Norco Shortage In Michigan (Page 6)
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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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Condor - which manufacturer of Norco makes the yellow ones? I can only find the white ones with red dots in them by Watson and they make me sick to my stomach. Thanks

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No, it hasn't. I just went to Meijer and they told me that they can't get any. I had it filled at the same pharmacy last month, this month they don't have it. I asked when it would be in and they told me that they have been ordering it for two weeks now and it's been on hold since.

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Yes just got my Norco 10/325 filled yesterday. They were the yellow ones as usual. I live in Michigan and the shortage has passed.....

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If pharmacies are restricted as to how much they can order for C2 drugs why was it never an issue to get all my percocets filled over the years they were always a C2 drug?

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Lola, the doctor doesn't know of shortages or care as he is way too busy. Norcos are out there but you have to find a pharmacy with enough to fill your script. I've been going through this for I think 4mos. now. I have used the same pharmacy for 10yrs and last week they were again out of stock. I went to more stores in that chain and finally on the fourth try found one that had enough to fill my script. These pharmacy's for some reason do not know what the other stores in their chain have on hand. If your doctor works out of a local hospital take your script there and your chances of success increase. I don't think they will tell you on the phone"yes we have that in stock and can fill it" You need to go in person and show your script. Good luck.

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When Norco was reclassified as a c2 it automatically reduced its availability as pharmacies are restricted as to c2 ordering amounts per month. Also purchase price doubled and insurance reimbursement has not. Many pharmacies choose not to carry the drug due to monetary loss and liabilities.

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Why the hell didn't doctor give me a prescription for Norco if he knew I cod not fill it? He must be aware of the situation?
Does anyone have an idea when they will b available?

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Jerry~AMEN TO THAT STATEMENT!!! OBVIOUSLY ~ BL does not have horrible Pain like most/all have on this site!!! SHAME on him/her! It is SO easy to judge & criticize others when you are not in the same situation I guess...sad. If he DOES have pain & doesn't get help, I guess thats' his problem. Yes, there are those who abuse, but you are right, all WE want is to try & live a somewhat normal life, & do simple things like pick up a dish without sharp pains going up your arm, or ok mr. BL wipe yourself in the bathroom without screaming from stretching (don't mean to get technical, but he needs it!) or simply bending to tie your shoe & I could go on, but he wouldn't get it~he obviously has NO CLUE. If you want to tear up your stomach, move to Petoskey, Michigan (or for that matter the whole west side & middle of Michigan) because all they give you is motrin & crap that are not narcotics that will totally ruin your stomach, & that is why I am also on 2 stomach pills a day!!! Thank God I moved! I wish all on this site nothing but prayers & hope in finding something that works for you as I have found that even tho there are different narcotics out there, they all work differently on each person. I DO know I would NEVER touch Activis with a 10 foot pole because ALL their drugs are BAD! I ended up in ER with their drugs & have heard alot of people are fed up with them because they do NOT work & have dangerous side affects. Their "inactive ingredients" are different than the old Watsons or anyone elses' & they should totally be shut down! I have made reports against them & they have gotten me NOWHERE. To ALL~try & have a Happy New Year by finding what works for YOU & do not give up TRYING. Also, I have found that working with Pharmacy managers is the best~don't mess with anyone else! They can sometimes order for you what your Doctor prescribes.

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There are laws on the subject, you should educate yourself before speaking your mind.

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AMEN

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BL - if it were that easy if it were that simple to not take an addicting drug I am sure many would not go that route. But, treating chronic pain with just over the counter meds is not going to even make a dent in someone's severe ongoing pain. Sometimes there is no choice but to go to opiates and I am sure we are aware of the risks. However, that shouldn't mean that we have to be treated like druggies or have our rx denied by the local high and mighty pharmacist and I am sure when the day comes that they injure something or have a chronic disease that is so painful they can no longer get out of bed, their attitude will all of a sudden change. A pain doctor who is half way decent wouldn't let a pain patient just go without the meds suddenly after years - they would make sure they could do a safe taper. Nobody wants to sue doctors believe me it is too costly and time consuming. All we want is to be treated for our pain just as anybody would be treated for any condition - with respect.

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They have the right to be properly treated. You are not supposed to just stop taking them after long use. If your doctor does not want you to continue then they need to write a prescription plan that scales the patient down in a healthy manner

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When you take certain meds you accept the risks that taking those meds entails. One of the reason that some drs aren't writting rxs for pain meds any longer is because they have gotten tired of patients threats. If you don't want to go through withdrawals, don't take a med that is physically addicting. You can't blame a dr or sue them because you don't like what happens when you can't get the meds. There are no laws that state anyone has a right to have their pain treated.

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The story is the same in Texas. My regular pharmacy is out of Norco and has been for several days. Sam's pharmacist says they have ordered from several manufacturers for generic and they are in their 5th day without delivery. I got my prescription 2 days ago from my pain management Doctor and have tried about 15 different pharmacies in the Houston area. I took my last Norco this morning. This is a ridiculous situation that I'm sure would be corrected much quicker if all of these jokers had to go about a week without their pain meds.

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When people can not get relief from pain that is adequate enough to allow them to continue to live then there is only one other choice .... the only variable is how to go about leaving this world behind!

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October 28 two years ago my wife committed suicide taking Gabapentin; yeah that's a real good drug! She shot her self in the temple. it's a mind altering drug, not a narcotic for pain

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We were having luck about 4 months ago at Spectrum. My husband has severe Carpal Tunnel and gets less than me and a lower dose( 7.5/325 2X a day) and we both had our own script. We brought our two dogs in the car and on top of it being too hot to leave them in the car, there was not ONE spot for us to park. We decided that he would stay in the van out front while I gave them mine and then I would wait in van while he went in. The pharmacist recognized me and I handed her my script. She was like "alright Michelle, it'll be about 20-30 mins and gave me a pager. I went out front and got in the van with the dogs while he ran in, after making sure the pager would be fine in the van by security. My husband came back out an said that they, very rudely, handed it right back to him and said they didn't have 7.5s (different woman). Soon as he closed the door my pager went off. It had only been about 10 minutes. I looked at him, knowing something was wrong. I went back inside and this older rude woman, without eye contact, roughly handed it back and said "We can't fill this" (the younger nice girl looked embarrassed and gave me a sad like look). I just stood there baffled, and stuttering. " oh. I....um so you don't have it?" She was like "nope. Give me the pager." I knew from her cruel and cold attitude that something happened. Well after a confusing ride home, I figured that they must had thought, possibly, that we were trying to get one over on her, like since they took my fake script, they'd take his. And I guess him not coming in with me made us sketchy? I didn't even think of that because IT WAS A LEGIT SCRIPT FROM A LEGIT DOCTOR THAT HAD BEEN FILLED AT THAT HOSPITAL THE THREE PAST TIMES! Just feeling defeated. And sorry about the b****ing and the stories, but it feels so good to talk to others that have been through some of the same degrading situations and can understand. I wish there was a lawyer that would take something like this on. I'm sure if I have a stroke, I could get someone to take the case....LOL....rather not though!

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I wonder when all this crap is going to stop and/or what it is going to take to stop all these ignorant pharmacists from playing god with our meds. I see on other threads that more and more people can't get their prescriptions filled because the judgemental i**** pharmacist says "no". Just read in the local paper about how many people are now overdosing on H because they had to get some kind of pain relief even if it now means going to the street. How sad is that? Even with a legitimate prescription! I can't stand these pharmacists who give you "the look" as if we are drug seekers looking for a fix. They are hypocrites too because my friend used to work in a large pharmacy and one of the pharmacists was chewing vicodin when nobody else was there. The pills were all of a sudden getting less and less in the bottles and then they put up a hidden camera and caught her standing right in front of the camera and putting vicodin in her lab coat pockets. So they think they are better than we are? LOL

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I don't know why the F these damn pharmacies are being such a**holes to fill our scripts that are legally obtained by our doctors, who the f*** do these a**holes think they are? Oh they wanna change everything and laws and s*** but wtf are we supposed to do about our pain, that they are prescribed for, sit around and suffer and end up in the ER, from massive PAIN? If they want laws, they need to STOP with the damn cigarettes, that is causing lung cancer for people who DONT EVEN SMOKE!!? PUT A LAW DOWN ON THAT S***?? Then they keep changing the pills, first they were blue lortab Watson 10/500 then they switched to white 10/500 Watson, then they totally changed to white m353 malink 10/500 then they changed to white 10/325 m367 now I hear they are only doing YELLOW NORCOS GENERIC 10/325 the lowest if them all with the V symbol on them, might as well pop some aleves cause this s*** is not helping for chronic pain !! I don't even think there is anything in them for pain in them it's more of a placebo! They are basically weaning everyone off of them, cause they know how many people got addicted from pain meds!! Basically! Now they are trying to save their own asses!

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Hello,
I found some Vicodin at the Farmington Drug. They are really accomodating & if they do not have something, they order it.
I hope this helps.

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