Adderall Backorder (Page 90)

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: BlessedLady (# 1729)

I’m in Louisiana too, what part of the state are you in? Because I can’t find any in the New Orleans area! So desperate.

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Re: Michael (# 1781)

North Louisiana

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Re: Cyr (# 1773)

So which dc's are currently stocking? Has anyone asked?

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Re: Rcma (# 1758)

This is a good article. It pretty much corroborates everything I'd been told last week from a local store.

https:/­/­­www.nbcnews.com/­­health/­­health-news/­­adderall-shortage-adhd-drugs-affected-will-end-rcna66766

To everyone else, my humble opinion is if you cannot find adderall in one place, your likely not going to find it somewhere else. The STOCK has run out and until the manufacturers can resupply it is GONE. If you're lucky enough to have a pharmacy nearby that can still get some then great! But I would bet they are running low and I do believe the majority of us have had our pharmacies tapped dry. You're going to have to wait it out or seek alternatives.

Check your pharmacy benefits manager on your insurance. See what's covered on the drug formulary list.

Make appts with your doctor. My doc wasn't willing to change my dose or meds until I made an appt.

Ask about virtual appts. My insurance allows for it and my LOCAL general practitioner is still willing to see me for ADD virtually. I was able to go from 1 month next appt to 1 week with a virtual one.

If you can't get in with your doctor, you might be able to try an urgent care. Make sure they have an M.D. on staff.

If you're in school, GET ACCOMMODATIONS. Adhd is very much covered under Ada disability. Get with your doctor, contact your accessibility department. It's just a simple form.

As far as employers go, Idk. But I'm sure your HR can help bc again, Adhd is covered under ADA. Which means your employer is legally required to accommodate you within reason. Read up on your rights. If you're struggling bc you're unmedicated, I'm sure some of us who were able to get meds won't mind posting some links to help. (:

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Re: tim (# 1759)

Thanks for the updated info. I am also in the Philadelphia area and have been filling mine in the hospital pharmacy where I work. They keep shorting me multiple days due to supply which is frustrating. If u get a chance send me a message, would like some advice.

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No issues with my refill today. No issues with my refill in January. Once I switched from 10mg to 15mg, it's been smooth sailing. However, the pharmacist told me that she has zero patients on 15mg XR so that's why it's been getting filled on the correct date. I thought that was kinda odd because its a high volume pharmacy, but I'm not complaining! lol

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Re: MelR (# 1768)

No. I’ve called at least 20 pharmacies over the past couple of weeks and they are all on back order. I have not been able to fill my prescription since December.

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Re: EasyE (# 1786)

That's good to hear but I would caution you that they might already have that on hand then. I would ask if it was on hand supply and if she'll be able to order more to resupply it when your pharmacy runs out of what they have in stock. What state are you in?

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Hello. I made a post on feb.15 I believe. I am originally on 30mg ir twice a day and 20mg ir once a day but since November I have had to change my dose because of stock availability. The last 3 months I have had a prescription for 3 20mg irs a day. Well this month I called a few pharmacies and first the cvs I filled at last month (and they were aware of that) told me they were out of stock and didn’t have any whatsoever in 3 months which is a lie because I got 90 20 ir last month. So I called a few Walgreens and I finally found one (I am in South Carolina) that asked what I was looking for, so I told her I was looking for 60 30mg ir and 30 20mg ir because my psychiatrist said once I can find my original doses in stock I can go back to my original prescription. Well the pharmacist said that she had no 30mg ir but she had 20mg in stock so I then asked if she had 90 of them because of my dose being switched by my psychiatrist. I know it probably sounded sketchy but I would think they would understand that patients just want to get their needed medication. She immediately said “I don’t have that many most I can do is 60.” So I thought to myself and said I would rather have something than nothing because I know people are going without and I was grateful to find any at all. I called my psychiatrist and she sent the prescription over and I called Walgreens back to see if they received it because honestly I was afraid if I waited that they would fill other prescriptions and run out, I got a different woman pharmacist on the phone and she said I would have to pay out of pocket for the prescription and I didn’t mind that so she said “let me check if I have that amount.” She came back on the line and said she had enough and it would be ready in an hour. When I went to pick them up the pharmacist said she couldn’t fill them until the following day which was a day after my prescription date which honestly I didn’t mind but I expressed my concerns about them running out before they fill my prescription the next day and she felt bad for me and said that the head pharmacist would fill it that day but he wasn’t in until the next day and she didn’t want to get in trouble for filling on day 30? Made no sense but she then assured me that they had PLENTY of 20mg ir and I would definitely be able to get my prescription the next day. I went the next morning and the head pharmacist apologized for them not filling the day before and he filled it for me right away. So I got my 90 20mg ir from Teva (usually get Lannett or Rhodes). I just find it weird that they say they don’t have it or they do but not enough but clearly they pick and choose what they want to fill because I thought I was only going to get a partial fill for the 60 she said she had but then I got all 90 from a different pharmacist same day same Walgreens…I get that they are afraid of people probably staking out the pharmacy and robbing or something but they aren’t helping patients by not being honest. So if you all find a pharmacy that says they have some but not all just send in your prescription and worst case you get a partial fill and you may get all of your prescription filled.

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New limits. Gonna have to see the doc in person soon.

DEA proposes rules to limit telehealth prescriptions for Adderall, Ritalin and painkillers

Since its getting pretty quiet in here I take it folks are starting to get their scripts filled? To my shock & awe I was able to get 30 30mg ir lannett this week at my indie pharmacy. Still no xr available to order.

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Re: Mauricio (# 1789)

I’m on the exact same dosage as you (2 30mg IR and 1 20mg IR). I’ve been lucky my reg Walgreens has had both, for the most part, the last couple of months. When they haven’t and I’ve had to call around to other pharmacies I’ve noticed some will tell you they don’t have any. In my case, despite knowing someone who recently filed some that day. I’ve also had pharmacists tell me they only have enough for “their customers”. I understand an independent pharmacy taking care of their customers. Especially in the case of a customer filling multiple prescriptions every month. I had one kind pharmacist explain in that way why they didn’t want to accept a customer for one prescription when they had customers who filled 6-10 prescriptions every month, one being adderall. But Walgreens or CVS are not independent pharmacies just trying to get by. I’ve been on this medication for almost 15 years and am dependent on it to function. I believe the shortage is partly due to overprescribing to people who do not need it. They get prescribed adderall to then turn around and sell it to make money. Sometimes money to get by, but often to buy other drugs.

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Re: Ryelee (# 1791)

If you're taking 70 mg a day then you're being over prescribed technically. Max recommended 40 for ADD and 60 for narcolepsy.

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Re: Bp01 (# 1790)

Allowing prescribing of Schedule II drugs without at least one face to face with the prescriber was temporary due to the pandemic.

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Re: Bp01 (# 1790)

Hope so. I fill again next week.

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Re: Bp01 (# 1790)

I still wasn’t able to get my 30 IRS. I did get 15 mg tabs. They are long oval and pink.

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Re: Ken (# 1795)

15s IR? i can't even find those near me. It's be happy with any dose. low is fine too. ugh this shortage sucks

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Re: Ken (# 1795)

Has anyone in Norfolk, Va. been able to fill their Adderall prescriptions? I have not been able to fill mine since December 2022 as every pharmacy in this area says they are still on back order until March, maybe even April!

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Re: DJ (# 1797)

OMG - I'm desperately looking too. In Hampton VA.

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Re: Ben (# 1)

Not sure about everyone else but I take 30mg XR 2 times a day for my ADHD and have been for 8 years. Though I have been without it for almost 2 months due to the shortage, I never had any symptoms of withdrawal. I just can’t focus and it’s affecting my job, personal life, etc…

I completely agree with the suggestion to start a class action law suit! I want to sooooo bad. I’ve researched why there is a shortage and someone said something about a fire at one of the manufacturing plants… Yea can’t find anything about that. What I have found is that the DEA limits how much a manufacturer can make or at least how much raw ingredients they get and they limit how much each pharmacist can order. Last year, knowing many more are taking the prescription, the DEA didn’t raise the limit. They just said this is what you get and good luck… I’ll call around to see if I can’t sue. If anyone knows of a lawsuit already in progress, let me know!!!

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Re: Terry (# 1799)

You realized you replied to a post made 12 years ago, right?

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