2012 Oxycodone 30mg Shortage In Florida (Page 28)
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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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You know what i dont get is.....How do the mom an pop ALWAYS HAVE OXYCODONE?????? But your gonna pay 5 or more EACH!!!! Who can afford that!!???? The ones selling them , THATS WHO, other wise your buying maybe half of your scrip if your lucky like me, But i cant make it through a month if i take them right!!! HOW MESSED UP!! Im really done Playin!!!

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I have had problems at Walgreens in the past. there excuse was there was a shortage..but when I took my script to Krogers, they filled it and had not heard of any shortages. I take 30 mg oxycodone now and have had no problems getting them at Krogers

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PANICPAIN....havent been here in awhile...and saw your post....thank God in heaven I didnt give up.....I knew that dilaudid,morphine,opana,...etc...would not work cause I TRIED IT ALL...the only thing that has worked is low-dose methadone...20 mgs a day and oxycodone30 btp actually relieved the pain without making me sick,groggy and miserable..PLEASE do yourself a BIG FAVOR ALL OF YOU and contact Donna Ratliff on facebook and get some real help! I kept doing the awful "pharmacy crawl" for months,didnt give up, and kept going to a Sweetbay who has a pharmacist who is all business,polite,kind,50ish,and she actually fills all my meds and holds them for me(the prescriptions).Finally all my meds are coming for refill on the same days after months and months of this.So....try the local grocery store...btw this pharmacist also sees me in there buying groceries...if that helps......also your local WALMART....the reason I KNOW this is I went there many many times and got refused...."we are out" come back every day....well I did and they get their big supply in on the FIRST of the month every month, altho,if u have never filled at Walmart,it can be touch n go.....also join Sams club....it is 40.00 for membership and the same thing holds true there....first of the month...CAMP OUT! I hate this for everybody who posts here who has to live with debilitating pain, but Ive said a million times "DO NOT LET ANYBODY DENY YOU THE RIGHT TO LIVE PAIN FREE"...........k

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nice idea and agree with stand up and fight.
BUT
unfortunatly the drug companies arent responsible...nor the pharmacies, nor the doctors...thats the problem cause noone has to be held accountable and with all the deaths there still not responsible and no lawsuits cause lawyers say theres no way to pin it on 1 person or business.
only other issue is goto 3 different doctors and there not going to say "oxycodone" period is all we can take(we-chronic pain) they can say oxycontin, morphine, dilaudid, percocet(oxycodone but weaker and w/tylenol)
know what i mean...they wont say just 1 drug for the remedy..but i like your way of thinking.

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We need a drug class card! Bottom line they cant do this to you, they made this drug so addicting and then they take it away and watch you suffer?

We need to stand up and fight for a buying card. Have 3 doctors look into your condition and if your are proven to need this oxy script, you are giving a card to purchase them from only 5 major name Rx's. This is complete BS and this company got everyone hooked and now is leaving everyone that needs it out there hurting.

SO MANY PEOPLE DO NOT NEED THIS DRUGS AND THIS I GET! This is WHY we need a card to get this class drug. We need to force them to make a card legal for this class of drug so people who are on it cant be shorted. This is life threatening to have someone withdraw from this drug every month over and over again.

STAND UP AND FIGHT PEOPLE! GO OUT SIDE AND MAKE SOME NOISE. EVERYONE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WILL STAND BEHIND YOU!!! POST BLOGS, SEND EMAILS LET EVERYONE YOU KNOW WITH MAJOR PAIN TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO LIVE YOUR LIFE OUTSIDE OF YOUR BED FOR DAYS OR WEEKS WHILE YOU DRIVE AROUND WASTING GAS!

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LOL nope not a law. dont need round the clock meds with oxy for breakthru. thats what i was on for years until my office got shut down for being just on that. 24 round clock with breakthru-oxy30mg ir.
now doctors(most) are taking patients off oxycodone period switching them to dilaudid if your lucky...oxycontin(which sux by the way now with formula and good luck finding a strength over 20mg)
if not dilaudid, just getting 10mg oxycodone/325. period...until i can find new dr not scared to help his chronic patients that are legit...if u have insurance youll be fine and depending where you live...thats my problem is the county where im at sucks..

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That was for Post 475 ....@ Sally who said to fill Oxy 30 with no other Narcotic...that her daughter started working at Walgreens

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I thought the new Walgreen law was to have a long acting (Morphine) with Oxy in order to get it filled. I thought that was a new law period in Florida.

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Im there with you, your words exactly! Thought about alot of things, not all good, but why arent Big Pharm not fricking freaking out on the money they HAVE to be loosing, something is STINKIN!!! DEA paying them off or what?

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The mail in order pharmacy is no longer sending no oxys-no percosets-no mophine out no more-these pill mills have screwed this entire state handing pain meds to every punk that walks in that dont know what the word work means-people that have not ever been in a car wreck or fall-just regular drug addicts that goes to a side road pill mill to get all different types of meds an the DEA an goverment let the sorry bassards stay in business an I am sure there paying them off to do it,There is no pill mill that should have ever been allowed to open in any state-people should have been going through there reg Doctor an if he thought they were more severe to have to be on higher doses then he was able to give after getting a real MRI then send them to a real lagit pain clinic,If that were the case Florida would not be in no shortage of Pain meds right now,and they would not have all these punks getting them to sale ot get high off of,lastnight my neighbors house got broken into an there out of town an usually I am up but after being up in chronic pain for 2 days I fell out an good thing for them cause they would have never walked out of his house I promise you that,I would love to see one of the little sob come in my house at night an hope my shepherd got to them before I shot them,because the way I look at it if your stupid enough to walk in my home or my neighbors house then your not going to have to worry about the cops taking you to jail if I see you first,I will make sure you will never break into another house around me thats for sure,it will be your last if I see you ,I am not aiming for your leg or arm your Dead believe that

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John it would be great, i wish we coukd but state of Fla. Is one of seven that they can refuse if they just feek like it! Its stupid, because they would be doing there job so how can they get in trouble?

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Lisa, post 490. Join and we can help each other. God bless

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Annoying trying to post here. My Dr offers many different treatments. I'm in Charlotte co though. Ffpcan Donna Ratliffe fb. Can help then. Peace

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Lisa, I'm all the way down in charlotte county. I've been w/ the same pain mgt for over 2 yrs. They offer epidurals, massage therapy, and Dr spends time with me, knows my name and addresses all aspects of my problems i addition to pain
Plz join ffpcan fb donna Ratliff. We can then have communication. God bless

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What everyone should do is put a class action suit against walgreens. These pharmasits act like police your doctor .There job is to read the script and and dispense the pills THAT IS IT. We need to all come together on this. I am a retired police officer and I was profiled by these a hole pharmacists at walgreens until i told them what i did for a living. I was shot on the job and need my meds but like everyone else can not get it because of the problem with these scam artist doctors making millions until they got arrested. It is not fair for the people that are legally on these meds(#roxycode 30) and any (oxycontin dosages.lets all put a class action suit against walgreens for violating our rights

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you go robin

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Dan,It felt good to go off didn't it? I know you said all ive thought many times.Sad but true, and allot of people will give you hell, but some cant take blunt truth! Thank you.

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I have been going to pain mgt for about 8 yrs now. Had a GREAT DR in NY. I'm on my 5th DR down here in FL in only the 3 yrs I have been living here. I want to find a GREAT Pain Mgt Dr. I mean 1 who will know my name when I walk in the office..offers injections and devotes his TIME while I visit..not just "Ok Lisa...I am going to keep U on the same meds as last Month" and walks out of the room. Does Anyone have ANY recomendations for a DR. I live in Brandon which is around the Tampa area but I'm willing to travel as I already do to see the DR I am seeing now. Not looking for a DR who thinks a Pill will fix everything...seems that's the ONLY kind of DRS I can find down here. So Sad. I wish Everyone well. I feel your pain. It started being a challenge for me to get my Roxies filled November of 2011...so I had my meds switched. DR still insisted on giving me the Roxies for break through and it was a Nightmare trying to find a place to fill that also didn't try robing me at the same time...and I HAVE ins.I probably would not be here today had I run out of meds and not been able to find a place to fill...cause it still takes me about an hour to get out of bed in the morning WITH meds because of my pain. I'm sure I would have Given Up. Its not the withdrawals that are so horrible..it is in fact the pain!! I have weaned and tried Sooo many different ways to come off pain meds...and I did for about 5 days..but....I was dead to the world and crying in severe pain. I had suboxone/Xanax/..everything to help..but my back/neck are too far gone. Please anyone with ANY advise...It is Greatly appreciated..Lisa

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dan 465 i no a great doc i mean great let me no i will help u i no a couple place to fill also

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