About Prescription
About Prescription：
1. What does a CPAP prescription need to say?A CPAP prescription must contain the following information:
Your Doctor’s contact information
Your Doctor’s signature
Your full name
One of the following words or phrases: CPAP or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Your specific pressure setting:
Example: 9 CM/H2O
2. Can I use an international prescription?
Yes, we accepts valid international prescriptions that have been translated into English. If the prescription is not written in English, the entire prescription must be translated into English on the original document.
3.Will an old prescription meet requirements or do I need a new one?Some prescriptions are written for a “Lifetime Need” or “99 Months” and can be used to get the prescribed equipment as often as needed to continue therapy.
If a prescription notes a number of refills, it will be valid to dispense the listed equipment the referenced number of times. If a prescription notes an expiration date, it is valid through the listed date.
4. What does a mask prescription need to say?A mask prescription must contain the following information:
Your Doctor’s contact information
Your Doctor’s signature
Your full name
One of the following words or phrases: CPAP Mask, CPAP Supplies, CPAP Humidifier, CPAP, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, APAP, AutoPAP, AutoSet, Auto CPAP, Auto Adjusting CPAP, Self Adjusting CPAP, BiPAP, BiLevel, VPAP, BiPAP Auto, BiPAP ST, Synchrony ST, or VPAP ST
5. What does an APAP prescription need to say?An APAP prescription must contain the following information:
Your Doctor’s contact information
Your Doctor’s signature
Your full name
One of the following words or phrases: APAP, AutoPAP, AutoSet, Auto CPAP, Auto Adjusting CPAP, Self Adjusting CPAP, CPAP, or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
An APAP prescription may contain the following information:
Your pressure range (Optional, Not Required):
Example: 4-20 CM/H20
Example: 4-20
6. What does a BiPAP prescription need to say?A BiPAP prescription must contain the following information:
Your Doctor’s contact information
Your Doctor’s signature
Your full name
One of the following words or phrases: BiPAP, BiLevel, VPAP
Your inspiration pressure (Also called IPAP or breathing in pressure)
Example: IPAP 4 CM/H20
Example: IPAP 4
Your expiration pressure (Also called EPAP or breathing out pressure)
Example: EPAP 18 CM/H2O
Example: EPAP 18
7. What does a BiPAP Auto prescription need to say?A BiPAP Auto prescription must contain the following information:
Your Doctor’s contact information
Your Doctor’s signature
Your full name
One of the following words or phrases: BiPAP, BiLevel, VPAP, BiPAP Auto
Inspiration pressure (IPAP) and expiration pressure (EPAP) are not required for a BiPAP Auto prescription.
8. What does a humidifier prescription need to say?A humidifier prescription must contain the following information:
Your Doctor’s contact information
Your Doctor’s signature
Your full name
One of the following words or phrases: CPAP Humidifier, Humidifier, HH, CPAP Supplies, CPAP Mask, CPAP, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, APAP, AutoPAP, AutoSet, Auto CPAP, Auto Adjusting CPAP, Self Adjusting CPAP, BiPAP, BiLevel, VPAP, BiPAP Auto, BiPAP ST, Synchrony ST, VPAP ST
9. How can I tell if my prescription is valid?The prescription must meet the following requirements:
Doctor’s Information (Name, Credentials, Address, Phone Number)
Doctor’s Signature
Your Full Name
Item Being Prescribed
Expiration information listed as lifetime need, 99 months, have a future expiration date, or no expiration date.
10. Who can write the prescription?The prescription can be written by any of the following care providers:
– Medical Doctor
– Doctors of Osteopathy
– Psychiatrists (MD Only)
– Physicians Assistants
– Nurse Practitioners
– Dentists
We will not accept prescriptions written by the following (unless they are a licensed MD or DO):
– Chiropractor
– Podiatrist
– Optometrist
– Psychologist
– Naturopathic Physicians
11. Are prescriptions required for mask, machine,humidifier, and EPAP purchases?This will depend on local laws, different countries have different policies on this question.
How do I get a CPAP machine prescription?
Getting a CPAP machine isn’t hard, but you will need a prescription before purchasing.
12. Getting a sleep apnea diagnosis and CPAP prescriptionTo get a CPAP machine, you’ll need a prescription first, which starts with a sleep study and sleep apnea diagnosis.
The path to a sleep apnea diagnosis involves a sleep study to test the number of apnea events that occur during your sleep. Sleep studies can be done at home, like the one www.cpapeu.com offers, or in a sleep lab. The results of the sleep study will determine a sleep apnea diagnosis. Once the sleep study confirms sleep apnea, your doctor will recommend a course of treatment. Typically, a doctor will prescribe a CPAP, APAP, or BiPAP machine for use while sleeping. These devices gently blow pressurized air into the airway, opening it, so blockages are removed, and air can reach the lungs.
It’s important to point out, simply snoring is not a guarantee that a person has sleep apnea. Other symptoms must also be present to get a firm diagnosis, including daytime drowsiness, fatigue, suddenly falling asleep while driving or bored, or waking up gasping or choking.
13. Getting a CPAP MachineA prescription will usually specify the kind of machine your doctor recommends for your therapy.
– A CPAP prescription will allow customers to purchase a CPAP or an APAP machine
– An APAP prescription allows for the purchase of an APAP machine
– A BiPAP prescription can only be used to purchase a BiPAP machine.
You can lease a new CPAP machine through insurance or purchase a new CPAP machine from a direct to consumer supplier like https://cpapeu.com/ We specialize in providing CPAP machines to people who want to use their own money to purchase a CPAP machine.