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I take generic Adderall 20 mg for narcolepsy and there is not one local pharmacy that has it in stock. I have never had this problem before. The pharmacies are saying that it's on backorder from the manufacturer. Is anyone else having problems getting their scripts filled?

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Re: TL (# 828)

I've had similar issues. It's why I pour a little out of the capsule & store it in an emergency supply bottle. These disruptions have serious consequences for us. Whether it be arbitrary insurance policy issues that they don't bother informing us about until it's time to fill or current supply chain issues from covid, if we can get away with breaking or pouring out a medication we need for a rainy day we have to, unfortunately.
Maybe ask for a higher dose and if you can get away with pouring some out it can carry you into the next month?

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Re: Corey (# 852)

Ho Corey I've been looking to fill my 30mg Adderall. I'm in plantation and wanted to know if you have in stock. Thanks in advance.

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Re: Walgreens sucks (# 853)

Walgreen's probably doesn't care. They don't have to care. They are part of large corporate America. If you don't like their store or their company, so go to the next one is basically their theory. You need them more than they need you. Sad but true.

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Re: T (# 882)

All pharmacies in S FLA are out of 5’s 10’s 20’s and 30’s. None at all whatsoever

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Still can’t get my script filled… going on almost a month of waiting in Miami , FL. Wtf is happening…

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Re: Shelley (# 893)

Teva is trash now, like a sugar pill. I take 30 mg IR. They used to be good. I am REALLY struggling with them. Haven’t tried Camber yet

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anybody else get the feeling that they want us to stop taking the drug of their choice?

I'm in the USA, this new admin is not working well for me. Just like oil - stop using it. ``WE'' can use it correctly for you.

It would be nice to get a heads up about something.

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Re: outofadderall20mg (# 951)

I went through pretty much the same thing with CVS. I just got the 10mg extended release prescribed to me for the first time at the beginning of the month. (Finally diagnosed with ADHD in January after 35 years of thinking I’m lazy or stupid). CVS calls me that my prescription will be ready at 3pm. I head over, ask for it and they look at me weird and say it’s out of stock but they placed an order and will get it tomorrow. Ok, no biggie.

Go back the next day, same situation, they tell me it’ll be available the following day (Friday). Friday I get a phone call saying my prescription is being filled and that it’ll be available for pick-up at 4:00pm, perfect, I can swing by on my way back from work.

I get to CVS, tell them I’m checking if my prescription has been filled as I got a message saying it’ll be ready at 4. I get weird looks, they check, go talk with another pharmacist and they’re staring daggers at me. The pharmacist comes back and says it didn’t arrive on the delivery truck and they’ll get it Monday… I ask why did I get a message saying it’ll be ready if they don’t have it? I explain that I’m out of my Ritalin as my doctor is switching me to Adderall and that I have major executive dysfunction when unmedicated. I’m told they have the brand name in stock but it’ll be $250. It’s too much, so I leave.

Monday, I call CVS and the pharmacist tells me they got the medication delivered and are filling the prescription. Great news, right? I get to the pharmacy, they tell me they don’t have it and give me weird looks like I'm a tweaker or something. I'm told to come back the next day.

Tuesday I get a text message saying that they’re filling my prescription, so I head to CVS to pick it up and I'm told it’s on back order and they don’t know when it’s coming in… At that point I’ve been out of any ADHD meds for four days, my sink is piling up, I’m behind with work, I’ve forgotten a couple appointments, the whole 9 ADHD yards…

I told them I give up and to give me the brand name; they look surprised and uncomfortable but they fill it. I had to dig into my savings but at least I got my medication. I’m sure the fact that the pharmacy is next to a college and a couple of miles from a Florida beach during spring break could’ve raised a few flags, but the whole situation was just ridiculous and infuriating.

They literally made me feel ashamed for wanting to get my medication so I could FUNCTION like a normal human being. They lost my business for life with their stupid games.

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Yup. For the past 2 months, every pharmacy within 30 miles of me has been on back order. With the 20 & 30mg generic tablets, 20 & 30mg brand capsules.

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Hi.

I’ve recently read there’s an adderall shortage. Go the FDA's website and you can search the different brands that produce adderall and you can see who is out and why.

TEVA currently makes brand name instant release adderall. Many people aren’t aware that there is a brand name adderall available, but there is. I have type 1 narcolepsy with cataplexy and after years of generic adderall issues, I am now prescribed only the brand name and it is medically necessary so my insurance does cover it. Narcolepsy is a tricky thing to have and it is best that individuals with narcolepsy have the same formula of medication vs often changing generic. It helps to get the same thing every month and long term to manage narcolepsy so that you have an established base point of expectation to know exactly how your body feels and responds to that exact medication so that if you ever try other therapies you can guarantee any side effects aren’t a symptom of a different formula of your baseline medication.
If you have narcolepsy it is essential that you are properly medicated, not only for your safety but the safety of others as I am assuming you operate a motor vehicle. The link shows that TEVA does not currently have shortage of adderall.

I highly suggest you make an appointment with your doctor and have a discussion about the current shortage and ask them if it is possible
For them to call in a brand name only script for you. It is likely your insurance will need it to be medically necessary for them to cover it as they would generic, but I truly believe it helps to know exactly what you’re putting in your body every month as a someone whom has type 1 narcolepsy and I could argue all day about how and why brand name is especially important in the management of narcolepsy, as it is not understood and they are coming out with new narcolepsy drugs that may be beneficial and the only way to truly navigate the trial and errors of medication is to always have a baseline and to go from there. You need each medication to be controlled and to know exactly how each one makes you feel.

I am sure your doctor will be able to help you and I would sincerely stress the importance of the safety risk of yourself and the general public if you are unable to receive your medication.

Good luck

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Re: Cyr (# 948)

Agreed! The obstacles to those with the legitimate diagnosis of ADHD have gratuitous negative consequences to these patients. Long, ridiculous farce. Not in patients' best interests. Dr K.

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This just happened to me yesterday. Never had this issue before, only the brand-name is available. I’m almost willing to bet this is a manufactured scarcity, since all of the pharmacies seem to have the brand-name in stock, but that’s not covered by insurance. So you can either go without medication, or pay $250. Doing more searching today.

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Well, it's been a month since I got my last prescription, so here I am again. Last month I got prescribed 20mg for the first time, going up from my starting dose of 10mg, and struggled with the 20s being out of stock. My CVS was able to get them quite quickly, but it was still nervewracking. This time I'm trying 15mgs, 20 made me a bit too hyper focused and jittery. I also had some hope that 15s would be less in demand and therefore easier to obtain, I pictured some old dusty bottles of 15s pushed to the back of the shelf, outclassed by the more standard 20s. But of course, my CVS app is immediately telling me that the 15s are out of stock, just like the damn 20s were. Luckily I was able to save some 20s by taking off a few days here and there, so I'll be good for a little while. I really wish getting my meds didn't have to be a pain in the ass, it's turned the last week of of the month into a particularly stressful time for me. Watching my nearly empty bottle become emptier each morning is psychological torture, because I know I'm at the mercy of CVS, and there's a decent chance they may deprive me of my meds indefinitely. That's a scary prospect for anyone who takes a medication that increases their quality of life so substantially. Anyway, just ranting to some people who I'm sure can relate. I just want mah damn adderall.

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Re: kat (# 1004)

If possible try Costco pharmacy. I've used CVS for 20 years and never had a problem until a few months ago. My wife found it at Costco and it was filled within 20 minutes. I was shocked, as I kept getting told by everyone that it's out of stock everywhere around me. Just filled it for a 2nd time again and just as easy as the first. Didn't even use insurance and it was under $60.

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I was prescribed Adderall today for the first time in my life. I've never been on regular meds and hardly ever took them when prescribed for what either an injury, a kidney infection, broken ribs or even a gunshot wound. I would take them at first for a coupe of days and as soon as I could move about, was done with them. My local Walgreens knows from my info in the system, that if I come in with a prescription, it's because it's medically necessary. They can also see that unlike most in S. Florida who are whom are given refills for pain meds, mine still remain open in their system. So, I was taken back by their behavior today when I when in to get my prescription filled.

Never having been on Adderall before, I was oblivious to all the shortages, the difficulties people were having filling their prescriptions, the online pushers, not even the stance that chain pharmacies had taken not the policies they've adopted. So I walk in with the prescription in hand and give it to them along with my ID and insurance card. It was at this time, when I saw the clerk inspecting the prescription like an archeologist with a papyrus scroll, that I immediately thought to myself the same thing that every does when a cop car pulls up behind (especially if they did nothing wrong "Oh F***! What now?". And just like a cop, he needed to pull some more clerks and pharmacist in to provide some more forensic analysis. It was at this time that I arrived to the point where I could no longer control myself from asking why they've Encyclopedia Brown my s***. Apparently, the Scooby Doo Gang couldn't solve the mystery of what to do and took it over to the pharmacist for further dissection.

It's during that examination, that notice how they keep looking back at me; almost as if they're expecting me to break out sweating. Finally, I could not longer contain myself, and ask what's the problem. Little did I know that I had to pass an oral exam to get a prescription filled. And like a teakettle, I just zipped past the simmering stage and put my lips together and blew out air in order stop from asking if they want blood and urine. So, after watching them for 30 minutes look for either answers or the freaking Adderall inside of computer screen, the post it notes on the wall, the carpet...... everywhere except the big-ass shelves directly behind them, they finally all starting nodding in agreement, looking like a bunch of bobblehead dolls in white coats after hitting one of the potholes on I-95. The pharmacist headed towards me, looking like she was either going to ask me to stand on one leg, tilt my head back and touch my nose or inform me that they have determined that the paper my prescription is written is pregnant.

Little did I know, as I left Walgreen's with my pregnant prescription, thinking WTF?!, that this would be just the opening act for the afternoon that laid ahead. If I would have known then what the rest of the day would be like, I would have talked myself into accepting that I've dealt with this all my life, so what's a few more days of having zero patience for bad drivers, rude people, clueless customer service agents couple with a little lack in judgement and erratic decision making; just another day. But no; I had to dive into this mess like a tick on a bloodhound. Needless to say, my day ended when I started to feel like I was back in Iraq, searching through every cave and up every camel's ass for WMDs that didn't exist. I almost called the doc and asked if either I'm being Punk'ed or is this some secret government test gone awry.

I'm not sure what black-hole of the internet I travelled through to get here, but let's just say that I need to get on this medication soon because last I recall I was doing some analysis for work at 9:30 in the evening and it's now 5am.

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Re: BlessedLady (# 1072)

Disclaimer: I value forums like this and what follows is said with respect.

As a 55+ patient who has experienced a broad sampling of medical practitioner personalities ("bedside manners"), of MANY ages, genders, sexual and religious orientations, races, ethnicities, geographics, yrs of experience, and specialties, it is my understanding that:

Following a proper, through empirical evaluation of their overall health, existing conditions, medical history, current medications, known risk factors, lifestyle (alcohol consumption, etc), and other factors determining a BIOLOGICAL (vs chronological) age, a medically ethical doctor acts in the best interest of the patient and their quality of life -- not in the self-serving interest of low malpractice insurance rates, or appearances. It's outrageous to me that a doctor would determine a treatment plan based on ignorance and prejudices and unscientific assumptions. Risk assessments aren't based on chronological age. A sedentary 35 yo chain smoker on a high fat and sugar diet with a family history or cad and diabetes is likely more likely to drop dead from Adderall than a generally healthy, fit 65 yo w/o hypertension and no family history of CAD.

Ageism is as bad as sexism, racism etc. If a doctor, as policy, doesn't prescribe psych meds without a specialist's evaluation, then fine. But making general assumptions about a patient based on age is unethical, arrogant and self-serving. It's unscientific and bad medicine. I had a top, highly respected cardiologist in 2010 suggest statins, a calcium channel blocker and imminent stent surgery. After categorically calling him out on personal bias vs science, 3 other cardiologists agreed with my scientific evaluation and 12 yrs later, no issues. All good here. I was an Olympic triathlete at the time. But his hubris and arrogance were astounding!

Doctors have told me that they would Rx doxycycline on a purely visual diagnosis of an STI... But a patient with a bullseye rash, a dead tick, after hiking on wooded trails would need two tier positive testing before the same doxycycline would be rx'd for Lyme disease. Why? They don't want their name on ICD dx codes for Lyme. Insurance red flag. FIND ETHICAL DOCS WHO WANT TO HELP YOU BASED ON SCIENCE more than guard their reputation with bureaucrats are all about the $.

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Same here. I take Adderall XR 15 mg. Walgreen's is out, apparently with no generic alternatives available. I figured it'd just be a day or two wait, but now that I see your comment I'm getting worried.

How does a pharmacy just RUN OUT of prescription medications? That's kinda their only area of expertise. Good thing it's not blood pressure meds, chemotherapy meds or something like that. Jesus. Although I don't envy you needing it for narcolepsy and running out.

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My experience with Walgreens is that they are definitely more pretentious than their competitors. No idea why that is.

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Re: Rcma (# 1093)

I spoke with a fill-in pharmacist at Walgreens today (about another prescription I had trouble getting filled). I had my insurance call the pharmacy. When I went to pick up that script she told me that Walgreens has a contract with a supplier (did not say which one) so they can only get meds from them. My regular pharmacist says they can only get 20 mg but the fill-in said she has 30mg in her regular store. And she and her co-pharmacists try to do everything they can BUT they have people waiting and fill the ones who have been waiting first. No idea how I would get an independent to give me the name of their supplier. What happened to the days when they could get a stock check from the supplier?

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Re: Cas0227 (# 1101)

Pharmacies do not have contacts with Manufacturers. Manufacturers do not sell directly to pharmacies.

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They're working with Wholesale Suppliers such as McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, etc.

Look it up. https:/­/­www.reportlinker.com/­p06135120/­Top-50-Pharmaceutical-Wholesale-Distribution-Companies.html

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