NOOOOO!! Do NOT go to the Emergency Dept for a prescription refill!!!

1. It is not an emergency, and you are tying up resources that are better applied to people with emergency medical conditions. It is NOT the convenience store of medicine.

2. Because it is not an emergency, you will be put behind those with more serious conditions, and might wait hours, depending on the place and time.

3. Because it is not an emergency, the staff working in the ED will likely treat you with less "customer service" than you would like to receive.

4. You will pay hundreds of dollars for this visit.

5. If you go to a walk-in clinic, you might pay $100 total, and they will be happy to have you there.

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