Labs and pharmacy
Labs and pharmacy: who orders what, and where it goes
Most visits here do not need a blood test. When one matters for a choice, we say why before we order it. Prescriptions go to the pharmacy you pick, and you can change it whenever you like.
Your primary care clinician stays in charge of your wider health. With your permission, we share what we prescribe so that nothing you take is missed.
Step by step
From the visit to the pharmacy
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Step 1: We ask what you already have
Bring recent lab results from your primary care clinician if you have them. A test done recently does not need to be repeated.
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Step 2: Labs, only if they matter for the choice
Some medicines call for a blood test first or from time to time. If yours does, the prescriber explains why and writes the order, and you go to a lab near you.
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Step 3: Prescriptions go where you choose
We send them electronically to your pharmacy, in Henderson or anywhere else you pick. You can change pharmacies at any time.
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Step 4: Refills follow the policy
Refills and renewals happen at follow-up visits or by a request through the office, as the written policy sets out.
Prescribing policy
Good to know
Four things people ask about
Lab fees
A lab bills you or your plan itself, apart from this office. Ask the lab before you go.
Results
The prescriber goes over them with you at your next visit, or sooner if one needs attention.
Prior approval
Some plans ask for approval before they cover a medicine. The office handles the paperwork and tells you if a plan declines.
Pharmacy changes
Tell the office which pharmacy you want, and we send the next prescription there.
Questions
Three questions about labs and pharmacy
Will I need blood work?
Only if a medicine calls for it. The prescriber tells you which and why.
Can you send a prescription to any pharmacy?
To any pharmacy that accepts electronic prescriptions, in Nevada or elsewhere.
Do you work with my primary care clinician?
With your written permission, yes. We share what we prescribe and ask what they know.
Questions before you book?
Call the office or write to us, and we answer within one business day.