2011 30 Mg Oxycodone Shortage (Page 11)
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I am a 51 y/o who lives in Florida, suffering from chronic back pain, and have been prescribed to take up to six 30mg oxycodone tablets a day for over two years by my Pain Management doctor. However, when I went to fill my prescription almost 4 weeks ago, my pharmacy told me their distributor had stopped shipping oxycodone to Florida pharmacies. Since then, I have personally visited about 100 pharmacies but have been unable to find them in stock anywhere. As a former paralegal, I attempted to research the situation, but could only confirm that the DEA has yearly quot on all controlled substances (for oxy's is 98 million grams in 2011). From I gather from the Internet, it appears that the ENTIRE state of FLORIDA is not getting any shipments of oxycodone 30 mg. from distributors, but are other states having this problem as well? Also, can anyone confirm whether (and HOW) the DEA is pressuring distributors to avoid Florida?

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simply donna s or donna s kopenhaver that is my facebook name also..
that other donna is a bit paranoid imo..
i'm sure there that one day another Carl could post a comment that isn't you.. and the other donna is probably still getting emails like I am that someone has "replied" to a post..
good lord what is the problem lol?

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people in bham area arent having any issues filling now i hope all is well with you

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change.org/petitions/florida-pharmacies-stop-florida-pharmacies-from-denying-pain-patients-vital-medicines

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you are absolutely right....no one is on our side....my spine is as fragile as an egg shell.....the surgeons want to get a hold of me no way.....i'm still walking.....am I supose to let the surgeons cripple me.....

in pain and frustrated and feeling let down by our government

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Donna? What is your husbands first letter of his first name.
we will out the fake Donna with elimination.

Carl

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also the reason you get emails is because you, me or anyone else that posts to this site you get an email in case you want to respond.
I am not using your email address look through all the posts would ya? and you will see my info on several.. cheez chill out ..you made an honest mistake I get it satisfied now that I am legit?

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Carl, I just read the other donna's post and yours.
I am legit I am in Florida I use my name as donna s or donna s kopenhaver she gets emails as do I and whomever else that responds here.. Just an FYI lol

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Excuse me but I have been posting under donna s or donna s kopenhaver..you will see that I have posted using both I am legit also.. there are other people named donna not just you.. that is why I used my name that a way to distinguish between you and myself..If it will make you feel better I will use Florida after my name OR you can use the initial of your last name

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This is absolutely bulls***!! All these f***ing doctor shoppers and fakers have finally ruined it for all of us who really need help. Just left the ER room with basically a useless piece of paper. No pharmacy has oxycontin. And anybody who takes it, knows nothing else works once you're on it. I feel like putting my fist through somebody's face. I went back to have them write me a script for something relatively close, and they tried giving me 10mg norcos. And when you tell them that they don't work, and that your spine is in two pieces, they act like you're a drug addict. I'm so f***ing sick of pretentious f***ing nurses and pharmacists. Who the f*** are they to pass judgement? All they do is count for a living! Sorry if I offended anybody, but I'm sure there's people on here that know what I'm talking about. The way they stare at you when fill your script, or the snide comments they make like, " wow, this is a lot of medicine! I can't believe you're even walking." Like I'm having the time of my life, getting high all day. When in reality I've lost everything in my life due to my injury, and now I'm forced to jump through endless hoops just so I can f***ing bathe myself. Why don't they go and count my f***ing pills out, and try not to f*** it up, like they did last time!! I'm so sick of dealing with these self important mindless f***s. Why did these people go into medicine?? They obviously hate their lives, and don't give a s*** about any of us that are in pain. And the doctors aren't any better. They look at us as a paycheck. I have 70% loss of spinal function, and a failed spinal fusion surgery. Is it really necessary to have to come in every 30 days to have you run unnecessary tests?? All so you can just bill the s*** out of my insurance company?? And if I don't, I'll be in hell shaking and crying in pain! So sick of this s***, all the doctors care about is billing. Especially the surgeons!!! And every body else: nurses, pharmacists etc. Like to pretend they're more important than they really are. Again I apologize if I offended anybody. I'm just so tired of having to bend over and take it just to get the medicine I need.

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Donna....they are using an "s" after your name is why they are getting away with it. I hate people that do that! Carl

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I don't know who is using my name and email address, but this is going to stop. I am contacting the Admin of this site and turning the person and this will investigated. I have been noticing posts that I haven't written. I don't know anyone in texas and I don't any of the information that is said with name on it. So you better watch out who ever you are. They can trace your IP address and I will requesting this. Someone is using my email adderess, as well. because I get notices everytime this has happened. I have seen this occur several times now, here recently. To anyone that has followed my petition, I did place that on here. But the past several posts are not mine.

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there is a place in Texas that a Pain Mgmt Dr my hubby went too a few years back called PLUM CREEK they did 50mg oxycodone compounds in capsules.. the Dr. Office would call it in and it would be delivered in less than a week(2-3 days)Priority Mail..
Also If you live in Pinellas Co.Trinity Pharmacy does compounds.. maybe you can call them? and if they do carry the drug, maybe your Dr can order from them.. good luck..

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@LENA ..My hubby has had 2 back surgeries and is suppose to get 1 more..he has been on pain pills for over 10 yrs from vicodin, morphine to fentanyl suckers and oxydose liquid..
now he's down to just 4 scripts 15mg & 30mg oxy, dones and xanax1mg..and has been on that same regiment for almost 6yrs now.. we have to call 2 weeks in advance just to be sure they have been ordered
in the last few months it has been a nightmare!! 1 day we were driving all over for 6 hrs!! then we HAD to end up going to Trinity Pharmacy that charges $3 a pill(they did about 3 months ago).. and they do not take insurance. Gouging people.. we've been w/Walgreens from the get go and have checked almost everyone in Pinellas County until we Got Lucky with the one we have now thank goodness..we have kept it a secret where it is lol.. some people we know are sometimes still having a problem finding them..but not like it was back in Dec.. oy!!

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Everywhere, all types of meds:

Extreme Shortage in South Orange county!!
Started 5 months, 1 week ago by FrozenBulletz - 167 posts:
Hello All i am trying to fill my prescription for generic dexerdrine 20 MG x4 times a day so 180 pills a month. NO PHARMACY IN SOUTH OC is carrying IT! ANYONE KNOW any pharmacies please??? in South orange county california.

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This is not happening only with pain killers. I need paregoric to control my Diarrhea, as I have Chron's disease. I have tried all the $3000-$5000 meds and they didn't help, but paregoric works. You used you be able to get this when my children were small. The pharmaceutical companies no longer make it. I had to find a compounding pharmacy that could make it. Now a bottle cost $200 and of course my insurance will not pay for it. No one can tell me why they stopped making it.it. There are hundreds of people on the internet looking for paregoric and suffering because they can't find it. Can anyone tell me why.

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donna s. you are a VERY lucky person...if your pharmacy works with you, dont change...it IS NOT getting better here in florida, that seems to be your personal experience which is uncommon amongst us legitimate pain patients that have become casualties in the war against opioid pain meds....if you were near me i would rub you for luck

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this problem is not only in flordia but all over the usa i live in tenn and we are going through the same thing here as you are there

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Ovarian cancer patients whose treatment was interrupted or even stopped entirely because they couldn’t get supplies of the critical chemotherapy drug Doxil applauded news early Tuesday that federal health officials have found a solution to the shortage.
Food and Drug Administration officials said they have arranged to import temporarily a replacement drug called Lipodox from an Indian manufacturer, Sun Pharma Global.
Above a recent FDA shortage solution on a med. As I have pointed out, it's all over the place. It's just more poignant when it's effecting you, and oxycodone has the DEA to deal with. The FDA was critical of the DEA late last year, a rarity, about their hand in shortages.
Some company's said that it won't be getting back to the norm until mid 1012 earliest. I said earliest, that means later in some certain places of lingo, or it can mean earlier, just covering are asses, so who knows what lingo the manufacturers are talking. One thing is almost sure, the DEA is watching every Schedule II narcotic filled and originated in South Florida. No more news to be reported on this subject unless it's real and new, news.

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Mostly it is to prevent Doctor shopping and overdoses. If you are legit you have nothing to be concerned with and just keep looking for the best price and Pharmacy to fill you scripts at.
The supply is slowly getting better here in Florida,we call our pharmacy 2 weeks in advance and let them know we will be bringing in our prescriptions and the Pharmacy will be sure and have them in stock for my husband, plus we are now paying $100 less than what we were 2 months ago(4 scripts)

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I Have read the law concerning pain medications. as i understand them the legislators who write the laws indicate that the law no means to impede the receiving pain medications that are truly needed by a person. with this in mind how are the law inforcers doing what they as doing. they will not commit themselves, only create situations where patients can not receive their medications.

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