Running out of medication and wondering how to get more? The first thing to know is whether you need a refill or a prescription renewal.
Refill
When your medication gets low, you can order more medication under your current prescription.
Example:
If your prescription was for 3 months of Ozempic (3 injection pens), and you've only used your first injection pen, then you need a refill to get your second pen.
Renewal
When you run out of medication refills, you’ll need to get a prescription renewal.
Example:
If your prescription was for 3 months of Ozempic (3 injection pens), and you've used all 3 injection pens, then your prescription is depleted. You need a prescription renewal.
Getting a refill
Livewell Partner Pharmacy
If you are using Pocketpills to get your medication, they will send you an sms notification when it's time for a refill.
If you haven't gotten a notification 7 days before your refill is due, please reach out to the support team via the live support chat or at support@joinlivewell.ca.
Your Local Pharmacy (Shoppers, Rexall, etc.)
If your Livewell prescription was sent to your local pharmacy, then you can get a refill directly at your pharmacy, you don't need to go through us!
Getting a prescription renewal
When you're out of refills, you'll need a prescription renewal. This means that a healthcare provider will need to write you a new prescription.
You can start the prescription renewal process by completing a follow-up consultation:
Go to the Subscriptions tab of your patient dashboard.
Click on the "Manage" button to manage your prescription
Click on "Renew prescription" to start the follow-up consultation
Once you've started the follow-up consultation to renew your prescription, you can either complete the follow-up questionnaire in one sitting, or start it and complete it later. If you complete it later, you can click on the "Complete Renewal Request" button.
If you are experiencing a problem during this process, please reach out to the care team via the live support chat or at care@joinlivewell.ca.