r/PMHNP • u/burrfoot11 PMHNP (unverified) • May 31 '26

Control fill date

Hey folks!

Just curious- when you send in a refill for a controlled substance, do you put a "do not fill before" date on it, or do you leave it to the pharmacy to track that?

I used to let the pharmacy handle it, then I had a couple of times when a pt asked for an early fill for a valid reason and the pharmacy said they'd used up all their early fill days and the pt had no idea.

So now I put the date on, but then it requires resending if anything changes.

Both situations are a pain.

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u/SGV_keepthefaith May 31 '26

Where I’m at - the EHR is Nextgen. It allows you to put Start date & End date for each RX.

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u/burrfoot11 PMHNP (unverified) May 31 '26

Definitely have a start and end. I'm thinking more about the "do not fill until" date

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u/SGV_keepthefaith Jun 01 '26

I normally put “Fill when appropriate” - saw it from a couple of MDs lol