Adderall Backorder (Page 41)

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: Moreau (# 791)

I have been waiting since 10/6 as well for 5mg IR generic. From the looks of it and what I read, we might be looking at 2022 for a refill, which is total BS.

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I've been waiting a week for 5mg XR at Walgreens. After reading here, it sounds like I shouldn't be counting on it getting filled anytime soon.

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Re: Susan (# 802)

Schedule II prescriptions are only valid for a short time. Your doctor will have to write a new prescription when it comes in.

Have you called other stores in your area ? Have you asked your Walgreens pharmacist if they have Ritalin 10 mg ? If your doctor verifies no stores have 5mg IR. He probably won't have a problem prescribing 10 mg take 1/2 tablet until 5mg is back in stock.

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Re: Susan (# 802)

I too have been waiting a week for my 5mg of Xr

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Re: Brook (# 804)

dextrostat may still be available. it is tablet of 10mg. not as strong as adderall. vivance for short? Terrible; some people really needs these meds.

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Re: Sally (# 790)

it does happen - not often; but it does happen. I remeber they had to put a hold on the dextrostat like 30 years ago because the black die in the spansule would react to sunlight. they changed the die. These days, they (DEA) are probably being very careful and caucious I hope...

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Re: BlessedLady (# 794)

This is great info. I still get them in seperate increments of 10mg for easier dosing. It's like having 600MG of seroquel or 100x25mg! the 25mg are more useful!

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I have called 51 different pharmacies and all are on back order. Even sams club and costco. How can this happen? Im so confused and will be jobless by the time the shortage is over

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Re: AshleyT (# 795)

It is all pharmacies

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I have been waiting a week now for adderall 20mg 2x/day and they keep saying it is being ordered.

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Re: l0ft (# 805)

They no longer make brand name Dextrostat. Dextrostat was Dextroamphetamine. There are several different generics.

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Re: l0ft (# 806)

The DEA has been reducing the active ingredients for Schedule II drugs by quite a bit in recent years. It will be reduced again in 2022.

A lot depends on the area. A friend of mine takes Adderall 20 mg. She got her prescription filled week before last with no problem at a Walgreens in Louisiana.

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Re: BlessedLady (# 812)

I’ve been waiting since 10/25/2021, for 30 mg tablets at Walgreens. They keep saying it’s been ordered blah blah, it’s been a month!

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I also have narcolepsy and cannot get my 7.5 ml dose filled. It’s been 2 weeks, so I am limited only to my 5 mg xr currently.

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Can everyone say their location so we can know where these shortages are? Arizona here, didn’t have a problem getting Lannett 30mg last month.

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Re: Jen (# 813)

There is no reason to doubt it has been ordered. But if there isn't any available from the suppliers they use. They only option you have is to go to different pharmacies. You could call different pharmacies and ask to speak to the pharmacist. Explain the situation and ask the pharmacist if they have any. Try Independent Pharmacies in your area. But, when there is a shortage in a area for this long and close to the end of the year. Unfortunately, it is common for the medication to not be available until mid to late January or February.

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Re: Jen (# 813)

Have you also asked about 15 mg and 10 mg tablets ? Your doctor would have to be comfortable with writing you a new prescription for a different milligram until the 30 mg are back in stock. Some doctors are and some are not. Usually they don't become hesitant unless it is a smaller milligram.

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New Orleans here. Not one single pharmacy has had adderall in any dosage for over three weeks now. Not one. I’ve been taking this medication for about two years and I’ve never seen an outage this widespread and certainly not for this long. I contacted Teva, the manufacturer of the Walgreens generic. Two weeks ago they said they just shipped a large quantity to AmerisourceBergen, Walgreens wholesaler, and had another large shipment about to ship. Contacted AmerisourceBergen and they refused to give me any information whatsoever. So the issues appears to be with them, not the manufacturer or pharmacy. Unfortunately they won’t help.

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Re: Justin Need (# 818)

New Orleans here too. Def don’t go to Walgreens cuz yeah, they are still saying backordered. It has been that way for 1.5 months now which is pretty crazy.
Best alternative I’ve found is the smaller pharmacies have been helpful in the meantime.
I prob won’t be going to Walgreens to get anything filled after this though. Their way of handling things has been pretty lousy but ah well.
Good luck!

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Re: Bbb (# 819)

A friend of mine gets his Adderall 20 mg from Walgreens in the northern part of Louisiana. He has not had any problems. It depends on the immediate area. But, Independent Pharmacies are best.

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