My wife worries I will mix up the evening ones. Someone mentioned pharmacies that sort everything by day. Is that a real thing or is it only for people in care homes?
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It is real and more common than most people realize. Two separate routes, and they are often confused.
Mail order through your plan. Most Part D and Advantage drug plans include one. Often a 90-day supply costs less than what you currently pay for 30 days. Your plan's member services line can tell you in about five minutes what your copay would be.
Pharmacies that pre-sort by day and dose. These package everything into dated pouches. That is what most people actually want when there are six bottles. They work alongside your plan rather than replacing it.
Worth doing both calls in one sitting with your wife on the line, so someone else hears the answers.
Seconding the pre-sorted pouches. In my experience the mix-ups almost always happen with evening doses, exactly as your wife suspects, and dated packaging solves it more reliably than any pill organizer.
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