Methadone Generics, Finding A Pharmacy

I have been on many different opioids for over five years after a very bad car accident. I have finally been on 60mg of methadone and was getting the mallinkrodt generic or westward pharmaceuticals but the accend generic puts me into withdrawal or I may be allergic to some filler they use but I am in tucson, az and need to find out what pharmacies to avoid or which stock anything but accend 10mg tabs now, but as the war on opioids have made for much tighter regulations I cant call and ask. They won’t say whether they do or not over the phone. Add to that even with a legit paper rx I had 2 major chains say they didn’t feel comfortable filling it because I’m “not an established patient and are not comfortable filling if I haven’t filled there before”. So I'm screwed but was lucky last month. I need to find a way to ensure I don’t ever have to take accend which I have seen at two different major chains here. Does anyone know who carries what brand of methadone and is there a way for patients to see what generics distribute to which pharmacies? Not too long ago I was on a specified generic so they had to order it for me but that particular pharmacist said that he can only get what their suppliers distribute to their chain. So if anyone can help or has any knowledge on this please help. Thanks.

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Sorry to hear about your situation. Finding the right pharmacy that carries your preferred medication can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. There are several haystacks (pharmacies) and to my understanding none of them disclose this type of information to their customers. One thing you can do though is to contact the specific manufacturer directly (e.g. mallinkrodt or westward) and ask them which pharmacies they distribute their methadone to on behalf of only wanting to use the products that work best for you... My thinking is that pharmacies probably won't disclose this information due to any number of strict policy reasons or preconceived notions about who's asking, but the manufacturers themselves shouldn't have any reason not to give you those details. I'd also consider asking some of the privately owned mom & pop pharmacies (in person) since they tend to be more flexible than the big chain stores. Just be sure to tell them your story or reasoning behind asking so they feel more comfortable opening up to you about these things.

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Have you tried going to a methadone clinic? That is what they do in Louisiana and Florida, not sure what is available in your state.

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Re: Allison (# 2)

No, no, no. Don't ever go to a methadone clinic. That is very bad advice. A pain clinic won't touch you if you've been to a methadone clinic. That is for addicts and a pain doctor won't touch you with a 10 foot pole.....

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Re: Wjoinfo (# 3)

Oh OK I wasn’t aware of that. I figured since they was on methadone is was having problems it would’ve been a good route. Thanks for your information

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