2012 Oxycodone 30mg Shortage In Florida (Page 16)
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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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@ Panicnpain, gosh I'm so sorry to hear you don't have support from the one person who knows your situation! That is awful! I feel the same about telling people. But lately I just don't give 2 craps about what they think of me. Ive been on this pain roller coaster for 20 years. I tell my sisters the meds I'm on n they are like " who gives u that Crap " HELLO! they know how bad my spine is, but unless u live it u just don't get it! I too hope things change for us next year. I'm so sick of roumors & b****ing! Really it comes down to who is behind the pharmacy counter, & if they "feel " comfortable that day to fill scripts. Good luck & God bless.

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@hollywood, I hear you! I'm a woman in my early 50's, originally from NY, ( been in this crap hole for over 20 yrs) and have 2 yrs of records of filling @ Walgreens. They don't care, they assume bc of these meds we take, we're all druggies. I always dress nicely, act like a lady, and as soon as they look at prescription, their attitude changes. I know this pharmacist is helping me w/ opana bc he knows I'm in pain, and I'm older and not a dirtbag. The thing that really angered me was the first time I went there, said he'd help me fill opana, but to never bring him prescriptions for roxycodone or dilaudid bc he won't fill them. Tells me those 2 meds are a lot cheaper, and opana has a much larger profit margin. My spouse has me so upset, calling me a druggie and tells me I'm out of my mind and mentally ill. It's bad enough to be in so much pain, having so much trouble with getting pain relief and then having a spouse being verbally abusive. I'm a good person, raised 2 kids who are very successful and even helped raise his 2 kids. I'm so defeated, and depressed and feel so alone. I tell no one I need pain med, bc of the stigma attached to it. Most assume you're just a druggie. God bless each of you, as we deserve a basic human right to pain control.

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@panicnpain thanks for the info, i've been getting the same er, muscle, ir for 6 years, i've only had trouble this year, and now its impossilbe unless i pay 3 a pill ( that means 504 a month) just to fill 1 rx, i cant do that anymore, get this,,,mom & pop are soo greedy, i changed to diaulaudid, as they are about 400 dollars cheaper, then the pharmacy yesterday i found out, made dialaudid 8 mg 4 dollars a pill!!!!! i had no prob filling in NY when i visited there, everywhere i went to fill my 15s 30s and mscontin said we havent had them for 3 months,, is this going to continue? i asked my doc if he was blacklisted he said no, I dont have my operation until February, i need my meds and i dont have 500 for them i always used to fill cvs, i'm in the records that i've filled before, i dont know if i am being discriminated, i come in looking professional and non-threatening, wtf?

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@ roro, I'm only taking the opana ir 10 mg, 5 a day. They do make me a zombie all day, and I take my last one 3-4 hrs before bed. Thank God I have xanax and ambien to sleep. The opana doesn't relieve pain like oxycodone 30mg ir. I can also fill the opana every month. The pharmacist told me he will never fill roxycodone or dilaudid. It's ridiculous when those are the 2 meds in opana. Its all about the money. Opana makes them a much greater profit. I know a few who still can fill their roxycodone 30mg thru mail order.. it's so wrong for this to be happening. My quality of life and productivity has diminished bc I'm like a walking zombie all the time. Hoping what the previous person wrote is true about after the first of the year. Then what do I do? Can't fill the roxycodone prescription with current pharmacist. Between a rock and: a hard place. This is the only place I share med info. Too afraid to tell anyone. God bless

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which stores in pompono and deerfield? u are very lucky!

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post haste has them,, but i cant afford their prices for 15 mg they want 5 A PILL for 30 mg they want 8 a pill. i used to pay 50 cents a pill last year, now they dont even look, they say " good luck finding oxy in florida" I;m wondering if i should travel to dade county, or go north to boca? any ideas? i have rx for both 15mg and 30 mg help !

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@ panicnpain, I'm with you about opana. It's needing with my sleep too. Can't sleep more than a fee hours a night. Them I'm always sleepy. Does it do that to you too? I'm on ir & er. Also 1/2. Or less pain relief I was getting with oxycodone. Only blessing is I CAN fill them on time every month.

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My dad's pharmacist told him at the 1st of the year the FDA is lifting the rules on How many bottles of these medications pharmacies can get a month, because of the out pour of pain patients sending letters and also some stockholders and some government people voicing concerns. Let's all cross our fingers. 2 months ago I switched to the 20mg as suggested by someone one here but was only able to get 20 one month and 80 this month, now I'm stuck with a script for 20 20s and no one has those.

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@captain, a lot of us have insurance too. My Dr accepts it and so does the pharmacy. 2 1/2 yrs w/ same dr and 2 yrs at walgreens until last may. Too many over pre scribing drs in this state and too many junkies selling them. Sick of monthly drug tests, and now the dr is sending out the urine to a lab every 2 months at about 1,500 of which my insurance covers 75%. On top of office visit copay and 97.00 copay for medication, I'm ready to give up and suffer. I'm sick of it. I'm broke and sick to my stomach, vomit almost daily, and pain is only 50% controlled on the opana. I'm tired, and have followed the rules and still can't attain the med that made life tolerable. Nice way to spend my older yrs, I'm so disgusted, then people say they don't understand what the problem is bc they're not having a problem filling their oxycodone 40 and roxycodone 15. Good luck, bc most of us can't.

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try Post Haste Pharmacy 4401 Sheridan St Hollywood, FL

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2 Walgreens.. 1 in Pompano the other Deerfield. Yes, sometimes I have to wait a few days but there's usually no problem. Today filled Roxy 15s and OxyContin 40s w/ no problems.The pharmacist tells me no 30s that's why I get the 40s. Dont understand all the problems most of you all are having. w/ ins. both scripts cost 47 $

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@hollyweird, as u can see, this thread is months old. I doubt you'll be able to fill roxycodone anywhere in Fl. Forget CVS and Walgreens, your best bet is a mom and pop pharmacy, if they have them and IF they're willing to take you as a new patient. The pharmacists are scared to go near that drug. There's no money in it, and with all the druggies, robberies and all the trouble it causes, they don't want to deal with it. Here's what I've learned since last may, the last time I was able to fill roxycodone. ( it's already in this in this thread). The pharmacy can only fill a.certain percentage of narcotics in their records balanced with all other meds. If they go over that percentage, the dea will crack down on them. This is the main reason they won't take new patients. They will only help customers who fill all their meds with them. My pharmacist told me flat out 2 months ago that it doesn't look good I'm only giving him 1 prescription for a narcotic. Every month I'm a wreck if they will fill my opana for me. I also am prescribed a muscle relaxer to help me and balance out the narcotic. That means he's filling 50% narcotic and 50% non narcotic for me. If I get sick and need any other meds, I will fill there too. I explained to them I have a mail order pharmacy for my other meds. They did;n't like that, but I don't have to pay for the 6 other non narcotic meds I'm prescribed. A lot of pharmacies also want to see a long and short acting pain medication, not just a short acting like roxycodone 30 mg ir. It looks bad for them in their system. If I were you, and most of us here have had to do it, you will have no choice but to find an alternative medication. Believe me, I'm not happy I had to switch bc the roxycodone helped me a great deal. I have more pain, nausea sleepiness and empty pockets bc of this nightmare. Take the time and read the whole thread, so many of us are in the same boat. We're legit chronic pain patients, and we can't get the ONE med that helped.us most. My apologies to all that I'm a broken record repeating myself. God bless and peace to most of you.

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Hi, i live in hollywood,fl, where can i fill my oxycodone ir 30 mg and 15 mg for a reasonable price? I guess the mom and pops are out of the question, so , Please let me know i am out and no one will help,, same thing > " we dont have these and we dont know when we will get these" or "we don't carry these anymore" or " we may get them next week"

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cvs SUX- well your story is same as mine sort of. cvs sux bottom line. the girl treated me like a druggy and said no then the pharmacist asked to see the rx. he filled it(august) so that cvs counter girl just looked and said no without even really checking with pharmacist.
i went back the next month to cvs and another ne wpharmacist was there and he didnt fill or even check his books. and the guy was a terrorist looking guy too.
he looked like he was ready to blow his entire store up.

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Well, in an attempt to refill my 10/325 perc. script today, I gave up on CVS after trying several locations. All I got was nothing was an extra side of attitude.

The last CVS store I attempted, the pharmacy tech. was a COMPLETE douche to me. Rude as heck. Not sure what his problem was. After being a douche, he said (as usual) that he would have to check if they had it in stock. The pharmacist was on the phone, so he set the script down on the desk and then went to help another customer. Keeping my eye on them, once he was done with that customer, he took a phone call. Then he grabbed the script and said "sorry, we don't have enough to fill it" blah blah blah. he NEVER checked their books or computer to see if they actually had stock.

So, took the script to Wal-Mart where they politely, and quickly filled my script.

CVS has lost me as a customer. NEVER AGAIN.

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CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT...NOW WE NEED A GOOD JEW LAWYER TO TAKE OUR CASE AND WIN IT. SIGN ME UP.

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you have the right idea,
this is a direct violation of our rights. This policy of Pharmacies to not carry narcotics, violates the ethical code the doctors take to care for and treat patients. Big difference between addicted and dependent. I've done much research over past several years, CLASS ACTION suite is necessary! I'm on board for the discrimination against the disabled and people in chronic pain. This is discrimination and also violates the ADA.
Class Action law suite needs to be filed against the state of Florida, the DEA for threatening and intimidating doctors and pharmacy professionals to properly care for their patients!

Find a large experienced attorney firm to take this on, and you will have thousands quickly on board with this.

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@ dea sux, share your " solution", most of us need ome badly

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What a tease 'DEA SUX' LOL!

Update: After searching for a week. I was able to fill my oxy 15s 180 count. Wound up getting it from a walgreeens location that had twice (this month!) previously said 'I'M NOT COMFORTABLE" BS. Secret: go back when a DIFFERENT pharmacist is on duty. I'mnot a racist but every Asian Wags pharmacist has said 'NO' coincidence? NOV2012

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What is the solution????

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