Medicare “Six prescriptions override Form”

In order to override the six-prescription limit, the form states that the added medication should be intended for treatment of a "life-threatening" condition. Pain is not considered a life-threatening condition. Therefore, pain medication does not fit into this category. Hence, your pain medication should be included in the initial six prescriptions, for which no explanation is required. The override should then be requested for the more important medications, such as blood pressure medicine, or blood sugar medicines. The override should therefore be requested from the physician prescribing those particular medications. Please do not request for this form to be filled by your pain physician.