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Parent Tells Committee Pharmacy Transfer Rules Leave Families Without ADHD Medication

5873039 · October 1, 2025
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Summary

A Lunenburg parent asked the Joint Committee on Financial Services to allow transfers of prescriptions — including stimulants such as Vyvanse — between pharmacies in the same chain so children do not miss essential doses when local outlets are out of stock.

Will Pangyan of Lunenburg told the Joint Committee on Financial Services that restrictions on transferring prescriptions within a pharmacy chain can leave families scrambling when a local store is out of stock of essential ADHD medications such as Vyvanse.

“If one pharmacy is out of stock, we're often forced into a frustrating loop — back to the doctor…

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