I have Medicare and see private physician but i still have to go every month for a refill.
"Under the new regulations, only doctors can write hydrocodone prescriptions, and each prescription must be handwritten.
The prescriptions can no longer be called in or faxed to pharmacies.
Hydrocodone prescriptions can also now only be written for a 30-day supply, and no refills will be allowed.
“They now have to go to the physician's office, get a handwritten prescription and bring it to the pharmacist's office,” Lynch said. “What that means for the pharmacy is a lot more record-keeping, also a lot of time on the phone explaining the new rules.”