Oxycodone 30mg Shortage In Florida (Page 2) (Top voted first)

This is a nightmare!! I suffer from multiple auto-immune diseases such as Connective Tissue Disease, R.A, Livedo, Raynauds, & traces of Lupus. All of which cause EXCRUTIATING PAIN!! On top of all of those, my body attacks itself 24/7!! Over the years the doctors have tried a ridiculous amount of different pain medications. I called it the 'medication game', & it was anything but fun!! Either there was minimal to no relief with them, or they made me feel awful! They tried everything from Percocet 10mgs, Endocet, Methadone 45mgs per day, oxycontin, Hydromorphine 4mgs tablets & 8 mg tablets, & all medicatons are/were accompanied by Ibproufen 800 mgs capsules. During one hospital visit they even had me on a conjunction of Dilauded 8mgs PLUS oxycontin 20 mgs, every 3 hours. It was hell!! I finally saw light at the end of my tunnel when they tried me on Oxycodone 30mgs. I was so greatful bc it was the first medication to give me fantastic pain relief & not make me feel high or stoned what-so-ever!! I was able to get out of bed, function like a human being, & most importantly, be an involved, hand on [parent with my son again. He was just as greatful as I was bc he has his mother back. Fast forward 3 years, & I feel like im back to square one again! The uncompassionate, inconsiderate, ignorant beings who are responsible for the suffering that I, as well as millions of pain patients, should have to walk TWO DAY in our shoes!! I say 2 bc after the 1st full day of unbearable pain, that actually makes you ask yourself, " Would I be better off ending it all??", after this full day of pain is over, they can go to bed, & wake up to find themselves in the same condition the next day!! For a real pain patient without PROPER medication there is no 'It'll get/be better tomorrow"!! You would think after a bold move to stop all distribution of such a successful & life saving medication, they would've done a little bit of research! But no! They took the only bit of information they knew, which is the 'Street Drug Perspective', & ran with that!! Something has to give! I went to my dr yesterday & was given a script of Dilauded 8mgs. I HATE IT!!!!! Im nauseas, falling in & out of sleep ALL DAY, & it in no way, shape or form, gives me the comfortable relief that mysuccessful pain regiment of Oxycodone 30mgs 5-6X a day, as needed, gave me! On top of the dilauded making me feel like the walking dead (what do you expect fro morphine), I have unbearable sweats!! I dont know if its from the dilauded, or if its withdrawl from the oxycodone that i have been on for years. If anyone has ANY information as to when or if this shortage will end, please advise. I was told by one pharmasist last month that the state would start recieveing the medicationagainat the end of December. Is there any truth to that???

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I was in a bad auto accident back in boynton beach nine months ago and dislocated my L-5 & L-6 disks and started on oxycontin 40mg twice a day and dilaudin 6mg 6x a day (30s are harder to find just go to 40) and from day one i went to a CVS in Boca Raton (where i was living BUT my license showed a Delray Beach Address over 20 miles away) i had no problem. I then moved to Fort Lauderdale, still, with the same license to my local cvs. Just handed her my new script from my new pain managment doctor (just showed him past records and he put me back on everything cause i am allergic to Tylenol and ibprofin*hint*) and my oxycontin discount card from perdua pharmaceutical. They didnt have it this was on a friday so the pharmacist said come back monday when they get it in. So because my records with cvs showed me filling oxys and dilaudin before, they ordered them for me. Asked how many i need per month and said to fill it on the same day each month and they will keep it stocked. Im a 30 year old real estate agent with purple hair lol. No judgement was made. As long as u have a valid reason and records you have taken these types of meds before you should be fine now. Things have calmed down

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To the poor lady in Florida , iam in Nevada and my heart goes out to you. I like you suffer from a connective tissue disease, oxycodonevis the ONLY DRUG THAT TAKES AWAY ALL MY PAIN AND I CAN FUNTION , IN A HOSPITAL NO LESS, IN LIFE THREATING SITUATIONS CUZ U DONT FEEL STONNED TIRED U FEEL NOTHING EXCEPT YOUR IN NO PAIN. PLEASE WRITE TO YOUR CONGRESSMAN, AND SENATOR. IT WORKS.

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The situation should actually be rectified at the beginning of the new year.

The current shortage is due to the fact that each year the DEA sets limits on how much of any controlled substance can be manufactured. They use prescribing figures from the prior year, as well as information from the manufacturers and the FDA.

Usually this gives a good idea of what the market should demand, however, in any given year if there are more prescriptions than usual, or a greater amount of theft/diversion, then it can result in these types of shortages.


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I am very sorry about what you're going through. I've been there, so I understand how miserable it can be and I also get very ill from Dilaudid.

Are there any other questions or comments?

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Thank you so much for replying back to me. I really appreciate it!!
So, if I go back to my dr the 1st week after the new year &never surrender/ give him this horrible script of dilaudid for my normal oxycodone 30mg script, then chances are ill be able to fill it?? Bc that would be the greatest news!!

.....again, thank you for responding!

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Thank you for responding! So if I go back to my dr the 1st week after the new year & give him back this disgusting dilauded script for my regular oxycodone 30mg script, i should be able to get it filled at my normal Walgreen pharmacy??

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The most commonly reported effects include memory loss, constipation,
the drug can cause impotence, enlarged prostate gland, and decreased testosterone secretion.

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i just want to say you are not alone. i am very sick i live in Maryland silver spring at that. these doctor out here are crazy they want to put u on meds that people took in the 60. when you in server pain your not trying to hear that i have a couple of things wrong with me i myself take oxys 30 mg and they do work

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I will do this immediately! Thank you!

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DONNA : I have wrote an email to the both of the email addresses on the American Pain Foundation website. Also, I tried finding the GROUP part on facebook, but I couldnt find it. I would def like to become a member, so if you can help me to do so, that would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for all your help!!

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Thank you...will either try to fill after the new year and/or find a new Dr. I'll be glad when my medicare kicks in in January! Does anyone know of a good pain management Dr in Volusia County FL in the Deltona/Deland area?

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VERWON :was wondering if u had any additional info re: when the pharmacies may start carrying again. Based on the info u have given us, I have been antisipating this week ever since. I just want to get rid of these nasty horrible dilauded's & get my normal roxi script! I just want to feel human, normal & not in pain! If u have any additional info please advise. Thank you! &I Happy New Year!

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I hear you.. I did many drives around again today. I am out tomorrow and the searches I read say you just can't stop taking this kind of med. But I have to work and i went to a few places and they are mom and POP but they treat u nicer. I wish a big wig from walgreens or CVS would be around to see how there patient is treated.
I would not be able to run my store if I don't have my meds. Now tomorrow I will be out and the end of the month is the worst. But they do not now how it is.
Forget the pain I know the withdraw is going to make it worse.
I went to a wallgreens this morning and a worker said they didn't have them I went latter and they said they ran out a couple of hours ago.
If they want to be doctors they should do a couple more years of school and homework.....

They are trying to be doctors. They judge u and one time my wife went to the pharmacist and told her that her husband me was going to transfer my script to them since we lived there a few months now and we built time at residence. but she said no tell his Dr perscribe something different. It's Verry bad. He was paralizized and cant do daily functions withought it.

Another friend had a pharmacist call his doctor from walgreens in oviedo it was a woman of a orient or Chinese decent or Japanese or other. Won't want to be wrong sorry if i am. and say its too much to get prescribed even though its ok by law and he had 4 surgerys on his back and spine in one year. . And since Monday I have heard more rules for the same store walgreens from store to store. U go to 5 diff pharmacy. And they are the same corporate name but they say diff rules you have to follow depending on your looks. It's a shame if the person thinks your cool or likes your looks your in. If that same worker doesn't like you or judges you dad they say they are on back order. I tell you when I am on my meds. I can walk and work and funtion in todays world. But asprin or aleve can not take away a never that is pinched or compressed spinal damage. Bit if it.happens to you then you will understand...

It's so hard when you go to pick up a legal prescribed med. And your talked about by everyone behind the counter and they all have the say if they are out or not.
Good luck everyone. I wish I never paid $35 for a discount card when they never cart your script.

Good luck I can't afford the gas to be told no anymore.

They should take your script and tell you when the next one comes in we will call this will help control everything then u don't get a person comming back 3 times. Day because walgreens can't tell or most others over the phone if u have it.

So walgreens take the script if its bad. Contact athorities and if they are good people call them when they come in.

It reminds me of a best buy outside Christmas night. They now give tickets for the big name items that they only have so many of. Makes sence why have people. Come 3 times a day for 3 weeks just tell them they are in line or u can't serve them. Not everybody on them is bad and a worker behind the counter is not a judge and your new system should decide if they are abusing or not. Now the doctors know where u went.
Please not everybody is. Bad person that comes to a major chain pharmacy. And don't let them spend $35 I think on a discount card that can't be used in I think 7 months I think they only helped me 3 months. I called for a refund and they told me when the computer system is good and your levity its no problem use your card. Since then I thing I could never use it again. So that greens card is worthless unless u want pictures printed. But then i heard bad about that. Good luck Florida that needs help.

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It will be available in the next day or two I believe. I will post the link to it when it comes available, but in meantime, would also get in touch with fl state leader, to find out how else we can fight for our rights. The fb page is a great place to learn and share things.

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I work for a large chain pharmacy, as far as I can see, I don't think there is a shortage right now. I think I can get #500 with no problem. The thing is, if you call and ask me if I have it in stock, I will tell you that I don't, for sure. If I don't have the entire quantity on hand, I personally will ask you to forfeit the remaining qty, or I will not fill that rx due to the legal/adminitrative procedules I would have to go thru otherwise. A lot of pharmacists will just say they don't have it if your rx calls for 180 and they only have 179. If you have a long term need, talk to the pharmacist and have him keep it in stock for you. Plan ahead. These can take days to order. Please don't post on facebook that you found it at my store. Every time I fill 1 rx of these, I immediatly get 5 calls asking for it -- I kid you not! It makes me nervous. I have to deal with forgeries and even robbery if words are out there that I constantly keep a large quantity.

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Hello all, I posted info before about the American Pain Foundation (will include again), BUT, PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT, and visit this link to sign a PETITION to support our rights to fill LEGAL PRESCRIPTIONS in the state of FL, and PLEASE FORWARD this petition to as many people that you think would support this issue that is now a crisis.

Link for Petition:
change.org/petitions/florida-pharmacies-stop-florida-pharmacies-from-denying-pain-patients-vital-medicines

The second link is for a SURVEY to convey the issues you may have had with pharmacies in FL. This is very important to make sure our voices are heard.

research.net/s/GTBGPMX

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Please, all of you having problems with your Pain Management and/or problems filling your medications. It is time to start getting together so our voices can be heard. One foundation I know of, The American Pain Foundation, is a good place to start. (painfoundation.org). Find your leader for the American Pain Foundation by going to the the website, click get involved. A drop down list appear, click leaders. This will take you to a map of the country and click on your state. Your leaders email address will be shown. The one in Lithia/Tampa area is handling this situation. Email her and she will fill you in on what's being done about your problem. Do not believe what your pharmacy is telling you. For those in FL, there is also an APF Florida Facebook page, for support and (run by FL APF Leader-Search- American pain foundation action network florida- Go to the group page. You will have to be added as a member. This is a closed group for privacy. Make sure you choose group NOT page. ) and working together to be heard. Hope to see you there. I have post this way because we can not give contact info on here.

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warehouses out i hear from walgreens, they need to stop out of state people from coming here to get meds, and i heard cash in some pharmacies can get it for u...order from your walgreens a week in advance...

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I too was taking oxy 30 Mg 5 or 6 a day. Then all this n I tried all those meds u did too. I was alergic to many or stoned n asleep. I just started opana I.r. tabs and opana e.r. & am getting the same relief oxy gave me w/o any scrappy side affects. The down side is they cost me a lot more. But for now it is worth it. You should give themna try. Good luck

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The "American pain foundation " shut down in May due to shady financial deals with drug companies. Just so y'all know.

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i've been in chronic pain since i was 15 & i'm now 56. what's being done to legitimate chronic pain patients is disgusting. have you ever heard of medtronic's intra-spinal drug infusion pump? by the time i reached 30 the pain was just unbearable & all the nsaids they had given me damaged my kidneys. i then found out about this pump & worked my best to get it. i did get it, although because i'm on il. medicaid they have tried to take it out 2 times (w/o success). only because of this pump, have i been able to come back to life as you said. look it up & you will find out all about them. i've had it now for 24 yrs. & take virtually no oral pain meds anymore!!!!!!! may you be blessed & know you r loved.dvxjk

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Don't believe this. There is NO truth to this at all. Oxycodone is slowly being taken off the market. There have been too many issues related to this drug and one of them is addiction so bad that ppl will do most anything to get them.That is very evident from what I see on this site. It's sad that a drug that dr's had no way of knowing would get so out of off control is now being taken off the market bc of crime rates, heavy addiction, homicide, suicide, etc. No one wants to believe this is happening but believe it. It's happening already and this is why ppl are so desperate to find them. There are no shortages..the DEA is slowly withdrawing them from the market. Sorry..but sometimes it's difficult to face the truth. Im so glad I got myself off oxycodone. I was tired of not being able to find them anywhere and having to go through horrible withdrawals when I didn't have them bc I could not get them. Maybe it's time to talk to your dr's about placing you on a different pain med so that you won't have to go through the withdrawals when the day comes that you will no longer be able to find them anywhere..not even on the street. Sorry, ppl, I know it's hard.

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