2012 Oxycodone 30mg Shortage In Florida (Page 30)

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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I had my doc switch me from Oxy to Hydromorphone because I had a script since May that I could not get filled. Took me four days to find a pharmacy in Orlando that had Dilaudid. Up until May I had been getting my Oxycodone filed at Walgreens in Ocoee for 2 years with no problems and then the pharmacist told me they wouldn't be getting them in anymore period.

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this is bullcrap...the doctor i saved money to go see(i was a patient with stuart pain-shut down in june) and have been shot and spine/jaw replaced with metal. 24/7 pain and legit. so he says right away sorry i dont write roxicodone anymore. i said ok how about hydromorphone...this med works well for me to.
nope. he asked if i wanted percocet(same as a fckin roxicodone without the dam tylenol) or oxycontin(time release) or methadone or morphine.
since i have minumal insurance until medicaid kicks in i chose the oxycontin and cvs wouldnt fill 30mg as they said too high of a strength-please with all my pain and 12 years of using roxies and oxycontin-old formula works well for me. the methadone does nothing for pain...may help with withdrawl but nothin to help pain so i had no choice but to get these bullsht 10/325 percocet which i need 3 in the am to get started with my day and im good till noon when i have 1 pill left to last till next morning.
i cant keep saving money and switching doctors as this takes a month first to save up then have to go through this all over again. since i was a patient at the clinic that was shut down, noone will help me even as legit as me. i dunno what to do or say when i see him tomorrow except the truth. weed is something i really dont like to do for many reasons but waking up to a gunshot to the face from some iraqui staring at me with a 9mm and needless to say i cant sleep and have flashbacks. im going to tell him your not medicating me properly and controlling my pain so what am i suppose to do except goto the street to buy illegal drugs you wont write to help me. this is 3rd visit and will just tell him straight up and plz help control my pain and maybe he will give me something stronger than percocet or i guess ill be searching for another new doctor again for next month and hope he will write me roxies or at least dilaudid. this doesnt make any sense to have people suffer when these fckin kids get their rx filled or wherever they get it from and sell them 30 dollars for 30mg or higher. why doesnt dea arrest these people and let us real hurting people get the meds we need. now they closed a huge distribuion center in jupiter florida giving all the roxies statewide so now there priced higher and in shortage.
i hope all the dea has a family member or them get shot in their face and spine and live in 24/7 chronic pain and to have to go from 320mg of roxicodone a day to 4 10/325 percocet a day and live in my world for a day.
THANX JUNKIES AND DEA AND GOVERNOR AND PAM BONDI. if i ever decide lifes become too enbearable i wont be going out alone this i can tell you, these people are making our lives hell.

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There is an article posted on the web Sept 29, 2012 that the DEA said there is no shortage for oxycodone. I have attached the link. What we need to do is find a caring pharmacist that is or has a family member in chronic pain and knows what CPP go through. I hope I posted the link correctly:

articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-09-29/news/os-oxycodone-shortage-dea-florida-20120929_1_oxycodone-cvs-prescriptions

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DO you have name of mail order pharmacy?

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I'm not a dude but the info I got from internet says opana is part oxycodone and a distant cousin to morphine. Its not part morphine though. It's sad how I've visited countless, websites and not 1 lists the ingredients of.opana. only that it's a very strong drug. I will ask Dr tomorrow exactly what is the other ingredient besides oxycodone. I only assumed it was hydromorphone bc the generic is oxymorphone, not oxymorphine. Peace.

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@ dan, I feel so bad you're going thru this. I don't know why he won't give you opana. When I couldn't fill roxycodone anymore, my Dr gave.me a choice between morphine, dilaudid and opana. I've read the 8 mg dilaudid is equal to 1 10 mg opana which is equal to 20 mg of.roxycodone. the only problem with opana is w/ o insurance,they billed my insurance 235, and my copay? was 97, for 150- 10 mg opana.ir. can't he switch you to dilaudid 8 mg until you get insurance? You deserve to get some.relief, and I'll pray u do. Youre a veteran fought.for this country and this is how you're treated. Get into.VA.system, and you can.get.a pension.for ptsd. My hubby fought for it ( he's a vietnam.vet) and.is now 100% service connected disabled. Good luck and God bless

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unfortunatly my doctor in vero was shut down and all his patients are labeled bad as no doctor will see any patients that went ther...none...so im 1 county over and my old pharmasist said fine hell fill 1 county over but this doctor only took me through my attorneys referral. he said the first day no roxies no dilaudid. i just dont understand when those 2 work well for me for the past 10 years never abused or early. the military is a entire seperate issue and being handled but like my disability it will take time to win all these hearings and i am in this loophold at the mercy of cash and minumal insurance as most deny me when they see my injuries.

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Life is so good now. a friend came by and gave me 2 roxy 30mg ir for very good price. first ones since july. its just amazing that one of these 30mg decreased my pain to very tolerable, wanting to go out, do stuff...enjoy some quality of life. and these work for me along with millions of others for pain. i just wish i didnt have to feel like a criminal and worrying about getting these. its sux that today ill feel little pain but unfortunatly cant buy any more so will just have to hang in there until my ssi hearing when i can get medicaid and move from this horrible county in fla, indian river is almost all old retirees and hate on younger people(im 40) but this is young here and all doctors stick together and refuse to write meds anymore so pathetic and what a difference it makes being able to do stuff without pain. man i wish someohow things change soon. for those who do have their meds...enjoy and hope it continues as since 2000 i never had any trouble until june this 2012 year. and things are so bad now it is hard to even find a doctor to write them.
if i had better insurance i wouldnt care as much but this is another reason i like the 30mg ir oxycodone. instead of say what the dr wrote last month for 30mg oxycontin which i couldnt even get filled. i just dont see if he will write me 30mg oxycontin and the pharmacy has 30mg oxycodone ir tabs and much cheaper than the oxycontin as generic, both are same meds, one time released one immediate...and they have plenty of the 30mg ir and will fill. much cheaper too 1.75 per pill. i really hope this doctor will increase my 10/325 percocet(since they couldnt get the oxycontin or morphine filled) he gave me 120 10/325 percocet which i need 3 before noon jjust to get up and move around and not be in pain. with 1 left for the day. i just took 1 of the roxy 30mg ir i used to get and i feel like mike tyson with not much pain proper medicated...i hope things change

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Well I get the generic 5 mg every month an its oxymorphone,you should try to ask your pharmacist to get the generics,the are no generic extended release that are out yet but the I.r,s have been out but there expensive to like $328 bucks but I pay 10$ with my insurance... good luck these will be next that pharmacist will say no to there like the strongest s*** out .. peace...

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i love your last part of your letter! Im there with you!

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If you guys can stand the pain because your sick of running around then you dont need them in the first place, Pain Management is for those who CANT stand the pain , i am one of them and i will run around or whatever so i can work and have a life and not be on disability.The DEA loves you who give up, thats what they are going for.

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I went to CVS today an walgrens an they said they didnt have the opana 40mg after I told my new pain Doctor to write them for me,I got the 10mg oxycodones filled-He wrote it for percosets 10/325 an they filled them but said they dont carry the Opana so now I have to find somewhere to get them,I got steriod shots last wednesday that helped some for 2 days until I put my grand daughters new swing set up an then couldnt get out of bed friday,it sucks to have pain like that,he set me up for thursday to get the electronic wave s*** whatever they call it,He said it blocks the nerves an would last for up to a year or more,But I am not holding my breath for that,My wife I paid 700.00 for her to have it done on her back an it Didnt help a bit,after 2 sets of steriod shots in her back at 350 a pop he said since they worked the electronic s*** would yea right,the steriod shots lasted one Day an to him thats working,to me if you get a steriod shot an it only last one day means you have bigger problems,But I will try it my insurance will pay for it,It would be a gift if I could get one year of relief an be able to get out of my bed an do something besides laying in bed in pain cause of this States DEA office leaving the pill mills open,When there is not one other state that allows pill mills,Leave it to the Retard that work for the Suppose to be the Sun Shine State,Sun Shine State my ass,they have a bunch of Rejects working for them

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I know this is off subject but this is the only forum I post to. Can someone please tell me which is stronger/works better and lasts longer for pain. Dilaudid or morphine sulfate??? Greatly appreciate any advise..Thanks Lisa

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DILAUDID is 6-8 more potent than morphine.
8mg dilaudid is equal to 15mg oxycodone roughly. 12mg dilaudid equald 30mg oxycodone approx.
morphine sux and never worked for me in er and instant relief. get the dilaudid as this has up to 65% bioavailability where morphine has only 10% bioavailability when swallowing thus making dilaudid much better as a tablet than morphine. iv they are same 100% bioavailabilty. hope this helps.

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FIGHT for your country, get shot in your face, have multiple jaw and spine/neck surgeries and tell me that im giving up for disability...its called IM IN PAIN SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER DR,. Just because my mom can run me around looking for a doctor doesnt make me not need my meds. i was once like you able to get to work and take my meds and was fine until my neck from the gunshot caved on my spinal cord leaving me disabled. geesh, cmon man.

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No Walgreen's in the state can sell any C2 narcotics due to the DEA suspending distribution from their Jupiter, FL distribution center. You may be able to find a small independent pharmacy that will sell them, however most are not taking new patients and reserving what they have for regular customers... They will tell you they are out or they are on "back order".... which is probably a lie.
All pharmacists are being cautious due to the crackdown by the DEA on ones who have a high distribution record.
Contact your district Representative or Senator to complain.... I have.

beaux

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Thanks Dan. I have been going to PM for about 8yrs now. I have tried just about Every pain reliever there is...I had to take myself off the roxys. Jan 4th was the last time I was able to fill them. I went on methadone which I really did NOT want to do...but I am allergic to A lot of meds. Dilaudid happens to be 1 of them that I had an allergic reaction to about 5yrs ago..but I'm willing to give it another try being the percs I have for break through pain are just Not working for me. I got to a mom & pops pharmacy..never even messed with cvs or walgreens. The pharmacy I go to said they are no longer filling above 90 percs a month because it has codiene in it. I know 90 pills won't last me a month. I have never abused my meds...crushed..snorted..injected anything ever. That's just not me. I just want to function and be able to take care of my kids. I applied for SSD back in Dec 2010 and still playing the waiting game. I have a decent DR out here..it is a clinic and they don't do the injections or anything like that which is ok with me because I have already had over 70 injections which gave me NO relief. That was with my DR in NY. I suffer from multiple injurys to my back along with horrible everyday migraines and nerve damage to my entire right side. I have gained 30lbs since January because I just don't have the relief I need to do some of the things I use to do. Bike riding for me was Very theraputic..but...that is no longer a option. The added weight is only making it that much harder on everything as well. Good luck to U. I know U are looking for a new DR..I live in Brandon...but go to a DR in Lakeland cause I hate the pill mills in Tampa. Best of luck to U

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what a joke, i went to my appt. today and he wont write anything above a 10/325 percocet. no dilaudid no morphine, no oxycodone 15 or 30.
so im looking for a new doctor. i get the script and for the 3rd month trying to goto same cvs...they have different pharmacist now he said no(to 10mg percocets) not even the roxies or anything like that and 12 pharmacies all said no so just got back from my publix and thought hey how can it hurt to try here too. low and behold he filled it and had no problem and said it be better to use 1 pharmacy so i agreed and explained the problem we all are having and he said he will order and have for me on monthly basis.(at least 10mg oxy will get me out of bed taking 3 in the am and the last one per day around noon and suffer the rest of the night, etc.
i told him im in so much pain i smoked weed this month and he didnt say anything to me about it one way or another.
so until i find a doctor to write me the strength meds i need i am stuck with these 10 mg percs. better than nothing but tired of feeling like s*** for 16 hours of the day. anyone know a doctor in indian river or st lucie county plz email me. xxxxx@xxx {edited for privacy}
ive been shot and 40 plus pieces of shapnel and titanium plates from my c7 c6 c5 c4 c3 and jaw(left) so i am very legit with plenty of records. thanx

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@mouth mophine is better

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Talked to my Walgreen Pharmacist today and she said they were trying to get the C2s from another source besides the Jupiter distribution center. She will let me know if they are successful... been going there for over 10 years.

beaux

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