Norco Shortage In Michigan (Page 13)
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Is anyone else having problems finding a pharmacy to fill their scripts of Norco? I have been taking them for a few years now for my chronic pain. I always go to the same pharmacy chain, and its always the same doctor who writes my scripts, but since the new law change no one seems to have them in stock. Some pharmacists told me it was a manufacturer back order. We are told not to go without our meds, but yet how is that possible if we can't get them? Anyone knows of a pharmacy that has Norco 10/325 in the metro Detroit area?

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FYI....SAVE ON MORE DRUGS IN Mt. CLEMONS on Walnut St. Downtown has the 10/325..........

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No problem tracy....all is good.............lol

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If you are calling these pharmacies to see if they can fill your script perhaps they are telling everyone they are out. Try going in to ask them as you might find some. I'm sure they fill the actual paper scripts first and don't hold meds for those who call in.

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still, still, still cant fill 4weeks later, what the heck. let me guess now I have to throw this script away and get another because its 30 days old MF ers. I have reached my limit of patients. someone needs to be accountable. And here in Michigan the only state in the union you can not sue the pharmaceutical companies because of our attorney general Bill Schutte. guess whom I will NOT vote for tomorrow in the elections. I advise everyone else here to do the same. I cant take the constant pain anymore. !!!!!

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Hallelujah, 50+ pharmacies later I finally found Norcos at Lakes Pharmacy in W. Bloomfield. The pharmacist seemed surprised when I told him how scarce they were. Even the hospital pharmacies were out!

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They're out now, unfortunately. This SUCKS!!

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Try the CVS at 5mi. and Newburgh in Livonia.

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Haha, Condor. I'm sorry, I forgot to post and apologize to you since after posting what I did I saw your comment apologizing as you had gotten your meds filled! I honestly wasn't trying to be b****y! Lol

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I went to about 20 pharmacies today from Detroit to Dearborn in search of Norco 10/325. Every single place said they were out w/ no idea when they'd have more. Help!! I'll drive anywhere within a 15-mile radius of Detroit. Detroit never has them, but I can usually find them in the burbs. This is crazy!

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OK OK OK.......Tracy I was wrong.....I got my medicine...hope everyone will get there scripts filled soon.

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CVS in Ann Arbor has 5/325 don't know if they have 7.5

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You know, this is what gets me......there was NEVER a production limit before hydrocodone changed to schedule 2. They also said that this new scheduling wasn't going to mess with people's everyday lives it's just you have to have a written script for the pharmacy every time. Now, they can write a total of 3 scripts....one per month....that you hand to your pharmacy at the same time. That's for people who don't or, didn't need to see their dr every month but now they will have to see them every 3 months. Well, I see this is messing with EVERYONES lives! You MUST go to your doctor and tell them what is going on and they can give you something else in the meantime. Our stories are easy to prove with one phone call from doc to pharmacy. Also, print out this thread to prove to your dr that you are not the only one having trouble! I can't see how just relabeling can be causing so many problems all over the US. It's downright crazy and, IMO, criminal! What are they doing for cancer patients? See, they have been trying to get rid of narcotic use in the non cancer chronic pain group. Like our pain is any less real because we don't have cancer? I'm not dissing people with cancer....honestly, I'm not......it's a legit question and statement! I will have my dr admit me to the hospital if need be! I pay my own way....no insurance.....but it would be very expensive. Then, I will sue the pharmaceutical co's and make them pay my hospital bill. After all, if it wasn't for them we wouldn't need to be in the hospital, right? They think all of us chronic pain people are uneducated burdens on society and they want to get rid of us somehow! Well, I, as well as most people I know in chronic pain, are educated, productive members of society! I may not be able to do my nursing job but that neither makes me uneducated nor unproductive! I could go on & on but I know ya'all know exactly where I'm coming from! It feels good to let it out, though!

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Let's try this sine the other may not get posted.....
For withdrawl....( at home) look up the Thomas Recipe.
Ask your doctor for tramadol at least til you can get the other. Go for better than 50mg dose. Helps immensely or even completely with withdrawl even tho it is non narcotic.
Next, ask for a benzo and clonidine.....these 2 together are great for wd's as well as immodium which you will read about in the Thomas recipe.

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Well, my mother and my hubby are both on 10/325. As I said, they both got them. Now, come next month, who freaking knows. The pharmacist just said they aren't having a problem and don't foresee one. Not only that, it DOES NOT matter the dose......ALL hydro products have been changed to schedule 2. Every single pill has to be pulled....well, pill, syrup, whatever hydro is in. It's not just the 10mg ones that went sched 2. I understand you are in wd's but please don't be so rude to everyone. Hey, I feel for you. I am in your boat with the crappy Actavis Percocet I take..... in wd's and all even while taking it! Many people are! Try have your dr prescribe you clonidine and Valium, klonopin, Xanax, something for the WD due to what these jerks are doing. I don't think he should have a problem doing that since this is not your fault. The benzo's help restless legs and clonidine helps the creepy crawly feeling. They do work. Anyway, just a suggestion. You can also take Imodium. Look up the Thomas Recipe for at home withdrawl. Or, ask your dr for 100mg tramadol which will help considerably! This goes for anyone going through wd's. Tramadol may be non narcotic but it works on the same receptors so it decreases immensely or completely the WD symptoms. Good luck.

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Condor......that is NOT a lie. My husband got his Norco October 16th with no problem at all and my mother got hers 6 days later, when due, with no problem. Our pharmacy, as they told me today, has not had a problem except they would have if requesting specific brands, and they don't foresee a problem when my husband gets them next month. Being from a very small town and dealing with a non-chain pharmacy may be why....idk, but the pharmacist did say they all needed repackaged. But, they do have the Norco and they do have oxycodone from Endo pharmaceuticals. You can't tell people they are lying. Maybe other pharmacies are just saying they are out because they are keeping their supply for their loved ones so they don't go through this crap! Stranger things have happened and I wouldn't put that past any pharmacy! With the number of scripts written a month, everyone knows at least one person on a narcotic!

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The way I see it, hospitals are going to be filled with chronic pain patients in an attempt to get their pain under control! But, insurances will kick you out! Do they REALLY think by forcing people into withdrawl and keeping the meds away are going to make them say, "forget it, I'll just take a Tylenol." .????? If Tylenol was all it freaking took to relieve our pain then THAT is what we would be taking! Who the hell cares about our pain? They don't feel it! I am sick and tired of the government controlling our doctors and pharmacies! This is NOT going to end the war on drugs! Can't they see that? It is always the addicts/recreational users who find a way around everything! All we want is some semblance of quality of life and they are trying to take that away from us! I guess we are not worthy of a quality of life because we need controlled substances! Pisses me off! I, as well as all of you, did not ask for our injuries/illnesses! There has been an increase in H use among chronic pain patients for some time now due to various reasons. One of which is they have increased the cost of narcotics to try to deter abuse. And, they say it was due to supply and demand! BS!!! The supply has been larger than the demand for years! I discussed this with a pharmacist a year ago and told her as such. I also told her the cost rose at the time they were pushing for new laws....especially on oxycodone products. You could get 240 hydrocodone pills for $44 and 140 oxycodone for anywhere between $200 ans $500. How is this supply vs demand of narcotics? It's not!!!

Sorry for the rant all, it feels good to holler to someone! Lol. I am just a po'd chronic pain nurse who would rather be working than being in pain to where I don't know from one day to the next if I am going to get out of bed! And, that is impossible to do without my meds! Dependency? Probably but who the hell cares? I hurt so freaking bad that if I am dependent on narcotics, so be it! I would have to take anti rejection drugs.....be DEPENDENT on them if I had an organ transplant.....right? Ok, rant done....lol......hope you all find a suitable pain reliever till this is straightened out!

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Hello,
My name is Matt. I am having the same issue also. I have called the FDA, the manufacturer of my norcos (WATSON), and many pharmacies in the entire metro Detroit area. So, from my understanding, it has definately been changed to a scedule 2 narcotic. However, the amount being made hasn't been limited. There was a delay in production at WATSON, and probably other manufacturers also, which is likely due to this change. The person at WATSON said that they are now up and running again and had shipped out this past monday to the distributors. The DEA doesen't seem to understand why they are not available at this point either. So, either the distributors are holding out, or someone is lying?! Either way, this sort of situation should never occur. There should be enough very well paid beurocrats and big pharma CEO's to make sure there are enough meds for those loyal patients/customers at all times, especially since abruptly stopping the supply will cause withdrawls........which must be terrible since it's a class 2 now lmao!!

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The reason for the change in scheduling of hydrocodone is because 1, it is the most prescribed narcotic in the US and 2, it is being abused and highly addictive! Oh, like codeine isn't highly addictive nor is abused? Right!!! A doc told me that all it is is more paperwork for him! I believe the only reason they are doing this is to make it more difficult for a physician to prescribe. As it is now, only a dr can prescribe them.....no more getting scripts from a physician assistant or nurse practitioner. They are not allowed to rx schedule 2 meds! I know many docs who believe hydrocodone should be left at a schedule 3. I believe so as well!

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I contacted my pharmacy, I'm in Minnesota, and they have not had a problem getting Norco. I do know they have had to repackage due to the schedule change, but a whole month is crazy! My pharmacist does not foresee a future problem either. Now, if one wants to request a certain brand, then there may be a problem. Just thought I would tell you all what I found out today. Hope ya'all are finally having some luck!
Btw, DO NOT fill your hydrocodone with the Actavis brand if you haven't used their meds yet. The same exact problem was happening with those like what is currently going on with their oxycodone products. And, that was a year and a half ago and I haven't heard they've done anything about it even though there were tons of complaints to them and the FDA about it. I highly doubt anything is going to change with them! Just my opinion!

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Victoria, I know just what your saying it has been humiliating. I have been taking pain meds for 12 years since I had 2 back surgeries. I am made to feel the same as you. The Pharmacists seem to snicker under there breath, when they tell you no they cant fill. One even told me they will never be able to fill and don't bother coming back because they are on a quota ??? . this is the same pharmacy whom has been filling my script for years???? I have not had pain meds for a month now. It has seriously affected my quality of life, the pain has been mind numbing !!! I feel like the elephant man I AM NOT AN ANIMAL !!!! or drug addict !!!!!!

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