Adderall Backorder (Page 57) (Top voted first)

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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Houston tx, yes that's happening here too. I was told FDA delayed appvl of license to produce more generic.

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this is for kimbalee...that is very interesting what u posted on 2/13...when u say that u are an Rx Claims Specialist and it is running rampant, can u be more specific?

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Ishmael, you're mistaken. Many insurance companies require three month scripts for longterm medications, even Adderall. Mine have always been 90 day supply prescriptions and until the shortage, filling them was problem-free.

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I take 25 MG, and i live in ATL Georgia. I've been on this medication for a few months now, and it has greatly improved my lack of motivation. Plus, i can finally concentrate on one thing at a time! But anyways, I have many friends who are ADHD and I haven't heard anybody having a problem getting there Meds refilled. Every where I go they have adderall. Also, I go to college and i hear about people selling adderall 24/7. My friend bought a whole bad 30 mg the other day. So, this shortage is unheard of in my area.

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Mail order prescription programs supplied 90 day supplies last time I used them. Before brand Dexedrine was discontinued it was the only reasonably priced access for me. Once I was forced to use generic, I didn't bother any more. So, unless there has been a change.........

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My 17 year old daughter was switched to Vyvanse and became suicidal and had panic attacks so bad that we had to hold her!!!! Another teenage girl that we know started hearing voices while on the medication!!!! WATCH YOUR TEENAGER VERY CLOSELY if you switch to this medicine!!!! It was a nightmare! Nothing will ever remove from my head, the image of my daughter with a red mark around her neck. We stopped the medicine and within 3 days she was fine. We were very, very lucky!!! PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS!!!!

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Yes-today March 21, 2012 I am also having difficulty getting my Adderall manf shire (name brand) 30 mg. I have never had a problem with this. CVS & Walgreens keep stating its a manufacturer delay. Its odd generic and name brand are both delayed- they are from different manufacturers though?

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Rob,
I got my first 12.5 milligram times 90 pills filled by my independant pharmacy on Monday, March 19, 2012 for a
$67.66 surcharge due to a increase in price, or, a "change in my Blue Cross Blue Shield Prescription Drug Program" due to their newly revised formulary. I have as recently as early February of 2012 gotten 90 tabs of ten mg of Adderall Generic by Teva d/b/a Barr Labs, $10.00, again, in January, as I have already met my $200.00 prescription deductable, as I take, seven (7) RX meds from a Psychiatrist, (Generic Adderall, Generic Klonopin, Generic Ambien) and other meds from my Dermatologist, (Allegra 180mg, Atarax 10 mg., Clobex Spray, and Prednisone, all for Urticaria (hives), allergic rhinitis, Angioedema allergic, Rosacia, and, Pruritus, unspecified
prescription Fougera Triamcinolone Acetonide, for my
Planters Facititus, itching on my ankles, and Propecia, generic (finasteride) for alopecia. I also substitute Trazodone on occasion from my Psychiatrist, for bouts of Major Depressive Disorder, with flareups of chronic insomnia, as, long term use of Ambien/Stillnox generic, are often useless, as tolerance always builds up, after non stop daily evening doses. My Psychiatrist, has a agenda to taper off of the Adderall (brand or generic), and switch back to Dexedrine Spansules 15 mg, The brand name, was sold recently, by Glaxo Smith Kline, and in 2009, the wholesale price for 90 of the 15 mg tapered end brand "spansules" was Average Wholesale Price of $300.02 for 90 caps. "a rise from $100.00 for 90 Spansules, in 14 years, Source, REDBOOK 113th edition, and PDR Generics, 1st edt, 1995. I sure hope Teva d/b/a Barr Labs will continue production of generic sustained release Dexedrine. Rumor has it that Glaxo Smith Kline, has licensed out (again) the patent name of Dexedrine Spansules, but my Blue Cross Blue Shield or former, MedCost Insurance would never pay for the brand name "Dexedrine Spansules" going back to 1998.
The 5 mg Dexedrine Spansules brand name, has been eliminated from production, just like the 5 mg Dexedrine instant release E-19 orange hearts, (Spring of 2009) that is a fact, but, has been licensed out to another firm in Canada, for Canadian citizens, but I live in a Urban SE/USA large city, not practical for me to fly or drive to Canada!

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I take name brand adderal 20 mg xr and cannot get my script filled near detroit mi. I just called 5 major pharmacy chains and none of them had it. All of them said that they are having trouble getting it.

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hi maria, how are u making out with finding adderall? Hopefully u have found it by now?? Have u ever tried or taken Vyvanse? I am curious about it and have been for quite a while now...XR isn't doing for me what it used to...i'm feeling a few of my symptoms returning the last few weeks...i think that these meds are only good for so long sometimes...i build up tolerance quickly...i started taking wellbutrin 1 month ago...that is sometimes used for ADHD, so the wellbutrin can't be the problem....always something...the IR isn't working so well, either...i am going to do some more research on vyvanse...i know there is no shortage of vyvanse, either....keep me posted on how u r doing!! thanks, danni

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Hello to all my fellow ADD & ADHD ers =)! I am sorry to read about all the places that are still having shortages =(. I live in Wyoming and although I am able to find Adderall, I don't have insurance and the price is OUTRAGEOUS. I started out on 10mg 2X a day and found it only stayed in my system about 3-4 hours and the later I took it the better I slept, I currently take 10mg IR 4X a day (the XR was twice as expensive because they only have name brand, which is why I am on IR) I was wondering if any of you know if it would be less expensive to have my script written for 20mg and split them (only needing to order 60 for a months supply) or if the way it is currently written 10mg X120 for a months supply is around the same price? I figure someone with more experience with Adderall (I have only taken the 10mg thus far) may know. I figure if there is a shortage splitting my own pills (possibly saving some money) would be a really good idea. Thanks in advance =).

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maria, im from nyc too!

i take a 20mg adderall xr and dextroamphetamine sulfate irs for the rest of the day. i haven't actually seen a real problem finding adderall xrs in nyc. ive read all about these shortages, but so far my pharmacy has been good. (knock on wood)

for whomever suggested switching to the dextroamphetamine (generic dexedrine), dont.
from what i've been reading, they will be unavailable for even longer than everything else.
psychcentral.com/news/2012/01/17/an-update-on-adhd-drug-shortages/33771.html

also. i found this online, give it a shot!
adderallshortage.net

good luck!

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what pharmacy in Manhattan was this?? I still cannot find anywhere. I live in queens where i thought i'd find easier. but no!!! I work in financial district and cant find either.

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You obviously have no clue what you're talking about.

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hi rite aid has it in its pharmacy.

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I had that problem last spring I had to drive 2 hrs away to get it 3 months in a row

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I live in NJ and cannot get adderrall generic or name brand, I am told problem with Teva, anyone know why?

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Does anyone know a good psychiatrist in the Birmingham, Alabama that prescribes adderall or something similar.

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If they are going out of their way to force people to taking a specific drug, it makes you wonder what's in it that got them so eager for us to take it. Pretty creepy....

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i have a doctor in nyc and know a pharmacy that still has them in stock.

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