2012 Oxycodone 30mg Shortage In Florida (Page 2)
(Newest replies first)

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.

REPLY

REPORT

Deep south, we get it, you get your meds filled every month. Good for you. I was with a small pharmacy for over a year, new owners took over, & that was the end of that. Don't be so confident you're safe, BC no one is safe from being cut off. I wasn't in a horrible accident, but do have degeneration of discs in cervical.& lumbar spine, in addition to 8 herniated discs. MRI shows a lot is going on. I worked hard all my life, & did a lot of heavy lifting etc. I'm prescribed 1 pain med. I found a chain pharmacy with a pharmacist who makes sure I get med filled every month. I've been there for 5 months now. We've developed a good relationship, & call a week nbefore Dr appt every month. It's been a blessing. The one thing I've learned since starting pain mgt 3 yrs ago, is nothing as far as getting meds filled is 100%. None of it. I've seen younger people go up to window with their.prescription's, & on more than 1 occasion they've been told they don't carry schedule II or even schedule III meds, & were turned away. I don't blame the pharmacy, I blame the drs who prescribe these last resort meds to anyone who seeks them. Y'all as you say, better be grateful, BC after 18 mos w/ first chain cut off BC they were overfilling. 1 yr w/ small pharmacy, new owners, didn't care about me. This is 3rd pharmacy, & although I know he goes out of his way to make sure my med is in stock every month, NOTHING is guaranteed when it comes to this situation. Why you're here boasting, many are suffering needlessly. Nothing in life is for sure but birth, taxes & death. My prayers for the rest. of you who are still going through hell.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 1

GC ST.Pete, Just heard from friend that hydro/oxycodone will become illegal in FL. What happens to those of us that really need it?

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Where did you get your dialaudid filled? I'm in Jax, & I had my Roxy script changed, (for obvious reasons) & no-one has them either. Btw, dialaudid are stronger anyway, 1 does it, so I can work, w o screaming from back pain. But, I've been riding round looking for them too. Help????

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

I am not trying to be "Miss It" or "Miss Know It All" but if you are having a hard.time getting your medication at a "chain drug store" try a family owned one.

I have used the same family owned drugstore over 13years and I promise they treat me like a queen. They go out of their way to help me. Have never ever turned their nose up at any prescription. I refuse to use the drugstore in my hometown and use this drugstore that is out of town north of here. They mail my medication(s). It is wonderful. I personally don't won't my hometown knowing what medications I take. It's a small southern town and believe me they talk even if they are sworn not too. That is my case anyway, maybe not y'all.

Just try a family owned drugstore. A suggestion is all I have. And I wish you the best

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Y'all there must be something I am missing or don't understand. Like so many comments I have read here, I too, was in a horrific automobile accident, air.lifted to UAB, B'ham Alabama. I have had 27 put to sleep surgeries, go to the **** Treatment Clinic there and have never had a problem w/getting pain medication. I have already stated before I am on Fentanyl, now, 75mg and Oxycodone. They prescribe it, I get it filled. End of story. If you abuse it, it's your own fault because you'll run out and the pharmacy doesn't do early refills. I am also on, Xanax, Ambien and Soma. I know about the ramifications of taking too many of this or that and dying.

Remember I told y'all back in 2011 may patch fell off and I just stuck it in my mouth. WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!! DO NOT DO THAT. I WAS TAKING MY AUNT TO THE CARDIOLOGIST IN AUBURN WHEN I JUST, WHAM FELL SOUND ASLEEP AND THEY COULDN'T WAKE ME UP. SO DON'T DO THAT PEOPLE.

Maybe it is from the people that have not had a traumatic episode happen in their life. There MRI's or CT scans don't show permanent damage. I don't know how they get this kind of medication w/out something BAD BAD. or Cancer.

Doctors handing out this strong of meds w/out a bonifide accident like mine and many of y'all is plan out wrong. But it just isn't an issue f/me. Never has been.

Wish y'all the best of luck if you've had significant injuries, what have you.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

More Government intrusion into our lives, How does it feel to live under Communist Government control?

REPLY

Was this helpful? 2

Its the same situation here in Az! Its no fun running around in 115degrees, in bad pain, not knowing if you're on a goose chase or not!

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

By the way, I'm also LawLady.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 1

Flatom, why WOULDN'T someone studying to be a medical doctor (me), with experience in drug addiction treatment belong on this page?? I know about the laws and shortages firsthand. Duh. I didn't think I would need to spell it out for anyone. It's called helping people out with your knowledge. Perhaps you still don't understand, but even so, who said this page was ONLY for people who can't get their scripts filled?? You? And that's all I read from your post. They're too long and far too difficult to read with all the run-on sentences and grammatical errors. I don't mean to make fun of you, I just can't read those long posts unless they are at least semi properly constructed.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 1

@lawlady I did not say you treated them with drugs-I said if your not on these type of drugs on here an not treating your people with them -why are you even on this site-this Site was set up for people who cannot fill there pain Meds-so you said you Treat addicts an you said the bulk was 30yrs of age an then I said there are alot of teens an people in there early 20s taking drugs an taking them an do not need them-I also said there are people who have Cancer an been in wrecks an have other problems for taking them-but since the pill mills have opened up you have kids who have nothing wrong with them taking them to get High only an selling them to live instead of being a real Man or woman an getting a real Job to pay there Bills,an its the people like that who makes everyone else in real pain suffer an not be able to get there Meds filled-thats why pill mills shouldn't be aloud in this State-Funny that no other State will allow them in there State to hand out pills to whoever walks into there office-with or without pain-everyone was getting oxycodone an oxycottin an now all morphine-an now pharmacies are only allowed so many to hand out,an soon it will get just like the others an they will stop them as well,the only people that will get them soon is people in the hospital or nursing home with Cancer or Hospice an everyone else will be moving away from florida in order to be able to get them,allowing the pill mills to remain open will ruin it for everyone very soon-the DEA takes a pay off I am sure to let them stay an hand out pills to every person who walks in there office-pill mills probably make over 50.000 a month just from writing paper-so I am sure there able to pay the DEA 5000.00 a month to stay open-Its all about money now Days an I will guarantee there being paid off to stay open-I do not understand the DEA an goverment in this State that would allow any 18yr old an up to just walk in an be able to get pills-if a regular Doctor does not send you to pain management then you shouldn't be allowed to just go there pay them a fee an go get scripts to ruin your Body when there isn't a thing wrong with you,No matter what people say or write to them they still do nothing to them-just allow them to remain open an destroy people from getting there meds,an because of them in another year they will all be hard to get in this State because of the Paper Pushers,an when it Happens everyone will say I was right

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Flatom, you AGAIN put words in my mouth. When did I EVER say I treat patients with narcotics?? None of my patients are on any drug, with the exception of a few on suboxone. We do not provide narcotic medications other than that to any of our recovering addicts. And what am I doing on here? Trying to set you straight, that's what. And guess what? All of the addicts I help treat are over 25, with the exception of one 24 year old.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

@Btown-the reason I know so much about the pill mills is because 2 of my friends went there an told me I should go there because they write out scripts for you an give you enough to go without pain -I have insurance so I get mine paid for no matter what I take-if it wasn't for insurance I would be like alot of people an couldn't afford them,but when I was going to walgrens filling them I would get out of my truck an see a line with 30people waiting to get pills-as I said before i know that there are some young people who have serious problems an need to take meds for it,but then they are ones that have no Business taking them an getting them for all the wrong reasons,an the pill mills are the cause for everyone pharmacy stopping filling pills for everyone or shut down by the DEA like the walgrens on 52 was an they even took them to court-its a shame when the DEA will shut a Pharmacy Down cause they say they were handing out to many pain Meds when thats what there in Business for-But instead of going to the Doctors writing people 240oxycodones an other types of oxycottins an somas-valium -they close the pharmacy from selling any type of pain meds-they were just doing what they been doing for years an then this State an only this State lets pill mills come along an hand pills out to anyone who goes to them an ruin it for everyone who is really in pain an needs them-this is the only State in the united states that let them continue to stay open an instead of closing them they close pharmacys for handing out to many-I think if the pill mills are allowed to stay open they should only be allowed to except people referred by there primary period-not be able to just walk in off the street an have no primary Doctor an be able to get all types of meds to sale-Like a Sheriff friend of mine went on a call to a 21yr old girl an her 22yr old boyfriends home an there 2yr old had oxycodone powder all over his lips an they had him flown to all childrens Hospital-both the girl an guy had a bottle of oxycodes an they tested them both to see if they had any in there system an they did not have none in them so that just told Him they were selling them on the street-as we work our ass off husband an wife to pay our bills these kids go an sale them an make more then we do put together in 3months off selling pills-like I said there are people with Cancer an who have been in very bad wrecks or have another problem but then you have alot who just get them for the high or sale them an then everyone wonders why there getting so hard to get-an until they close the pill mills an make everyone go through a primary an then be sent to a real pain clinic this state will be done getting any pain meds-people use to be able to get them mailed to them until pill mills took over an now no one in the state of florida can get Mail orders because of them giving out pills to anyone who walks in there office-they get 125 to 250 off each person every month an make more in a month then i make in a year just for writting out scripts for anyone with or without pain an sooner then you think florida will have no pain meds to hand to people then everyone will have to leave an go to another state where they don't allow pill mills to destroy there State

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

@Btown-I Blow it out an had severe stenois at L4 L5 an if I did not get emergency surgery I could have went parilized-my primary wanted me to go to theripy-look it up an see pictures of your back blown out by severe stenois -when you look at the pictures when it blows out the sack that is holding the disc from hitting one another blowed out an it was crushed sitting right on the nerves-but you can see what severe stenois is by looking it up

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

@flatom Emergency Surgery for a blown back? I've done research on this after reading that part of your comment. I can't find a single article about Emergency surgery for a blown back. Maybe you could elaborate. Was it herniation or did you break your back? Spine or back ribs? Just curious because emx surgery means surgery required to save ones life! Was your back injury life threatening?

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

@flatom As much as we disagree I've never resorted to calling you names. I've also noticed some inconsistencies in your statements. If you don't go to these pill mills how is it you said you'd see all of these young adults there? If you don'tdeal with junkies how do you know how they are getting into these places & what they are prescribed at what quantities? Sounds like you know an awful lot about how it all works for someone who claims their knowledge on the subject comes from hiring & then quickly firing a few junkies immediately upon the discovery of said abuse. Wanna know how I know? Aprox 1/3 of my former friends & acquaintances are pill heads. I never claimed that there wasn't a huge problem with pull addiction, but #1 I wouldn't know what 18 year Olds are doing because I'm 35 & #2 My point was that you shouldn't judge ones need for medication based on age alone...My husband lost a buddy from Elementary School to overdosing. I am a devout Christian & when I see these friends they feel comfortable confessing their sins to me in great detail & aging for prayer. Although I am saddened by their addiction I don't judge them. "Do not judge, lest you be judged" I am sorry if you feel judged by me, it is not my intent. It seemed as though you were monopolizing the forum with your angry rants & because of what I have gone through being judged by folks such as yourself because of my age I felt the need to give you another perspective to consider. It seems though that you are not open to considering this issue from another point of view & rely on name calling instead to prove your point. I wish you the best & may God bless you with a reduction in your pain & an open mind.
Thank you.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

@btown-for one I really dont care if you care how I feel-I do not go to pill mills-I go to a reg pain Doctor-an I didn't not know the Guys I Hired were on pills until I seen there eyes one Saturday whenj they come in an I ask them why there eyes were so Red an they said they smoked a joint-I wouldn't let them Drive my Truck an then I seen them both go to the Bathroom an I walked into see them crushing a pill an they were both let go at that Min-I ran a used an new store an its really Hard to find good help now Days-Same as when I ran my painting Business-you can get people to work an pay them by the Day-But I knew I wasn't suppose to lift heavy Furniture no more an after working my entire life since 12 an going to serve my country an working 6 to 7 days a week then all in 2min it ended an it rips me apart each day not to be able to stand straight cause of Idiot Surgeons who cut you open 6in when the first surgeon cut 2in,the first one I could run after it was done the 2nd one I couldn't move in the bed an it got ten times worse when they told me to get up an walk an something tore in my back an they just walked out of the room then 2 weeks later sent me to a f hip doctor which he said its all in your back-to come to find out the tear is something that cannot be repaired-so I am left with a leg that is tingling an numb 24/7 a back thats screwed for life an 2 arms thats weaker then Hell an hands that go numb all the time-I force myself to get up an do something around my house,an pay for it for the next week or two,now taking pills for depression cause its not the way i want to leave my life an so many times I just want to end it all,but to be told by people that the main bulk of people who take pills are in the 30's i know better-I am 54 an not the only person in pain but I do know I am not going to sit an let people like ladylaw run her big mouth on me when she dont know nothing about me an thinks I am not aware of how many teens I have seen run into Walgrens to cut in line to get there scripts filled so they can go sale them-I watched them outside talking on there cell telling someone they would call them soon as they left an hook them up-I seen all from 18 to 35 going in,an the 30yr olds had to start at a younger age to be where there at now as addicts-Like I told all the Kids I seen on pills your doing nothing but ruining your Life-cause if you had no pain when you started taking them you will surely have it after you start them an then not have them the pain will be there from all the opium in your Body from the pills-an I will guarantee you in the next 5yrs if they dont shut the pill mills down you will have to move out of state to get pain meds-people who got them through mail order can no longer get them now because the all the drug problems in florida-if it was not for pill mills you nor no one else would have no problems filling your scripts,Funny How Florida is the only State that will allow pill mills to open an get Rich for handing out scripts to any age just so they can get Rich an I am also sure the DEA gets a pay off from them to allow them to remain open,while shots an elec abalation will help people alot having it done at a real pain clinic that your Doctor will send you to-but now that pill mills are here you dont have to go through a reg Doctor to go there you just go pay them an get scripts to take rather you been seen anywhere or not-they will give you or anyone that is of age pills to take-then you hear that they are at least 10 teenage Deaths a year from taking all the pills they give them to take an they Drink on top of them an don't wake up,now its all over the world but people come to florida from a bunch of states to get scripts from pill mills to take back an sale or to take for a High an ruin there life,I wish I didn't have to take none but that will never be again until I Die,you say I am Rude an other things I guess if you listen to others tell you that you know nothing an the bulk is 30 when I know how many kids from 19 to 25 that I fired for taking pills -I ask them before they worked for me if they were on any type of drugs an i dont care if they smoke Dope but not on my time,but when it comes to pills then that wont happen-I take them for pain not to get High an no one around me is going to take them an work under me,an when people say I pay them with pills I get very mad an would rip there heads off if they were to say that to my face-being behind a computer there mouth can run an say an talk all the s*** they want-but when someone trys calling me out then your right I will be rude an not give a s*** what I say to them-Like ladylaw someone who says she treats addicts an the bulk is 30-well I cannot figure out if you say you Treat addicts what the hell you doing on Here-to me if your treating addicts you treat them with other things not oxys-morphine-opana-you treat them with a completely different pill to get off-but when I joined this site it was when I couldn't find no pills a year ago an I finally found a place that i hardly have no problem filling them until this month-so now for almost 2 weeks I have nothing to take an its getting the best of me with not being able to leave my bed-all because of f pill mills being allowed in the so called Sunshine State-as far as I am concerned Florida now has become the Teen an 20's an 30;s Drug addicted state-I do understand there are teens an others who have a good reason to take pain Meds but then you have 60percent just getting them to get High with or sale so they dont have to go out an get a real job to support there lazy asses-but I would Love to have one sale to me cause i would set them up an get them off the streets-

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

well for one I had no clue they were on anything until i caught them doing them an they were let go on the Spot-Mf let me tell you all something you do not know nothing about me or what I have been through in the last 6yrs of my life-I run my Business alone until i blew my back out an had to have emergency surgery an 3 months after it blew out again because I was lifting in less then 2 weeks because of idiots ruining my furniture -so then for the 2nd time in less then 2 yrs I had surgery again an then was told to get up 5hrs later an after the surgeon cut me open 6in an stapled me together I got up an felt something tear in my back when I laid back down the pain shot down my right leg an my lower back -it took 6 months to be able to lay on my back or side-after I had plates an screws placed in my neck-I took oxycottin 80mg 4x a day an 14 30mg oxycodone an it still didnt touch the pain-then all the young -so then the pill mills come along an then no one ever had no pills cause of the pill mills giving so many out to kids an others-so you can run your big Mouth all you want-I got your criminal swinging B,like I said before you say you treat Drug addicts if thats the case why are you so worried about where an why people take pills an where they get them lawlady-you say you treat addicts what you treat them with morphine an oxys -I guess you must since your on Here you want to talk like you know it all an you know nothing.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

@jvk what sucks for me is that I actually could fill the roxycodone, some months took a few days longer than others, but I had a good relationship with the pharmacist where I had been filling for over 3 years & he'd hold my scripts & fill when available. My Dr. stopped writing them for all of his patients & switched everyone over to morphine (ugh)! I fought it for add long as I could until it was no longer an option. They did the same thing with the Oxycontin many years ago, it was labeled a junkie drug & they began phasing it out. It's still available all these years later, they just had to go through a reformulation process. That would be just fine with me because I do not misuse my meds so nothing to be concerned about there. I just want the most effective relief I can get without all the dreaded side effects. Oxycodone did that for me. All I can hope for is that one day this will all be behind us & we can move on....

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

@941Btown, I had same problem w/ morphine. Sleepy, nauseous & not good pain relief. The opana offers more pain relief, but still feel sick & lethargic. My Dr will write RX for roxycodone, but we all know it's not worth the paper it's written on. If I knew this new pharmacist better, I would ask if 15 mg roxycodone would be possible. I'm so afraid to roll stones, & lose ability to fill opana. I'm already getting nervous about calling next WK to order for me. In the mean time, I've had to cut back what I'm prescribed so in case the bottom falls out again, I won't suffer as much as I did last month. Praying everyday for so many like us.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 1

Thank you Lawlady & 941Btown. You're both encouraging & kind. God bless you :)

REPLY

Was this helpful? 1

This is a nightmare!! I suffer from multiple auto-immune diseases such as Connective Tissue Disease, R.A, Livedo, Raynau...

47 REPLIES

Can a pharmacist just be quite and fill the script the doctor ordered for his patient.They lie to us and then fill freds...

64 REPLIES

back in the 80's Scotty's ,hardware store hicked up prices for ply wood and state of Fl,step in closed them down...

4 REPLIES

Is anyone in Florida having any issues getting their oxycodone 30mg filled at any pharmacy's? Especially at a Publix...

3 REPLIES

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN A REFILL IN FLORIDA. WHEN WILL THIS BE SOLVED. SUICIDE RATES ARE UP. IN FORT MYERS IN SEPTEMB...

3 REPLIES

Have any of you tried to order from mail order pharmacies. I have Aetna insurance, and they have an rx by mail program. ...

15 REPLIES

Well today I officially caught a cvs here in Ga lying to me. A friend of mine filled his Meds yesterday. I go in, having...

442 REPLIES

Need a pain management doctor, moved from NYC have all my records (and MRI) showing i was taking oxycodone, also was in ...

4 REPLIES

My husband has been relentlessly trying to fill my scripts for over a week, spending hrs on end daily, going from Parmac...

86 REPLIES

I have a prescrption for oxycodone 30mg 180 tablets I livw in perrine florida ? Can you please help ## Hi Zuil, I think ...

4 REPLIES