2012 Oxycodone 30mg Shortage In Florida (Page 51) (Top voted 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.

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@flatom, we are very different in many ways. I choose to take 1 med, @ the least amt. to control my pain. I don't take oxycontin & roxycodone. You've posted same thing over & over. We know you had surgery etc. You're taking all that medication and still complaining of uncontrolled pain. I think most here are educated enough to know that no amt of pain med will give total relief. It will bring pain down to tolerable level. I refuse to add more medication. Why are you posting here when you're able to fill your presciptions? This forum is for people who can't fill roxycodone. You're misinformed BC this acquaintance IS able to get their roxycodone & morphine thru mail order. You're also misinformed that no referral is needed to see pain mgt. You need a referral & an mri. I've been w/ same pain mgt for 3 yrs, & they are cracking down & doing everything from monthly in house drug testing, to every other month sending specimen out for in depth analysis. Spell check your posts, & stop telling your story over & over again. Most of us wouldn't be posting in this forum if we were able to fill roxycodone.

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Your absolutely right about the reason they don't want to fill the 30's oxy's. They don't make any money on them and they are not worth taking the risk of giving them out. They don't want to end up with the DEA up their ass. It's just not worth it to them. So they have just stopped ordering it from the distributors. Just don't want to be on the hook, like Walgreens. So anyone on them has to stop and get suboxon to help with the withdrawals. I heard it can take months to get it out of your system and have you body back to normal and not craving it anymore. Scared.

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Flatom, it's always the most ignorant people who can't string together a coherent sentence that call others stupid. So ironic. And anyone who claims some guy that moves furniture knows more than a med student and addiction counselor about drugs is a moron. By the way, you can save your energy writing all that crap. I read the first sentence and do t bother with the rest because it's written so poorly it's unintelligible. Go back to school. And try stepping out of your furniture moving world- you have ZERO education on the subject and can't even google the average age of oxy Abusers, so you're clearly far too unintelligent for this conversation. Try going through three years of med school, then maybe we can have an intelligent conversation. You have to learn how to put sentences together first though, and get your head out of your butt. only a nut or an ignoramus would suggest a guy who moves furniture knows more about prescription medication addiction than someone a year away from being an MD.

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@flatom Wow! I never said anything about your furniture business & the junkies YOU chose to employee. That was another poster. But while we are on theW subject...onder why that is? Maybe you payed them in pills, maybe it was a perk of being the boss...they knew they hook up spot! Yea not as stupid as you think huh? What respectable business owner highers nothing but pill heads? And don't say you weren't aware, because obviously you were well aware!
Another thing, respectable cpp don't go to pill mills with the other junkies, they go to board certified, accredited physicians & JVK is right you need a referral from your primary, an MRI & most pharmacies require insurance to fill scripts. Maybe you choose pill mills because they are the only place you can go where these things aren't required & you can get as many pills as you like. My Dr. is responsible, limits the meds he prescribes both in type & quantity.
I never meant to start a revolt against you, but you are just so ignorant (meaning without knowledge) You rant & rave because of things you have seen, obviously you have put yourself in these positions. Again, who hires a crew full of known junkies? Unless of course there is something to gain by this!! I can tell you this, if you step out of junkie town there its a whole world of legit cpp who follow the laws, prescription directions & wouldn't know who to sell their meds to even if they wanted to. I know pill addicts & how they operate. Its secluded little world where everything revolves around getting their next fix. They will steal, lie, cheat, beg & borrow to obtain a pill. Where I live its a damn epidemic among 35-45 year Olds. Most of the people I know however are now treated with suboxone or at the methadone clinic. Thus occurred when the DEA stepped in & closed down many Dr's offices & pharmacies. They are making a difference. I see it with my own eyes. I also however see the occasional seeker in the pharmacies so I am aware the problem still exists, but it isn't even close to as bad as it was about a year ago. I have suffered the repercussions of these people as my doctor will no longer prescribe oxycodone because of the stigma that surrounds the medication. It was a miracle drug for me. Now I spend my days exhausted, nauseous & lacking decent pain relief, but I am still very grateful for the relief I do get, I am not bitter because of the actions of some people who can't control themselves & would be addicted to something regardless. I do understand your point flatom but there are other ways to go about getting it across. I wish you wouldn't be so judgmental. You don't know me, I am not @$!#ing stupid as you so kindly suggested. I happen to be fairly intelligent both streetwise & bookwise! I am empathetic to your pain, but your harsh, rude, judgmental character make it difficult to sympathize with you.

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@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....

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@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.

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@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?

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@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

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@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

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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.

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@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

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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!

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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

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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????

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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?

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Jvk
I've had the same issues in Tampa, same pharm for years only to be denied one day by different techs.
Have you tried an insurance home delivery? I have Cigna and their home delivery pharmacy works great - been using them for about a year now with no issues.

Hope this helps.... I feel for you!!!

Tampa Mark

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The thing is these ledgeslators take care of themselves with these problems, it's us little people they have to protect us from ourselves.

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For all legitimate pain patients, take a look at this blog and follow the article mentioned to the drug topics link. Post your comments so that these advocates can use your info to help all who suffer from pain in the US. Suffering with pain is not acceptable for legitimate patients.
paindr.com/doctors-dole-and-fudin-speak-out-on-walgreens-opioid-dispensing-policy
From, Fight For Pain Care Action Network

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There should be a law, for 3 years I've been going to a pharmacy in the hospital because all chain pharms in the area have stopped carrying oxycodone ( so they say, I got tired of being rejected and driving around# ok, so this pharmacy never accpepted my county discount card, so at first they charged 2.00 a pill # at cvs same rx cost me 44 cents a pill ) next year, they changed to 3.00 a pill, a whopping 500 every month,, now , I go there last week, they all of a sudden doubled to 6.00 a pill, I'm outraged, is this legal?

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i live in s fl ,can rx for roxicodone be filled in georgia oct 2013

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