A) Stock up
B) Learn the shelf-life of your meds and rotate as needed
C) Looks for SHTF alternatives (diet, alt. meds, homeopathic stuff)
D) In some cases, there is no real long term fix, so you have to plan for failing health over time.
Search for SHTF Medication to turn up a few other threads on this topic.
Can't always buy in excess unfortunately.
A few other tricks I've heard:
- Some insurance plans and pharmacies will allow you to bulk-buy prescriptions. Not exactly the same as "stocking up", but at least you would have more than a few weeks on hand.
- refill as early as possible, so you can slowly build up a small stock
- ask about a different dosage. For instance, if your "real" script is 2 pills a day, but your doc will write for 3 a day, you can slowly build stock. Don't ask me about the legalities of any of this. I have absolutely no idea.
- Some doctors fully understand the preparedness thing. Might be worth bringing it up to see what advice they have.
They fact that you are thinking ahead at all give you a leg up on 90% of the population! I know tons of folks that would be SOL in less than a week without visiting a pharmacy.
^^^^^THIS^^^^^
Here are a couple of links to articles on other sites that may, or may not, be helpful.
The Oil Age | Peak Oil | LATOC • Desiccated thyroid extract after SHTF : Health and Medicine
How to get your doc to help with meds stockpile : Prep Of The Week - SHTF Survival, Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Forums
I need thyroid medication every day