Prescription Refill Reminder WhatsApp Templates
A prescription refill reminder tells a patient that their medicine is about to run out and gives them a one-tap way to reorder it. It is the single most useful message a pharmacy can automate, because a refill missed for three days is usually just a forgotten errand rather than a decision — and WhatsApp catches it in a way an SMS the patient never opens does not. Send it about five days before the course runs out, so the reorder arrives before the last strip does.
Meta billing category
Templates on this page are typically approved as Utility, billed at ~₹0.115 per message (India).
Transactional — tied to an order, account, or appointment the customer already has. Cheapest category. Adding promotional lines risks Meta reclassifying it as Marketing at ~7.5x the cost.
Copy-ready templates
Replace the {{placeholders}} with your platform’s variables before submitting to Meta for approval.
1. Refill due in five days
Hello {{patient_name}}, your prescription {{prescription_id}} from {{pharmacy_name}} runs out in about {{days_remaining}} days. Reorder the same items in one tap: {{refill_link}} We will deliver to your registered address. Questions? Call {{clinic_phone}}.
Best for: 5 days before the course ends. Using the prescription ID rather than the drug name keeps the condition out of the message entirely.
2. Refill due — named medicine
Hello {{patient_name}}, your {{medicine_name}} from {{pharmacy_name}} is due for a refill on {{due_date}}. Reorder: {{refill_link}} Pay in chat via UPI: {{upi_link}} If {{doctor_name}} has changed your dosage, reply here and we will update it before dispatch.
Best for: Everyday medicines only. If the drug name would reveal a sensitive condition, use the prescription-ID version above instead.
3. Refill dispatched
Your refill is on its way, {{patient_name}}. ✅ Prescription: {{prescription_id}} Expected delivery: {{delivery_date}} Amount due on delivery: ₹{{amount}} Prefer to pay now? {{upi_link}} Anything urgent, call {{clinic_phone}} — this chat is not monitored round the clock.
Best for: On dispatch. Offering UPI here converts a chunk of cash-on-delivery orders into prepaid ones at no extra cost to you.
4. Prescription expired — needs the doctor again
Hello {{patient_name}}, we cannot refill {{prescription_id}} because the prescription from {{doctor_name}} has now expired. A fresh prescription is needed — it is a rule we have to follow, not a preference. Book a review: {{booking_link}} Or call {{clinic_phone}} and we will help you sort it out.
Best for: The day a repeat prescription lapses. Explaining that it is a legal requirement stops the argument at the counter before it starts.
5. Out of stock — honest heads-up
Hello {{patient_name}}, we are out of {{medicine_name}} at {{pharmacy_name}} and expect it back by {{restock_date}}. We did not want you to find out when your strip ran out. If you need it sooner, call {{clinic_phone}} and we will tell you where else to try — including a shop that is not ours. Sorry about this. 🙏
Best for: A stockout on a chronic medicine. Sending a patient to a competitor for a drug they need is the right thing to do, and they remember it.
What each variable means
These 14 placeholders appear in the templates above. Map each one to the matching field in your WhatsApp platform before you submit for approval.
| Variable | What to put in it |
|---|---|
{{patient_name}} | The patient. For a minor, message the parent, not the child. |
{{prescription_id}} | Prescription reference. Use this instead of the drug name when the drug would reveal the condition. |
{{pharmacy_name}} | Your pharmacy name. |
{{days_remaining}} | How many days are left before the due date. |
{{refill_link}} | One-tap link to reorder the same prescription. |
{{clinic_phone}} | Phone number for anything urgent. Chat is not monitored round the clock. |
{{medicine_name}} | The prescribed medicine. Omit it for anything that reveals a sensitive diagnosis. |
{{due_date}} | Date the payment falls due. |
{{upi_link}} | UPI deep link or gateway-hosted payment page. Generate one free at watease.com/tools/upi-payment-link-generator. |
{{doctor_name}} | The treating doctor. Never include the reason for the visit. |
{{delivery_date}} | Expected or scheduled delivery date. |
{{amount}} | Total amount in rupees, without the ₹ symbol (the template adds it). |
{{booking_link}} | Link the customer taps to book or rebook a slot. |
{{restock_date}} | When an out-of-stock medicine is expected back. |
Frequently asked questions
Should the medicine name go in the message?
It depends entirely on the drug. For a blood-pressure tablet or a multivitamin, naming it is helpful and harmless. For anything that reveals a condition a patient may not have told their family about — HIV, psychiatric, fertility, or oncology medication — the drug name is the diagnosis, and it does not belong in a message that will appear in a lock-screen preview. Refer to {{prescription_id}} instead, which means everything to the patient and nothing to anyone reading over their shoulder.
Is a refill reminder Utility or Marketing?
Utility. It relates to an existing prescription the patient already holds, so it is billed at roughly ₹0.115 per message in India rather than about ₹0.8631 for Marketing — around 7.5x cheaper. Keep it strictly to the refill. Bolting a supplements offer onto a refill reminder is what gets the template reclassified, and it also reads as somebody selling to a sick person.
When exactly should the reminder go out?
About five days before the course finishes, computed from the dispensed quantity and the dosage rather than a fixed calendar rule. Five days is enough for delivery, and a second reminder on the last day catches anyone who ignored the first. For chronic medication, missing doses because the box was empty is the outcome you are actually preventing here.
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