Xeljanz and Birth Control (Venting)

Accredo (specialty pharmacy) and my doctors are driving me crazy!

I'm on Xeljanz (or I will be until my prescription runs out on Saturday).

I ordered a refill through the specialty pharmacy a week ago and it was supposed to be delivered yesterday.
But apparently they can't fill it because I re-started birth control and they need confirmation from my GI's office about the prescription. But my GI's office wants confirmation from my Gyn's office that they are OK with it. (The Gyn was aware I was on Xeljanz. I specifically talked to her about it and the risks with pregnancy.)

Of course the pharmacy didn't tell me anything about this issue, even when I called Thursday morning to ask why I didn't have a tracking number yet. They told me that sometimes the tracking number takes a while to get but I should still receive my prescription that day. Meanwhile, it turns out there was a hold on the order because of this prescription issue and they've been waiting to hear back from my GI. If they had told me that when I called Thursday morning, I could have started bugging my GI and Gyn then! Now it's approaching Friday afternoon and I don't know if this will be resolved before the weekend.

Maybe if I promise to stop taking the birth control, they'll give me the drugs HAHA - but I guess I'll try it HAHAHA

Oh no how frustrating!! I have been on xeljanz plus birth control for 4 years. I'm aware of the risks but xeljanz plus pregnancy is also not desirable, so...

Poopydoop I came across a reply to a post were you mentioned you were on birth control and Xeljanz and it was helpful.

Sara, it was so strange. My gyn, my GI, and cvs pharmacy didn’t have any problem with it. But for some reason my specialty pharmacy needed extra confirmation and my GI’s nurse was either unable or too afraid to give the okay without consulting both doctors.

Fortunately I did manage to get everyone to talk to each other and my drugs arrived in time. (And then I found just enough more Xeljanz pills in a travel case to get me through the entire weekend. 🤦‍♀️ so I changed my weekend plans and stressed for nothing. Gahhhhh).

I’ll try refill my prescription 2 weeks ahead of time from now on instead of one week in case anything goes wrong.

I get my migraine shots shipped direct from a specialty pharmacy. I learned through the years of doing this to try to keep a backup supply because there are always hiccups here and there. When I call to order my next 3 month supply I always ask them on what date I can place my next reorder. Because of the shipping, there’s always about a week before I really need my shots delivered. I mark that date on the calendar and call to reorder even though I don’t really need them yet. Do it consistently and eventually you’ll end up with a small backup supply. Which comes in handy and keeps that pano at bay that you’ll run out of medication