Prescriptions and Pharmacies

Your dermatologist writes a prescription if you need one. Many plans start with SmartLotion® alone, and your dermatologist decides case by case. When your plan does include a prescription, it is sent to the pharmacy electronically. You never carry a paper slip.

Two kinds of prescription

Standard prescriptions go to a local pharmacy. These are the medications every pharmacy stocks: a cream, a medicated shampoo, a short course of tablets. Dr. Harlan’s protocols use a generic wherever a generic does the job.

Compounded prescriptions come by mail. Where a combination product works better, your dermatologist can prescribe a compounded version, made by SKNV, a compounding pharmacy in Florida, at a fraction of the brand-name price. It is mailed to your door.

Your written plan says which kind you have and how to use it.

Choosing your pharmacy

You can use any licensed pharmacy in your state that accepts electronic prescriptions, including the one down the street. Tell your dermatologist which pharmacy you want in the patient portal. If you don’t name one, your prescription goes to a partner pharmacy, which can ship it to you.

What you pay

Your $99 treatment plan covers your dermatologist’s review, your diagnosis, your written plan and the sending of your prescription. The medication itself is bought from the pharmacy, at the pharmacy’s price. Insurance, a discount card or a manufacturer coupon can all be used there, the same as with any prescription.

What the $99 treatment plan includes

Questions about your medication

• How to use it, how much, a side effect, a substitution: message your dermatologist in the patient portal, or ask your pharmacist.
• Refills: your dermatologist can write refills into your prescription. When they run out, or once your case is closed, book a follow-up.
• Returns: medication is bought from the pharmacy, so the pharmacy’s rules apply. Refunds and cancellations

SmartLotion is not a prescription

SmartLotion® doesn’t come from the pharmacy. You order it at HarlanMD.com. When your plan pairs it with a prescription, order it when you buy your plan so both are in your hands on day one.

Using SmartLotion with a prescription