2012 Oxycodone 30mg Shortage In Florida (Page 13)
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My spouse, who is in severe, chronic pain, has been a customer of Walgreens for many years. We live in Pinellas County, Florida. Everyday this week we have driven from Walgreen's to Walgreen's trying to fill his prescription for Roxicodone 30mg, to no avail. I cannot get any help from his regular pharmacy. I know that it's dangerous for them to tell a total stranger which store has them in stock, but I don't understand since they know him, why they can't call around or give us any assistance. I am at a total loss as to what to do & would appreciate any information that you could provide. It is so hard to see him in so much pain. Thank you.

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@frustrated they switched me from my 30mg roxies to 30mg oxycontin. and percocet for breakthru and works well and instock e very month. its not a roxi but its still oxycodone just time release....works well for 8 hours but not 12...just a thought if u keep having trouble

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Frustrated cpp. Where are you? In Florida? Wow, that sounds like a load of Crap! What pharmacy? Walgreens I bet! Maybe we will have better luck with smaller pharmacies. I don't know, I keep hearing so many different stories. I just really wish we could get correct information, consistantly. Is that too much to ask for people who need the medication that works for for them. And be able to fill it every month. Ugggh, this is so very frustrating!

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Not this time...Hospital Pharmacy... but I have before and they were no help and they seemed to frown on this medication....

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Did you happen to try your hospital pharmacy?

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Great...here I go again...So sick of this. I was told last month by my pharmacist that DEA did an audit and as long as quantities were low, we would have no problem filling. I only get 84, 30mg oxycodone a month. Today, I go in for my refill, and they are out again!!! Now, starting tomorrow, Dec 1st, a new protocol is in place and it will take hours before your prescription is available -IF they even have them in stock. The doctor has to be verified, AND the doctor's office must accept insurance, AND the patient will be under a strict protocol, ie if the medication is medically necessary...wtf...the pharmacy is to decide whether our medical condition is medically necessary to be prescribed this medication...who does decide this...the DEA????, the pharmacist??? and WHO will be approved??? Cancer Patients only?? I don't know but where is the HIPA law in all this??

I'm so aggravated. Finally switched back to this medication last month and had one good month...What a let down today...Now I can't fill and tomorrow is the new law with my "chain pharmacy".....What will the results of this be...I can only imagine!! My rheumatoid arthritis and , degenerative discs and damaged nerves will not get approved!!...Ha!! UNbelievable!! Wonder if Hep C and liver disease will get approved??

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Lee County.....Thanks :-)

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nikki- i just got my 10/325 percs yesterday along with my oxycontin and theres no shortage. its discrimination.
they are just lying. where do u live. if ur in my coun ty i know a pharmacy. indian river coiunty? i can help u here.

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I may have a solution. My son is disabled and has taken Percocet for 2 years. Same situation...went to the pharmacy to pick up one months supply and the pharmacy said it could be January 2013 before Percocet is available.
Long story short.....his doctor told him to try the hospital pharmacy. YES...they had Percocet. Maybe this is something you can try?? Good luck!

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shameus, sorry to report your abuse. Go yank some other site.

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@ mouth337, thank you & "Rick " for putting "shameus " in her place, so to speak. But you don't have to explain, or give ANYONE your medical history. Most definitely not her. People like that don't even deserve our time. How pathetic she was even on here, does she bounce around online just looking for people to insult? Oh darn, I guess we will never really know. (Lol) :-)

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@ SHAMEUS, I SECOND RICK'S. "BLOW ME! " WOW, I HOPE YOU SHOWED YOUR BROTHER THE COMPASSION YOU LACK ON THIS BLOG. I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, BUT WHO EXACTLY DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? WHY ARE YOU EVEN ON HERE? MAYBE YOU SHOULD SEEK PSYCHIATRIC HELP. OR BETTER YET, VOLUNTEER YOUR SERVICES TO HELP DRUG ADDICTS. FOR THE CPP, I SUGGEST WE IGNORE THE POOR IGNORANT SHAMEUS FROM NOW ON (ALL THOUGH I'M SURE, LIKE ME YOU MAY HAVE TO PUT IN YOUR 15 CENTS!) BTW, I HAVE YET TO SEE SOME ONE HERE REFERENCE "CRAMMING STUFF INTO THIER VEINS! SHAME ON _YOU _ "SHAMEUS "

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Husband's Dr. in PINELLAS said today that pharmacies are to sell only 5% Narcotics. I don't know when this is suppose to start, or if this is monthly? yearly? weekly? but it makes sense with all the problems filling the scripts.

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@shameus...You are VERY inconsiderate!!! Most of us on this forum would NEVER want to take a pill again if we had a choice...BUT...you wouldn't understand if you are not in Chronic pain like all of us!!! We don't take medicatin because we WANT to...we take it because we HAVE to, to have a somewhat decent way of life!!! It would be like a heart patient..or a diabetic. They HAVE to take medicine to keep going/living their life...well..that's what we have to do. Do you think I like having to take 7 prescriptions a day at 32 years old?? Cause I don't!! I HATE it!! I have NEVER abused Any med. Never shared my meds. Never ran out of my meds early. So before U go running your mouth because YOUR brother abused meds and Od'ed...maybe you should understand that addiction is a disease. And NOT All of us have that disease. Sorry for your loss...but you really shouldn't talk the way you did about US!!!

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shameus- BLOW ME! sorry for your loss but its junkies that are abusing these meds that od and if taken properly, no alcohol mix, etc they are very safe. ive been on 4 80mg oxycontin for 12 yrs and dont abuse them or drink and still here. thanx to my meds im not bed ridden. again sorry for the loss but its these people that shouldnt have meds or be doing them that are dying.

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You all sound like a bunch of addicts crying because they cant get their fix. Your pain is in your head. Im so hurt but I can drive three days looking for them really. Evrybody has been in an accident evrybody has back problems thats why this problem is a pandemic and out of control. If you never shoot another oxy again youll find something else to shove in your veins wont you. I dont care how much pain yourbin your still alive which is more then I fan say for my dead brother. UNDERSTAND OR NO email me and ill explain it to you further if your still selfish and confused.

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Because they are as close to synthetic heroin as possible. They are killing our children(my brother o.d. last week). Walgreens cvs any other pharm are going to get sued if they dont stop. If your husband or anyone else is in that much pain they should be bed ridden in a hospital or at home. This country is a joke and so are you crackheads.

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I live in st.pete fla., drove for 3 days looking to fill my oxys. Which I get due to 4 filed back surgeries, cud not find anytng. Left for thanksgiving, took scripts w me, no city has or refuses to fill cuz I live in fla! It's all f"d up and I hope the dea gets n a car wreck n breaks their back!

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Thanks for taking the time to post this informative info.the opana I've gotten for 5 month's now, is produced by roxane. It's a generic for opana 10mg ir. I have a good relationship ship with the pain center, and he asks me if I want to switch back to the oxycodone 30 mg ir. I say my pain and stomach problems would so much better than with the opana. I just know I'll never be able to fill the roxycodone. I shouldn't be complaining, bc I know many of you can't fill anything. I know I can fill
Opana, I hope, and like it's been said, I too believe it's a conspiracy, and we legit cpp are paying the piper. God bless, I'm glad I have this place to converse with others in the same sad situation. God bless and take care.

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the email address u sent got edited for privacy, but you can ask your doctor, i asked mine he said no, i think the pharmacist is "uncomfortable" of filling your rx, i asked one that was "uncomfortable:" to fill mine, if the doctor was blacklisted and she said, no, but based on the information you gave me, i dont feel comfortable blah blah ----i asked if she wants my records, she said no! that pharmacist told me it's up to each individual pharmacist to deny your rx, thats bull. if they are uncomfortable, why not call the doctor and verify the rx?, what is it, do i have the wrong look or something? let me know how the dea rep's ok goes, i dont know what to do except take a vacation out of the state.v.dcxxaty

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HollyWeird,

Got a question!!! How can I find out if my doctor ias on a blacklist??? I was getting my methadone and morphine 30 ir's filled at walgreens for about 2 years, and then my doc switched me from morphine to dilaudid 4mgs and the pharmacy (walgreens) wont fill any of them anymore, they give me some BS answer. But one said OH your doctor is under investigation..

Could you message me and let me know how I can find out if he really is???

I called the DEA and complained to them, and they supervisor said I could use her name when I went to fill, but who knows maybe she was just BS'ing me too.

thanks

GC
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