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Prescription Policies & FAQs
In order to comply
with FDA regulations
CPAP2SLEEP.COMm
requires a prescription from a licensed
physician to provide you with a CPAP/BiLevel
Machine, Oxygen Concentrator, CPAP/BiPAP
Mask, CPAP/BiPAP Humidifier, respiratory
equipment and certain other medical
supplies. You may fax your prescription
toll free to (800) 540-5078 or if you
are outside the United States to (281)
501-7969; upload a copy
from the "Thank You" page after you
place your order or e-mail a scanned
copy to
sales@CPAP2SLEEP.com.
Your prescription should have the
physician's information and signature,
the type of machine you need (CPAP, Auto
CPAP, BiLevel, oxygen concentrator,
etc.), and the pressure at which the
machine is to be set if applicable. Once
we have a prescription on file you will
be able to place future orders without
resubmitting a new prescription. Your
original prescription is acceptable
regardless of the date it was written.
If you do not have a
written prescription we will be happy to
contact your prescribing physician to
obtain one on your behalf. In this case
please provide us the patient's full
name, date of birth, physician's name,
address, phone number and fax number on
the customer checkout form in the
"Additional Information" area or e-mail
this information to us at
sales@CPAP2SLEEP.com.
No merchandise requiring a
physician's prescription will be shipped
prior to Sleep Restfully, Inc. obtaining
one.
*Prescriptions are
NOT required to be sent for replacement
parts, filters, or any product on the
website without a prescription required
field.
Who
may provide me with a prescription?
Any of the following
health care providers may write you a
prescription:
- Any Licensed
Medical Doctor
- Any Doctor of
Osteopathy
- Nurse Practitioner
- Physician's
Assistant
- Dentist
Will you
accept my original prescription?
Yes, prescriptions do not expire and
once we have one on file you may reorder
without having to supply us with a new
prescription.
Is
there a special form that it must be
written on?
No, it may be written
on a standard prescription pad which
includes the physician's contact
information, your name and is signed by
the care provider.
Does my
prescription have to be in English and
from a doctor in the United States?
No on both accounts. If you reside in
another country your prescription from
your doctor in that country is
acceptable as long as it has the wording
necessary to receive the ordered
equipment is stated. We gladly accept
prescriptions in any language.
What needs to be on my prescription?
All prescriptions must
contain your doctor's signature, your
doctor's contact information, the
patient's full name and a description of
what is being described. The following
will give you examples of appropriate
descriptions.
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Humidifier Prescription - Should
contain one of the following words or
phrases: CPAP Humidifier, BiPAP
Humidifier, Heated Humidifier, HH,
BiLevel Humidifier, APAP HH, CPAP,
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure,
APAP, Auto-CPAP, AutoSet, Auto
Adjusting CPAP, BiPAP, BiLevel, BiPAP
Auto, VPAP, VPAP ST, BiPAP ST, etc.
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Mask Prescription - Should contain
one of the following words or phrases:
CPAP Mask, BiPAP Mask, CPAP Supplies,
BiPAP Supplies, BiLevel Mask, APAP
Mask, CPAP, Continuous Positive Airway
Pressure, APAP, Auto-CPAP, AutoSet,
Auto Adjusting CPAP, BiPAP, BiLevel,
BiPAP Auto, VPAP, VPAP ST, BiPAP ST,
etc.
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CPAP Prescription - Should contain
the following words or phrases: CPAP,
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure,
or something similar. If your doctor
would like us to preset your system to
a specific pressure that should be
specified as well. Samples of typical
CPAP pressure notations would be 11,
11CM, 13CM H2O, 15, 16CM, 16CM H2O,
etc.
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APAP / Auto-CPAP Prescription -
Should contain the following words or
phrases: Auto-CPAP, AutoPAP, APAP,
AutoSet, Auto Adjusting CPAP, CPAP,
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure,
or something similar. In addition if
your doctor would like us to set the
system to a specific pressure range
that should be specified as well.
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BiPAP / BiLevel Prescription -
Should contain the following words or
phrases: BiPAP, BiLevel, VPAP, or
something similar. In addition if your
doctor would like us to set the system
to specific pressures that should be
specified as well. BiPAP pressures are
specified as two numbers: Inspiration
or IPAP and Expiration or EPAP.
Examples of typical BiPAP pressure
notations would be IPAP 11 EPAP 4,
11/4CM, IPAP 17 EPAP 6, 17/6, etc.
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Auto-BiPAP / Auto-BiLevel Prescription
- Should contain the following words
or phrases: BiPAP Auto, Auto-BiPAP,
BiLevel, VPAP, or something similar.
In addition if your doctor would like
us to set the system to specific
pressure ranges that should be
specified as well.
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BiPAP ST / BiLevel ST Prescription
- Prescriptions for these systems MUST
include the ST or Backup Rate
notation. They contain the following
words or phrases: BiPAP ST, BiLevel
ST, VPAP ST, BiPAP with Backup Rate,
or something similar. In addition if
your doctor would like us to set the
system to specific pressures and/or
Backup Rates (BPM) that should be
specified as well.
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BiPAP Auto SV Prescription -
Should contain the following words or
phrases: BiPAP SV, VPAP SV, VPAP
Adapt, BiPAP Servo Ventilation, BiPAP
Adapt SV, or something similar.
Prescriptions for SV systems MUST
include IPAP and EPAP settings and may
include Backup Rate (BPM) settings as
well.
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Oxygen Concentrator / Portable Oxygen
Concentrator - Should contain one
of the following words or phrases:
concentrator, oxygen concentrator,
portable oxygen, portable
concentrator, portable oxygen
concentrator, Sequal Eclipse 2,
Respironics Evergo, DeVilbiss Igo,
Inogen One or oxygen.
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Disposable Oxygen Supplies - Nasal
canulas, humidifiers, extension tubing
and related supplies may be ordered
using any prescription for oxygen as
described above or with a separate
prescription with the wording: oxygen
supplies or the specific item being
requested.
How
can my physician or I deliver to you the
prescription?
- It may be fax toll
free to (800) 540-5078 from within the
US and Canada
- It may be fax from
outside the US to (281) 501-7969
- It may be e-mailed
to
sales@CPAP2SLEEP.COM
- It may be mailed to
us at 3315 Marquart Street, Suite 209, Houston,
Texas 77027
- It may be uploaded
directly to us from our "Thank You"
page immediately after you checkout
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