuals-Prioritizing-Essential-Medicines.jpg 901w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Are Individuals Prioritizing Essential Medicines<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>While fills for some drugs went up noticeably, fills for medications treating certain conditions such as flu, nausea, as well as erectile dysfunction never saw an increase, denoting that individuals didn\u2019t prioritize these drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medications for treating flu, for example, have seen a drop by more than 95% since March 1st. While this decline corresponds with the end of flu season, it\u2019s also expected that those experiencing signs are quarantining at home, in spite of visiting their doctor to get a Tamiflu prescription. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, individuals may be prioritizing more essential drugs during this crisis, which explains the reduction in fills for erectile dysfunction medications such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/products\/buy-viagra.html\">sildenafil (Viagra)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshorecheapmeds.com\/products\/buy-cialis.html\">tadalafil (Cialis)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"References\"><\/span>References:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insights.covermymeds.com\/healthcare-industry\/innovation\/one-year-in-covid-19-impact-on-prescriptions-pharmacists-and-providers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/insights.covermymeds.com\/healthcare-industry\/innovation\/one-year-in-covid-19-impact-on-prescriptions-pharmacists-and-providers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated on December 21st, 2022 at 04:38 am How Is COVID-19 Affecting Prescription Fills? 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