Pharmacist Refusing To Fill My Script Of Suboxone. What Do I Do??? (Page 11)

I wet to my doc 7 days early because of running out early. I took my new script to pharmacy and said, this is early so I won't be using insurance. My doc said you can call him if necessary. Well no one wanted to. They filled two per day for three days. On the third day I asked to fill the rest on insurance for the next day. I was one day early. When I called the next morning to have my daily two filled the pharmacy manager said no we won't be filling it for another 5 days. Go to the ER for your withdrawals but don't come here because I won't give it to you. Has this happened to anyone else????

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There isn't a set fill date, it's entirely up to the pharmacist. There are really no federal laws that say when a pharmacist should or shouldn't fill a script...it also varies from state to state. I live in northwestern PA and the majority of pharmacies here won't fill your script of suboxone until 85% of your script is gone. I get 60 8/2mg strips and I can fill it every month on the 26th day ...so the 26th-30th is 5 days. Some people have commented that "well if you used it as prescribed you wouldn'tneed to fill it early" that's b.s." stuff happens I'm bipolar and I have real bad insomnia that lasts about two weeks give or take and if I'm up for 24 to 72 hours at a time I take an extra half at night when I'm up by myself with nothing to do that way I don't sit here and think about the things I use to do and then on the days my insomnia isn't bothering me I can get by on one to one and a half a day to balance the script out... I've never had to fill early but I can see how or why some people would need to... it doesn't excuse the ones that abuse it and run out early because they abuse them on purpose though. It's a waste anyways because of the ceiling effect. I know people that take way more then they should because they think they need it but it's just a waste the more you take the less it works in a sense you're just wasting doses. I will say I wish I lived in Australia for a 30 day script is only 25 that's crazy for my script of sixty 8/2mg strips it's 372 thats only because my home town pharmacy is the cheapest everywhere else is 400-600. Luckily I have here to help paying for it. FOR THOSE WITHOUT INSURANCE LISTEN GO AND GOOGLE HERE TO HELP program AND CALL THEM EVERY DOCTOR IN AMERICA IS ALLOWED THREE PATIENTS EVEN IF THE DOCTOR KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE PROGRAM IT'S NOT UP TO THEM AND THEY DON'T NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT TELL THEM YOU HAVE NO INSURANCE AND YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING HERE TO HELP THEY WILL SEND YOU PAPERS FOR YOU AND DOCTOR TO FILL OUT AND THEY WILL NEED YOUR PROOF OF INCOME JOB OR UNEMPLOYMENT OR ANY OTHER way YOU EARN AND THEY WILL NEED YOUR MOST RECENT TAX RETURN. HAVE YOUR DOCTOR FAX ALL THE INFO TO HERE TO HELP WITHIN A COUPLE hours OF HERE TO HELP RECEIVING FAX UP TO 24 HOURS YOU WILL BE APPROVED AND CAN PICK UP YOUR SCRIPT FREE OF CHARGE FOR A YEAR AND AFTER A YEAR THEY WILL GIVE YOU AN EXTENSION. Sorry for the all caps but I wanted everyone who pays out of pocket for script to see this. Trust me its great, they will pay for a 30 day supply every month no charge to you at all. Its a suboxone program. It's worth it. Whether you get 15 a month or 90 a month they will pay for it. I know how frustrating it can be to not know if you can pay for your script or worry about how many you can afford and making them last so please call and they will help, they are very nice.

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To the people saying suboxone isn't prescribed or made for pain that's absolutely false my wife is on suboxone not for drug addiction but for pain for her arthritis and it works well for her. So yes suboxone is used and can be used for pain I'm sure everyone is different so whether it would work for your pain or not depends on the person

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Yes this has happen to me so I had it tranferd to a new store as long as your
doctor said it was ok to get it then what is the reason call a 5 stores if you
have to this happen to me I got mine 5 days before my insurance would pay so
I paid on the 4 th day my insurance paid for the rest of the month

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Jayb, suboxone doesn't work well for most people with chronic severe pain. I am glad that it works for your wife. There are a lot of drs that won't take a patient that has been prescribed suboxone for pain because it is mainly used for drug addiction maintance. If a dr prescribes suboxone for drug addiction, they have to attend special training and go by certain rules. If they prescribe suboxone for pain only they do not.

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I am out of town. I live in Florida and I am currently 3 hours or so from home. I have ran out of my prescription of Suboxone which is 8 mg. I'm really scared and nervous it has been 2 days. I'm currently experiencing withdrawals haven't been able to leave my bed. I have heavy nausea. I need to know if I can go to a ER or a hospital?? And be able to receive some suboxin or maybe a prescription. I will be back home in a week. I really need some knowledge on this. Please someone help... With my question. Thank you

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What I meant to say was that I was wondering if I would be able to have or receive Suboxone from a hospital or ER or possibly a prescription. Please help

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I feel for you. Why did you run out though? I would never plan a trip or go anywhere unless I knew I had enough to see me through. I guess you could try an ER, they would definitely want to be ringing your prescribing doctor though to confirm, they are most certainly NOT going to write you a script just as a one-off. Give it a go though... Good luck to you.

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Away from hone, I doubt it because no one is going to take your word for that you are prescribed Suboxone. Why did you run out ? This is not the type of med that you don't check to be sure you have enough when you go out of town.

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I think its appalling that a patient has to put up with pain and get treated like a drug addict too.
There is nothing more demoralising and shameful.
Everyone is entitled to be pain free and to be treated with respect when they need meds.

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Never usually run out early. I wasn't expecting to be out of town as long as I have been. So therefore I miss my doctor's appointment and have not been able to get ahold of him. And I do however have my prescription bottle and then they it was filled... And I also called my pharmacist and she said if I did go to the ER they could contact her so she could verify. But she wasn't quite sure if they would do it or not. I'm experiencing a high fever due to other personal issues so I am in a lot of pain. But I do not want to be admitted to the hospital. I also read something about the 3 Day rule. I didn't quite understand it if you have to be admitted or not or if they just write you a 3-day prescription. I'm so Restless I haven't slept in 2 days. Thank you for your reply if you have any more information it would be appreciated. I'm scared... I've never been in this situation

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No Pushover, Away from hone is a drug addict. That is why he is prescribed the drug.

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Drug addict or not sub def works for pain--not a pharmacist but if i recall correctly it is in the same family as the pain med Stadol. I have had good pain relief when but is stabile from sub-- but on pain man for Severve pain, but i think for people w arthr or that cld be managed w like vicodin subox would provide longer & more stable relief. Imho...even if the poster is a desperately addicted person or not we cant judge...or shldnt imho people asking for asvice because if it is legit they need help & if addict, then no amnt of sob story or bs will fly w the er or pharmacist just mho

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I have been to almost every pharmacy in Mobile, AL. I just want fill a script for Suboxone. I have been trying for two days now. I am going to take the script back to my doc and get my money back. This is bulls***.

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Jerry, the dr is not going to give you your money back.

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I get Suboxone for pain but I am a addict don't know why doctor writers me for pain

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Jerry, I have to agree, you can go back to your doctor but the fact remains, you had a consultation with him, he is NOT going to refund your money, all because you can't find a pharmacy to fill your script. He may however, be able to help you find a pharmacy who can help you? All you can do is ask. I live in Australia by the way, i never fail to be be amazed at the stories I hear coming out of the US about the trouble people have getting their hands on this stuff!! We have it really good here in Australia, IF that is, you treat the system right, then they treat you right. Act like a junkie, shifty behaviours, drug seeking doctor visits etc, then they will treat you like a junkie.

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In order to end my need for strong painkillers, I am forced to undergo surgery to my spine twice within weeks.
If the surgery fails, then what? Will I be reduced to begging for painkillers again?
And why should my choice have been major surgery?

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Yes and no...im super legit patient but unyol o had my tegilat pharmscy i was always paranoid abt walgreens (people shld boycott them because power hungry ahole pharm) but that happened to a friend of mine, refusal after a partial & i became aware that partials change the nect months refill date when the second part of my partial changed the refill date the next month. Find a mom & pop pharmacy & stock to itbut if there is an insitance issue its on the insurance co

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I have now been without Suboxone for 4 days I found a pharmacy said it would order it if they could but it would be Monday before I could get my script filled that will be 5 days if they fill it l am sick right now

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I know this was written a while ago but... I had the same happen to me! I didn't run out I left mine at the Airport .. My doc said everything would be fine State Law insurance indicates we get a 5 day grace period.. When I got to the pharmacist he had told me that he will only fill my temp supply and after that is done I can come back to get the rest, when I returned on my fifth day he indicated that he can no longer give them to me. I offered money, cash on hand!!! He just told me if I start to get sick go to the ER, well my ER doesn't help with Sub W/D... Finally going back and forth between phone calls, faxing, etc. he said I would have to buy them all at once.. Bs I'm not stupid.. I called my insurance they said he can only refuse to fill them if there's something in the system that indicates the DOC may have issues with the DEA... I freaked out and had to ask he said I can't tell you that information. So I called A different pharmacy and asked if they will fill my script if they had any left they told me yes, I said OK I'm on my way I'm about 20 minutes away. They say can I have the doctor's name that prescribed it. I gave the doctors name and they refused right away. I asked why and he simply told me because he's probably going to be shut down shortly!!! Now here I am sick asf and looking for another doctor.. Remind everyone I don't take what I'm prescribed, thank God. So I went into my stash which only has 15 of them but it's better than nothing for right now until I figure out who will fill this prescription... Has anyone else had this problem? Also, I switched from my local Walgreens to a Corner spot, who sent my Sub doc all my meds one that some doctors don't let you get or should I say take while taking Suboxone and some who don't mind at all and now my new script that he was going to write for me is being questioned and I have no idea I've been on this medication for 12 years never had it reported ever since I switched. Now they know and I was very honest. Of course if I stop I will start having major seizures.. But how? Why?

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