2012 Oxycodone 30mg Shortage In Florida (Page 48)

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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It's getting worse by the day. I'm hoping I can fill rx tomorrow. I was told yes, but not roxycodone. That's long over now. Now I hear there's shortage of dilaudid too. It sickens me that ppl are turning to heroin. Omg. What a travesty to all of us. I have never or would never try that, id rather w/ d and go without. God bless and to all the lying pos pharmacists who are holding our quality of life in their hands, I wish you could suffer for 1 month to see how it feels to be in chronic pain

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@ dans please don't use that. That's awful. I would never even consider it, and never have used it. I would be very scared. I understand how desperation can make you think of any way to get relief. Who knows what's in that stuff. Talk to your Dr, try to find an alternative med. Roxycodone is a thing of the past, here in FL anyway. We can thank the pill mills, junkies & agencies that are supposed to protect our rights for pain control. Roxycodone helped me more than anything else, pain control, and not feeling so tired all the time. I've been w/ a pharmacist that knows me, and I've built a trusting relationship w/ this person. There are a few left that will go thru hell to help. Few and far between, but it's a small pharmacy, the chains don't care, I think most of us know that. God bless and prayers to you.

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I really wasn't planning on using Herion as an alternative to Oxycodone. I was simply trying to point out how inept the DEA really is. The war on drugs is impossible to win, there will always be people looking to get high. As a result, there will always be someone willing to supply these people. If the DEA had been doing their job fifteen years ago, this problem would have never been able to get out of control. What a shame.

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@ Dan S: I agree, and it's absolutely horrific what the government is doing to pain patients. Pushing good citizens who have never abused any drug to even THINK about heroin is absolutely deplorable. But please do not try heroin- not even once. It is almost never "pure" and the fillers can include just about anything under the sun, which will cause irreparable damage to your body. I know it's unbelievably frustrating, but there IS a solution that does not involve that poison. Hang in there. God bless.

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Pinellas..try Publix..

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For the people who do have insurance, why can't you fill your prescriptions through Medco or rightsource ? I know some people at my Dr. office have been able to do this. I am in the process of getting insurance through my employer & still have hope that this is a possibility. If it's not I would appreciate someone letting me know.

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I have Humana/ Right Source... they WILL NOT send sced. 2 meds!!! They did it once.. then they sent me a letter. to get this filled @ a local pham... i can;t find a pham. to fill it.. Publix was horrible.. treated like a god know what... my Dr. didn't write for it again.. snce i can't get them filled...I am in Broward..West Broward... what a nightmare!!!M

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I am very sorry that I am upset so many people, now that I look back on my comments I was an ass I'm sorry and I truly mean that!

but I can't help what has been going on in Florida for the last 2 decades, you have to understand this pain medication is for people who have a very short life left to live so I don't expect to see you John Doe have a prescription filled at my pharmacy for five or six years in a row.... that tells me something is not right.
there is no shortage of oxy codone, the DEA has us to be aware for certain indicators or what you would call red flags.

there are many other medications but would work just as well as oxy codone, but everyone likes the euphoric feeling it gives you and I have been told the euphoric feeling is like no other so I see why people will rob pharmacies people will do anything to get this medicine.

just understand this year will be a very rough year for anyone warning oxy code on IR in Florida.

I am hoping that in 2014 the bill gets passed so that Florida will become a medical marijuana state if you are truly in pain and not just in pain from the withdrawals from narcotics then medical marijuana will help you tremendously I am originally from Pakistan we use this herb quite a bit for medicinal and religious.

I hope everyone that is in pain can get on a proper regimen oxy codone is not going to be in that equation I can see a lot of methadone clinics coming....

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Sadie, when did they fill the script and when did you receive the notice to fill locally? Most importantly, what department and employee at Rightsource and Humana did you complain to? That is absolutely wrong that they to sent them and then deny you. What explanation did they give you?

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@40yroldpharm, I appreciate u apologizing for your behavior. I have been taking 1 narcotic for over 2 yrs now. I see where you're coming from as far as being on these drugs for extended periods of time. A few months back, I presented this question to my PMgt Dr. I stated I didn't want to live on this for an indefinite amt of time. I was told I would probably need them for remainder of life. I was shocked. I agree, medicinal marijuana should be legalized. The fact that it's still a C1 drug is so ridiculous. It could help many w/ pain, appetite from chemo, etc. I hope in the future, the govt would legalize it medicinally,it would grow it, regulate it and tax it. It would not only help people suffering, it would surely help the economy. It takes a good person to apologize, offer an alternative even if you don't agree with long term use of narcotic therapy. I'm far from old, and shudder to even consider the fact this is a long term treatment. Thank you for showing some compassion toward the plight of cpp.

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They have them, they just don't want to fill them... I have dealt with this for months, and they will use any excuse. I was even told what type of dr should dispense what type of pill (long story, I commented earlier), but I will say that the Governor IS the reason we are having issues. Pharmacy's cannot communicate, hence they won't know if someone is pill shopping from one to the next. Because of this, the "real" people in PAIN, do not get what they need. This isnt' about a right to privacy, it is a farce...

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40 year old pharmacist.....glad to see you saw the error of your comments. I understand that you disagree with the extended use of oxycodone. However, speaking for myself, the reason I prefer that particular drug is because other pain meds either make me feel nauseated or make me feel like a zombie or both. Oxycodone takes care of the pain and allows me to have a productive life instead of laying around feeling like a zombie. I have enough energy to be productive whereas when using other pain meds that is not possible. However, you do have a right to your opinion and I agree marijuana for medicinal purposes should be legalized. I don't believe I would use it myself because I get that same reaction...lethargy. However, I'm sure there are lots of people that would benefit from its' use. Thanks again for the apology. It means alot because most of us that use these pain meds don't do it by choice. We would much rather not need the meds to begin with.

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I wish I was able to dispense the medication but honestly it is from all the presure that the DEA, local and state law enforcement and legislature. not to mention big pharma.... they don't want marijuana legalized because it will take away from pharmaceutical sales.
let's be honest let's say that you have a back injury and when you first heard it maybe you tube medical marijuana first and it worked 100 percent you could continue to take that everyday for the rest of your life and not have problems, but on the other hand if you have to take an opiate for more than a month to three months you are now physically and sometimes mentally dependent on it and that is why I believe so many people want this medication because maybe they have taken it for an extended period Of time and without a day do not feel normal I understand this the brain is the most complex organ in most important organ in the body and if you have been taking medications years and abruptly stop your brain goes haywire.
honestly I seen all of this happening back when Governor Scott was elected shortly before that Purdue reformulated there oxycontin and everyone stop taking it and switched over to the oxy IR Purdue's big money maker took a crash on the stocks because nobody wanted to put that crap in there body. around the same time Governor Rick Scott turned down the initiative to have a drug monitoring program and then when he came under fire he approve did with the condition that would be paid for by..... guess who Purdue!

am I the only one who sees this?

I work at a large chain pharmacy our distributor in Orlando wants to charge us close to 1.20 per tablet most insurances will not pay s no more than 80 cents a tablet and with are corporate office and Eforce not wanting us to accept cash patients it really puts us in a position to where we can lose our job or at worst be incarcerated in lose our license.

I too don't like what's going on but my hands are tied.

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@40 year old pharmacist: I also applaud your apologizing, but I disagree that the only people who need oxycodone are people who are dying. There are many, many injuries and conditions that warrant very strong medicine simply to get out of bed. Read through these threads again. You will find hundreds of people writing that they are taking oxycodone in prescribed doses, have been for years, and never get a euphoric feeling- they simply feel normal. Once again, I believe you are trying to diagnose, and you are not trained to do so.

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I agree w/ Paula. Oxycodone treated my pain, and I was able to function almost normally. I now take an alternative med, and feel lethargic all the time. I'm not the same person, I don't even like driving while on this med. I don't take it if I'm going out. By the time I get home, I'm in tears. You're wrong about the euphoria you think we all feel from oxycodone. It gives me good pain relief without all the side effects so many of us have on other meds. Feeling like a zombie and nausea and vomiting almost every night has taken its toll.

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@sadie
PLEASE, I have an active application with Humana/Rightsource, what exactly did they base their refusal on? If you kept the name or department who you dealt with I would REALLY appreciate the info. Also, how long ago was this??.

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This was @ the end of Jan. of this yr... i 1st started using Right Souce a month before.. even thou i have have Humana for yrs.. As i state, they sent it to me the 1st time i ordered...no problem.. then it was a problem.. i spoke to a phamasist..in their pham... he said that they can no longer send controlled #2 out of state & to go to a neighborhood pham... I recieved the scrip back ( all marked up.. with a big C on it in red) and the letter stating basically the same thing as ii just said.. it wasn't signed by anyone.. the letter was all typed and said the Right Souce Pham. at the bottom.. i gave the letter .along w/ the script to my Dr

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Ka Sul..They filled it in Jan of this yr. for the 1st time.. as i never did mail order. when i sent in the 2nd time.. i saw it was not being processed. and i called.... they put me thru to the phamacy. i have no names. pham. said they cannot sent sced 2 med.. out of state.. and to fill at a local pham... i recieved the script back along with a letter that stated the same... it was typed... and said the Right Source Pham

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there is no shortage, I'm not even going to start typing a long message.... if you want to blame anyone Purdue pharmaceutical, they are the one paying for Eforce I won't say anymore I'll let you be the judge of it just look back at the time when all of this started remember when the reformulation of oxycontin started and their sales plummeted because everyone had their doctors switch them to oxy IR I assume because they did not want to put those polymers and binders in their body and not to mention the small fraction of abusers could no longer abused the pill with Ease.....

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is it is very strange that my post is not being allowed to be posted when I talk directly about a large pharmaceutical company who I believe is the reason all of this hoopla is around oxy IR

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