Filling out a prior authorization is not a requirement of our practice. Most of us do this to help our patients, and it is sometimes taken for granted.Think about it. It is your insurance company that is requesting us to fill out this form, taking time away from actually treating patients, to help you save money on your medications. We understand that, and usually do our best to take care of them, but unless we have a large practice, with someone actually paid to spend all their time doing these PAu2019s, we have to carve out more time from our day to fill out paperwork.Itu2019s also possible, although not likely, that the pharmacy does not have the correct fax number, the faxes have been misplaced, the doctor has some emergencies and is running behind, went on vacation, and so on.Paperwork and insurance requests have become more and more burdensome on our practices, not due to anything on the part of our patients, but a major hassle none the less.