Cannot Get My Methadone Script Filled In Jacksonville Florida (Page 2)

Because the DEA is Treating pharmacies like drug Dealers and blocking their supply chain, I cannot find any Pharmacy in Jacksonville FL. That has it in stock. My Doctor has Be practicing medicine for over 30 years & I've been under his care for 8 years. And never used to have any problem getting my medication, but now the DEA is Treating big pharmacies like CVS just like Drug Dealers. So the sick disabled People living in Chronic pain are suffering. This will never Change. Made if Enough People call their Senators and Congress People and complain every day it might work. I've been doing it I Wish more People would do the same. Something has got to Change. If you are not having a problem. Get ready the DEA is more powerful now than Ever before. PLEASE help

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Did you ever find a pharmacy to fill it?

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Yea Sometimes they will have it in stock, it's Called Smart Pharmacy . They will Only Fill 160 Of them and if You Doctor Gives you more than 160,You Have Gotta Get your Doctor To write 2 Scripts, 160 On One And The Other Amount On The Other Script. When You Run Out Of The First 160 then Go back & Get The 2and Script filled. If They Have Them. I'm Sure They will Run Out Really Fast Now Because More People Are Starting to Go There. And Me Putting The Name On This Site Isn't Going To Help. If The DEA Wasn't Telling The Pharmacies How Must They Can Order Every Month This Would Not Be Happening, We All Need To Take 10 minutes Every Day And Call Your Congress Person & Senator And White House Comment Line. Tell Them That Disabled People In Chronic Pain Are Suffering Because Of The DEA And If Things Don't Change I Will Not Be Voting For You In The Next Election!. If Enough People Call Every Day Something Will Change. The DEA Should Not Be Making Healthcare Choices For Anyone.

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They told me they no longer carry them at all. When I went in person w script in hand..months ago though, when they did, they were 9 bucks a pill....yeah, for people wo insurance legit. Hurt, we can't afford that....but appreciate the info regardless...

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I am moving out of state. This has become an impossible situation for me. After six years taking methadone because it is a longer acting pain reliever, I have literally gone off 'cold turkey' I feel likeI am dying. The other bad news is, they gave me morphine sulfate, WHICH DOES NOTHING! I am scared

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I have found out from a friend If You Go To CVS And they tell you that they will not fill for your Doctor, it's a lie. My Friend had that happen to him last week, So He Asked What the store # was and the Name Of the Pharmacist. Then He called CVS Corporate And told them that He Cannot Get his Methadone Filled At this CVS Because They Don't Fill For His Doctor. CVS Corporate told him That The Only Reason Not Fill The Medication would be if they didn't have it are if Something was wrong with the prescription. So he gave all the information to CVS Corporate and told them that he was being discriminated against. So CVS corporate told him To go back To the store and they would Call the cvs store. So My friend went back about 15min later And they filled Every Script he had. So if this happens to you Now We Know What To Do. It's Time For The Pharmacists to Stop Lying. & Stop The Fear Of The DEA

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Listen fellow PM suffers, I've been doing a good bit of research on this whole problem. I didn't know this was going on til May of this year when DEA audited Panama Pharmacy and they decided I was high risk so they wont fill for me anymore .I went to 20 or so pharmacies in one day and was given some cracker jack excuses so I called Panama n begged them to take me back. They said they were running background checks on any all PM patients now. We had a lengthy conversation because of the way I was turned away without any help, recommendations or explanation. Not to mention the Pharmacist on duty questioned me about who pays for my doctor and my meds, when did I loose my cobra, why I didn't go to PM Doctor in Nassau County, etc. Full Blown interrogation while I had 3 people in line breathing down my neck and listening to me go over my medical history (violation of HIPPA) !!!I then replied," so if I failed to pay a traffic ticket and was arrested, I can no longer get medical treatment in the US?" I walked out of there feeling like I was grilled by the FBI in front of a bunch of stranger. This after going to them off and on for many years without any issues. The owner told me he struggles reading the Backgroung check so if he sees any arrest on your record, he just wont fill. Or the wont for me. I spoke to State Representative Janet Adkins who referred me to Ander Crenshaw. She said she though I could take my medical records to him and he could forward to DEA and get me some type of clearance. Makes me a little nervous dealing with Feds so Im gonna ask my doctor what he thinks I should do before I open a can of worms with those fine folks. You see I do have extensive criminal history but Im not a drug dealer, never was in my wild days either. My house is clean for the first time in a long time and Im so ready to take these guys on but not alone. Im going to attend this Republican Liberals meeting next month and discuss this issue with some of those guys as well as my doctor before I make another move. Rep. Adkins said she would back me and help me any way she can. So, I suggest we all find out who are politicians are in your area of FLA and put your first request in at State level. Gain their support THEN move to Federal level. We can complain all day but no one with any authority is reading these post. Matter of fact, Ive been saving any newspaper articles about this and The head guy at FDLE was quoted as saying he didn't get many of these complaints, if any? (that contradicts itself doesn't it).Im gonna created a address for this issue and post it in a few if anyone has questions or needs help Im more than happy to help. DEA clearance isn't the answer bc at the end of the day there is a shortage but it may help me get in a pharmacy to use when my new pharmacy is out until we find another solution.

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Do you know the corporate # he called? I could really use it right now. I've had a prescription for a wk now my normal & only place (CVS) won't fill because the pharmacist is on vacation and supposedly she's the only one who can do it...I must wait for her to get back first...in 2 weeks...They all say one lie or another....Either they don't carry methadones, they can't fill that many, they are out, they can't fill for your doctor, or we/you/anyone just don't meet the criteria,,w.o saying what that supposed list of criteria is...When yrs before all this happened, I had been going to WinnDixie for 8 years straight with NOT one single problem......It is insane...Regardless, I thank you for posting the truth on here. Thank you.

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Maria.. I'm Not Sure What the # is But You Can Find It On The Internet, and some Pharmacist will Only fill 160. So what you have to Do is get your Doctor to split them up On 2 prescriptions. Your Doctor can write each one for 2 week supply. But I would Call CVS corporate as my friend did and tell them the problem you are having

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First off, I have a hard time following my post and response but I can see people are wanting number for congress etc. I notice a lot of people saying to call or sign petitions which is great but where are these petitions going. When I began looking into this in May every government office I called blew smoke up my ass and told me they would pass the messeage on. That's IF I could actually get thru. I have yet to get anyone at DEA to answer. A pharmacist finally told me how to get thru to someone (government) locally, after he told me he couldn't fill my RX. After my last post, I noticed a few folks getting nasty because I didn't post #'s and such for them and suggested I stop Bulls***ting and those are the type of people we DONT need calling governmental offices and give other PM patients a bad rap. I graduated from the school of hard knocks, been to prison, etc. and even though my house is clean today, it makes me a little nervous dealing with this honest, do-gooding government of ours. Because of my past legal issues, I thought it would help to find someone that deals with our local Congressman daily and that is why my first written request was sent to the State Representative in my area. It took two emails and some Name Dropping to get her attention. She called Panama Pharmacy (they quite filling my RX's after their DEA audit in May of this year) and demanded an explanation because it is illegal for your regular Pharmacist to stop filling perscritions without valid explanation (unless they suspect you of selling or abusing you RX) OR referring you to another Pharmacy that will help you. Panama pretty much shut the Rep down by stating the issue was a Federal issue, not State. But it help the Rep understand what's been happening because if you try to explain this to people that haven't been directly affected, they usually think your bat-s*** crazy or lying. Anyway, the Rep told me which Congressman to call and told me to have my medical records ready to take into his office and then he would call DEA and get me some type of clearance. When I called to make appointment with this Congressman I was met with much resistance from his receptionist. She told me that he couldn't break the laws just because he worked for the government. I had to explain the situation several times because the woman could barely speak English and as we were wrapping up the call I asked her" So are you telling me I can not make an appointment to discuss this matter with him" She changed he tune at that point and replied with a "I did not say that, you should call baxk this afternoon when his assistant is in and he can set up appointment for you" That afternoon my great aunt had a stroke so I never called back. Things have gotten back to normal now and I intend to call in the morning for appointment. Again DEA clearance is great but there truly is a shortage or a smaller number being distributed after Cardinal Health, the state largest med dist. had their DEA # suspended earlier this year for dispensing too many narcotics. To find out who the politician are for your area of Florida, go to: whoismyrepresentative.com - my email: {edited for privacy} if you can see my email address, feel free to contact me for any questions or if you need help with your request. Keep in mind that when you address this fine folks, do like you would if you were addressing a Judge and use "the honorable state representative joe some" I think? you may want to google it. Will update as soon as I get a response from email I send in the morning.

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Maria, Also when you call Cvs Corporate tell them that you Fill At This Store Every Month Without Any Problems. And If You Are Disabled tell them that also, And you are being discriminated Against by the Pharmacist That is filling in for the Pharmacist That always fills for you. Make sure you get the store # And the Name Of the Pharmacist That will not Fill your medication. Cvs Corporate will Need this information. And you Should get helped... if Not Do you have Insurance because Smart Pharmacy Will Fill 160qty and when you use them you can go back and get the rest on another script. Good luck. If we all will Call Senator Bill Nelson & the Florida Congress people the governor and Tell them How The DEA is causing people to suffer, and we will Vote Against them in the next Election If they don't Help Stop This

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I am in Naples and having the same problem. I'm a single mom who has a ruptured disc, herniation, disc degeneration, sciatica, slight spinabifida, and stenosis to name a few. I recently plummeted from 90 mg daily to 40, and now I am out and terrified. I also dramatically dropped my Xanax dose and fear a seizure or worse. Walmart filled my prescriptions laat month but informed me that they will no longer be able to do so. I have been on the medication for 12 years and fear another ER trip. Last time I went I was unable to walk or lay still for the MRI. I am terrified =(

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Filling a split script is not legal anyway so how can Smart Pharmacy do that?

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If your Doctor Was giving you 300Qty have your Doctor write one prescription for 150qty and another script for 150..when you Finish The First Script, go back and Get The Last Script For 150.....A Lot Of Pharmacist Will Only Fill 160 Of Them. This Is What The Pharmacist Told Me At Smart Pharmacy. And you Need To Have Some Kind Of other prescription like Naproxen,.i might have spelled it wrong but there is others that do the same

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You are exactly right Stephen, it is the one I always (for yrs now) go too, they just say they have no backup pharmacist on duty or they are out and come back in 2 wks is the usual. I've even been referred to by my normal CVS to other 24 hr CVS's, but no one other than the one I go to Every month will touch my prescriptions. It is absurd. They can just look online, like I did this weekend as I pulled up on their CVS website my old prescription history of everything they have ever filled. It shows it all right there, bit still no one but my ONE CVS by my house will touch me. I am a single parent who struggles with money, I don't have Insurance so it's cash pay only, that's why I shot down some of these places that are 8 dollars a pill (which is sickening). I just can't afford that and won't. Id rather die than take food from my daughters mouth, no matter how bad I feel. I've been working on obtaining disability for awhile, but haven't been approved yet. I believe that's all the info u requested. I do very much appreciate your and WendyLou's info & will definitely take your advice. I must admit I do live In fear of just making my CVS so mad that they won't help me AT ALL, because then Id be in an even worse condition/boat than I am now already...Thank you again for the info. Oh, and My CVS sd I didn't need my Naprosyn/Naproxsyn script with my main big script, but the mom & pop places said the exact opposite. They will not fill it without you having a non-narcotic script with a narcotic script, so I basically I believe NO ONE REALLY KNOWS THE REGULATIONS, AND THEY ARE ALL JUST PLAYING A GAME OF COVER YOUR OWN AZZ 1st...

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And Smart pharmacy when I went into there about 4 months back, very desperate and nearly willing to pay a high price for my prescription, said that they no longer even carry those any more...Before that about 6 months prior they told me they had them and would fill them for, at that time, I actually think it was 9 bucks a pill...So Im sure splitting a prescription is easy for them to do. Verbatim they told me the price was so high because they could do that. It was all about supply and demand, and pretty much boasted that they had them and no one else did, so they could charge whatever they wanted...and if I didn't have 800/900 dollars, then move along out of the line, because the guys (from out of state) behind me probably did have the money....I tell you this, Gods honest truth. This was the one month I went in 2 days to over 32 different places (WinnDixies, CVS's, & Walgreens) ( because I can afford them there) in Jacksonville. We drove all the way out to McClenney,the beaches, to downtown, and past Arlington...trying to find just one place to fill at least one of my prescriptions...I had my sister drive because I couldn't and we had to fill the gas tank 3 times...No luck at all. This is when all this crap first started...Since then I've learned to save myself the gas money, suck up the pain, and just wait since I have no choice anyway...

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Stephen-have you heard anything about Smart Pharmacy opening a new location on St. Johns Bluff? Someone told me that when I called there a month or two ago. So I went to their web site and asked to get in as a new patient when they opened that location but didn't get a reply and when I check the yellow pages, nothing comes up. Next time you are there, would you ask about it and see what someone would need to do to get in as a new patient. Thanks in advance for your help. Im going to tweak my email address and see if it will be published in case anyone wants to contact local Congress or State Reps and is looking for help. Im not a college grad or anything but Im getting better writing request because of all the practice I've had lately. {edited for privacy}. Lets see if it goes thru.

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I Can tell you If you call Cvs Corporate and explain your problems they will Help you Because you are being Discriminated Against. I wish i had the Number My friend called, but it is on The Internet, And they can see you are a regular customer that Need Your medication. Please look for the Number And call. Let me Know if it works, if Not I will get the Number you need.... GOOD LUCK

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ATTENTION! I WOULD like to thank the couple who suggested calling the corporate office when a chain pharmacy says the doctor's name makes them uncomfortable. The regional manager for this particular pharmacy came all the way out to assist me after i made the call. The pharmacist still gave me the stink eye for reporting it, but my other option was to pay $570 for a $35 medication at a private pharmacy. Most disturbing was said private pharmacy's clientele, the worst of which was a blatently intoxicated girl with no shoes, fighting with her boyfriend, cussing loudly about cops and trying to show me her abcesses on her legs while educating me on the value of her little blue pills (which she paid over $500 for after complaining that she "can't afford that f'ing much!"). Let me reiterate that it was NOT the professional, wonderful pharmacy that helped me where this other travesty occurred. People like her and the doctors and pharmacies who continue to serve these people are the reason why those of us with searing, level 8 pain, in compliance and in need of real treatment to have functional lives, can't fill legitimate prescriptions.

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THANK GOODNESS for whoever got CVS's attention. Personally used them on a regular basis since 2006 but I'm happy to see so many others getting their meds without being treated as a second class citizen. Unfortunately I choose Panama and after their DEA audit in May, they chose to not fill for me anymore.and like many others I spent a few days driving to over 20 pharmacies I found a pharmacist at Sams who took the time to explain what was going on n the few options I had. So I chose to just go there n if the were out of stock, i just wait. When she was out last week I decided to try Beach Blvd store. They told me it was on Backorder which was a lie. So next time that happens, I'm going to call corporate n see if it helps like it did with CVS. The withdrawals n all are bad but my life has been on hold since this began. I was suppose to go out of town this last weekend for God-daughter volleyball game n a little RnR but had to cancel at last minute. This is trickling down n causing friends n family to suffer as well. My problem is when I finally get RX filled I put my calls into congress/government on the back burner bc I have to catch up on obligations I ignored while out of meds n not feeling well. That's just putting a band-aid on the problem.PS I got like 30 emails frm here that say I got 30 replays but I can't find them when I get on the site?? Any ideas (if I can find ur suggestion)lol keep on keeping my fellow PM suffers!!

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My boyfriend is a quadriplegic who has had chronic nerve damage in his sacrum from a bedsore he had gotten when he first got in his accident in 2003 he now has another sore he got from a huge biopsy about a year ago to look for the source of the problem, he is also taking oxycodone and lidoderm patches and lidocain cream and has had a nerve block all which don't help him as much as his methadone. He has been using Winn Dixie for years now they all know us by name and now they are telling us that he can only get 180 instead of his 200 methadone monthly, and reading the posts I'm scared that will change to be even worse. If he couldn't get his methadone he will die he has been on it 9 years now and his doctor said it would be very dangerous for him to have withdrawals it will probably kill him. He also fell out of his wheelchair a few years ago and broke both femurs and tibia's and they hurt him also as well as his neck where he had a plate and screws put in to stabilize his spines. His pain is real because when his meds wear down at night he has me rub his sacrum every five minutes and can't eat sleep or even talk to me, its terrible to watch it and I feel so bad for him. He actually needs to go up on his prescription but is having a hard time getting his doctor to raise them again because the doctor is scared also of getting in trouble. It's terrible and I'm scared of what will happen. If you happen to have a case we will join or go on the news or what ever we can to help. Please let us know.
Jeannine and Byron

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