Refilling My Valid Xanax Prescription Early (Page 6) (Top voted first)

I only see one doctor and he gives me a 3 month supply of xanax. When I went the last time he wrote me out a prescription but I still had two refills. I had a friend and her husband passed away and I gave her some of mine thinking I would have no problem re-filling the prescription. I had sense enough not to go to the same pharmacy and not to give my insurance information. So I go to this small drug store by my house and I had to fill out paperwork such as dob, name and my DL #. Well they paged me to the front of the store and advised me that it was 7 days to early for them to re-fill. So my question is where can I go to re-fill a prescription that is valid written by the same doctor. I only tried one place, I'm guessing they must have a data base if you try and refill your prescription early (even without your insurance) does anyone have advice on where I can go to get this filled?

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@Chrissy, I just wanted to point out the fact that, IMO, this board is full of addicts or people that's dependent on various narcs/benzo. When it comes to prescription pain med and anxiety meds. A lot of people started taking these meds for legit reasons and ultimately develop a dependant on them or addicted to them. Prescription narcs become a epidemic with people abusing them. That's why strict strict drug laws were developed. I myself went on pain meds for pain due to bilateral Osteoarthritis in my knees. I ended getting addicted to them. The doctor I went to was very liberal with prescribing what I needed. I eventually acknowledge the problem and got help. Some of the post on this board clearly demonstrates addiction. The reasons that some people give regarding why they need the meds is very far-fetched. Narcotics pain med should be titrated down not up. You have people both young and old claming that they are going to need these drugs for the rest of their lives ( red flag). There are still doctors that will continue to be liberal with prescribing. There are others who won't, they will adhere to the law. People on this board are saying the doctors don't care and they should do this and that ( red flag). Addicts are self serving. Those doctors that adhere adhere to the drug regulations do it because they don't want to lose their license/ and go to jail. There are definitely addicts on this Board who whine and complain. Why would someone go to a pharmacy out of their residential area and do cash pay. It's because they are addicted and know what they are doing is wrong. Why would someone be willing to travel to utilized doctors that are liberal with prescribing. It's because they are addicts. I read nnn the news the other day that a doctor got a 4 year prison sentence for prescribing 50 oxycodone to a patient who was a recovering drug addicts. The young lady died from OD. If I was a doctor I would never ever risk my license or risk going to jail for helping an addicts to get their fix.

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@Ryan, that is not true. Doctors will never regain from prescribing narcotics and scheduled drugs. Nope, that's never going to happen. What will happen and does happen is many doctors are no longer prescribing narcotics and scheduled drugs Willy nilly. Doctors are getting train to be able to identify, people who are exhibiting drug seeking behaviors. Doctors are being trained that narcotics and scheduled drugs should be prescribe short-term. Doctors are being trained regarding the quantity and strength of narcotics they are prescribing. For example a person who weighs 110 lbs should not be put on 30mg of oxy. Doctors are being trained that they cannot give a person a script for say, 130 pills of oxy with 3 refills. That means the doctor won't see that patient for 4 months. Doctors are being held accountable of contributing to patient's addiction. People who are put on narcotics and scheduled drugs should be seen and their pain/conditions be reassessed at least once a month. That's why some doctors don't put refills on those type of meds. It
force the patient to go back to the doctor. If someone has a fracture or other types of chronic degenerative disease of course they will prescribe narcotics or scheduled meds. In fact, pain is now listed as the 5th vital sign. Doctors can get in trouble over-prescribing, and they can get in trouble for under prescribing. If a person has legitimate documented injury and the doctor let them suffer. The doctor can be charge with neglect an inhumane treatment. The problem is pain is subjective not objective. For some doctors determining whether the patient really has pain is a challenge for some doctors. Also, naexample generally have pain scale. For example, some treat mild pain or moderate to severe pain. Managing a person pain is slippery and can be controversial.

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SayWhat, a patient can report a dr not prescribing them opiates to anyone the want to, but it won't make any difference.

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@Chrissy, you are absolutely right and I like your analysis of the subject matter. 1) In regards to the usage of the word addict vesus dependent, I feel that they are used interchangeable. Even though both are not good, I felt that using word dependent sounded better. 2) I personally believe that no one should live in. Addiction is very difficult to treat. 3) you are correct different, everyone handle things differently. 4) people tolerance are also different. @Christy, I am talking about prescription drugs. I know that not everyone is a addict. The increasing death toll and OD became a huge concern, that is why they implement certain standard. 5) those new standards affect the pharmacist also. They are coming down very hard on the doctors who prescribed the drugs. They are not playing, the doctors who violate the rules and standards, are looking at either jail time or lose their license Or both. The same goes for the pharmacist. Pharmacist can now look on the web and see that person’s medication list. 6) do you know how many people has valid reasons to start on them. I am talking about prescription drugs not illicit. 7) some of the stories shared on this board is suspect 8) Some people put out a lithely of of reasons why they need the drugs. 9) some people don't even realize that they are addicted/dependent on the drugs. You have people who might have had surgery and utilize prescription pain meds, then when they are healed they come off it. Chronic Pain suffers is difficult. The purpose of prescription meds is to heal and is titrate down not up. Prescription narc is not meant to be a life long treatment. When you have young people, or for that matter adults also, saying these medications is lifelong is suspect and people who knows exactly what they want and bring it to their doctors is suspect. Some people who is willing to travel out of State specifically to get the drugs is suspect. The problem now is every doctors and pharmacist have access to the data base no matter what state they live in. The desperation in some of the post come through crystal clear. Addiction/dependency on a drug is very difficult. There is definitely some thing wrong when doctors are upping the doses because the person should getting better not worst. People can develop tolerance to a drug where they need higher doses to get the same result. Some of the post here are extremely outlandish, it's like they are trying to convince someone that they really need that drug. I have a better grasp on addiction/dependency and I know it's not easy. Acknowledgement that they have a problem is the first step towards healing. I get upset when people think someone wants to be an addict or dependant on drugs. A lot of people started out with valid reasons as to why they started on the drugs in the first place. Addiction is very hard, but keep in mind that prescription drugs and illicit drugs can have same end result. I always say, addiction does not discriminate. Because I myself have traveled that road and overcome it. I have no shame nor do I try to down play it because it has now become part of my journey. During that time frame there as been many times I literally could have died. I have the utmost respect for people who acknowledge, accept and come out the other end clean because they went and got help. Those people are proof and inspiration that you can overcome it. Sharing their story honestly can inspire others that there is hope. Once a person is in sobriety staying in sobriety is another difficult road to travel on. Some doctors play a Hugh role in this situation. I will share this, I know a young lady that weigh about 100 pounds if that much. Why would a doctor prescribed 30 mg of oxycodone? That dosage is going to affect that person differently than a person weighing 200+ pounds. There is a saying "walk a mile in my shoe" many people truly do not understand addiction. Getting hook on prescription narcotics sometimes lead people to transition into harder and illicit drugs. At the end of the day once the person admit that the have an issue, how they got started is some what irrelevant. They need to just focus on recovery.

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BL, I never said anything about opiates. One of the commenters outline their injuries and stated that the doctor blew her off. I said that doctor can get in trouble for failure to address the patient's needs. It is called negligence. I never reference opiates specifically. No doctor should blow their patients off. Addressing the patient's needs can be done in various ways. As a matter of fact, doctors are really suppose to utilized the least restrictive methods first for chronic pain sufferers. They cannot blow a patient off. Case in point, Dr. Rancijit temporally lost his license for a variety of reason, and one of them was he failed to consider alternative pain management and just jumped in ordering large amounts of opiates. He also failed to refer his patients to a pain management specialist. I never stated anything about opiates. Of course no one in their right mind would entertain the thoughts that " he didn't prescribe morphine, Percocet, oxycodone, or other opiates so I am going to report him. The doctor can refer the patient out or try various other methods. The doctor is supposed to develop a treatment plan for each of their patients documenting what treatment is being utilize. Dr. Ranajit never even kept treatment plans on his patients. His little cookie world crumbled because he was reported, which open the door to an investigation and ultimately his license getting suspended.

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SayWhat, a lot of chronic pain patients that can't get a dr to prescribe opiates or can't get a dr to prescribe opiates in high doses like they want them seem to be looking for ways to force the drs to prescribe what the they want. I am just saying that you can't force a dr to prescribe an opiate when in their professional judgement an opiate is not needed or an opiate at a particular dose is not needed.

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It's not illegal to fill them early. It's up to the pharmacist. Some won't do it early at all, some will do 3 days early, most will actually, and some will do five days but they are rare. 3 days is no problem. 5 days can become a problem if the FDA or whoever oversees pharmacists catches on to a patient repeatedly doing 5 days early. I usually get my Xanax filled 1-3 days early. In the beginning they were very strict. As they got to know me, all was fine. Maybe the fact that they fill 10 prescriptions monthly for me had something to do with it also.

I get 10mg Vicodin. I usually have them filled a couple days before the last one. For those you have to pick up a new prescription every time, bummer because my doctor is quite a distance and I don't drive. Damn September of 1914. But I live in Chicago and the trains move quickly. Anyway, I see my therapist every week so when I get my Vicodin it may be a couple days early, but they refill up to 3 days early. Also, all my doctors are all out of the same hospital so that is convenient.

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Hello, Obama didn't have anything to do with that. I guess he is responsible for all the deaths from opiate overdose. I guess he is responsible for all the people who are addicted to prescription pain meds. People who pharmacy shop, doctor shop and those who will go so far as going to another State, has no accountability for their actions. People who gets angry if they don't find a doctor that will prescribe high doses of narcotics, has no accountability for their action's. When a doctor orders medications with refills. It's the assumption that the patient will take the medications exactly as it is prescribed. By adhering to that assumption there wouldn't be any reason to refill early. But if the patient is self medicating, then if course they will run out of the medications. Because of all the deaths by overdose. Changes needed to happen. The DEA, did the right thing. They had to developed and implement a system to track narcotic pain users. The new blame doesn't look pretty.

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I'm sorry I just don't get it ?what is so complicated about a doctor writing a prescription for a 30 day supply of the medication ?? you have enough medication for 30 days why would you need it filled in 28 or 29 days ??if you take it as prescribed you should never have a problem with getting it filled early what about some personal responsibility for taking the prescription as it was prescribed not as how you feel it should be rx'd......I just don't get it there's no accountability from the patient

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Vicodin and norco aren't the same. Vicodin had 650mg Tylenol in it as norco only has 325 mg. They got rid of vocodin because of the toxic effects on the liver

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Thanks BL as usual your info is accurate and helpful to all.......

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jessica, you need to be prepared to not be able to get your early refills. You also need to be prepared for your dr to say that since you have been getting them filled early that you should have enough to last for a certain time frame and they won't give you a new prescription until that date. Insurance companies are also cracking down on early refills that are every month.

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Truth, drug dealing and giving someone a pill that was prescribed to you are both illegal and there are laws against both. You do not have to receive money for it to be a crime. You also do not have to deal in any specific quanity for it to be a crime. Quanity can play a part when determining which law(s) were broken. Read your state laws.

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BL, we can debate til pigs fly. They don't distribute vicodin and lortab anymore. They went to norco 5/325, 7.5/325, 10/325. Point blank period.

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I get mine from my immunology doctor who is basically my all around doctor since so much revolves around my HIV. I get my psych drugs from my psych, but even when I was changing doctors my regular doctor would write those on the condition that I got set up with a shrink again. I do know you have to have a special license to prescribe suboxone. I was told that because for how long I've been taking high doses of Vicodin, I would be considered high risk for suboxone. Suits me fine, I asked my pharmacist what she thought. I'd rather take Vicodin anyway.

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Most require to only fill 3 days early, many will not do to federal regulations even paying cash

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Xanax can usually be filled 2 days before u filled last month if you get it every month from your doctor. It has to do with the insurance company's not accepting it and also being a controlled substance makes it harder..but for example let's say last month you filled your script on Sept 10th...then the earliest you can fill it again would be October 8th.

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@Meee, my Insurance company always allows fills at 75%. It has little to do with cost. I used to fill my controlled medicine(s) early to have spares, not any more!

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But wouldn't they ask why the person wants early refills. Clearly, the person is taking more than ordered and if that's the case, why not just increase the quantity.
I think it looks kinda shady calling to get your doctor to approve early refills. I personally would feel very uncomfortable and it might raised a red flag for a legit doctor.

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Rob, technically Xanax is not a sleep aid. You cannot try Doxepin, Temazepam, Sonata, Unisom, Lunesta, Ambien, Benadryl. Plus other non-medical techniques.

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