Script Not Filled Under Doctor's Orders (Page 2)
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I had an appointment with PM Thursday, June 7. I called my PM and had my appointment moved up to Wednesday, June 6. I've been taking care of my Dad in Arkansas. I live in Tennessee. So I asked my doctor if she would put on the script fill today which was Wednesday. The reason was my Dad had passed away and I needed to get back to Arkansas. It was a few days too early to be filled. I took my script to my local Walgreens cause it said to be filled today. They denied it to be filled that day no matter what the doctor wrote. It was the Lortab 10/325 Watson brand. Then I went to my local Wal-Mart and they filled it like the doctor ordered. These were the Mallinckrodt brand of Lortab. With the Watson brand I've had little pain. When I started taking the Mallinckrodt brand it barely touches the pain. Just because Walgreens denied filling my script according to doctor's orders I got to deal with the pain for a month. By the way, Wal-Mart does not accept RX coupons for pain meds!

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Re: Painsurvior (# 3)

You have to watch the manufacturer. Most ingredients come from China. Make sure the manufacturer is in the USA and the ingredients made here too. Hope this helps

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Hi, I seen your message. I have to tell you to be careful of the manufacturer of your medicine. Most of them come from China. You do not know what is in them. Do the research and find one in the USA. Make sure the ingredients do not come from China. I hope this helps. Charlotte

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Re: w john (# 6)

Thank you for that information, I'm 'filing' it away. Best wishes to you and yours John.

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HOUSE (# 3) --

I went to Walgreen's for YEARS and never had a problem until moving across Country and took my prescription to the local Walgreen's. At first they told me that they "could not fill the prescription because we do not have the medicine on hand". They said it would be 3-4 business days. Miraculously, within 4 hours I got a text saying the prescription was filled and ready for pickup. I came to find out that they would say that they did not have the pills on hand to ward off robberies. I guess they believed that people would come to the drive through in the evening to find out if there was a certain medication available then they would go tell one of their "friends" that they have the medication so they could go in and rob the store. If they did not recognize you this is the story you got every time. Also, the local Walgreens carried the "Watson" name brand in the generic form but I was told by the local pharmacist at Walgreens that they would continue to dispense the "Watson" generics until they ran out and it would be replaced everywhere with the "Actavis" brand of generics. I found this out the hard way when I went to fill my prescription in January of 2018 and, without my knowledge, was dispensed the "Actavis" brand of pills and they were AWFUL. Completely ineffective for me at ANY dosage. I called and found out that there was nothing I could do but take them. There was no returning them to either the pharmacy or the Doctor. I have read that IN SOME STATES an ineffective brand can be returned, the pills counted, and a new prescription can be issued which can be taken to a different pharmacy that carries a different manufacturer. Finally, I was told by TWO different Pharmacists from two different major pharmacies to ask my Doctor to check off the box that says "NO Generic Substitutions" and get the name brand because, while they have had many complaints both locally and nationally on the generics they have had very few complaints on the efficacy of the name brand. The problem with this is that my insurance company will not approve the name brand and I have fought them every step of the way. I am awaiting a ruling from the Courts right now on my appeal and that is another story for another day. Good luck in finding the "Watson" brand generics at Walgreens. If I was told correctly, as soon as the Walgreens are out of the "Watson" brand that EVERY STORE will have no choice but dispense the "Actavis" brand as the "Watson" brand of generic opioids will no longer be manufactured. I have read that in some States there are reports of the "Watson" brand still being dispensed in the generic opioids but if my information is correct that will stop when that area finally runs out of the "Watson" brand of generic opioids then whichever pharmacy a person goes to will need to find a different supplier.

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I refuse to go to Walgreens for prescriptions EVER AGAIN!!! They are horrible and flag you even if you've been sick and needed different cough meds. Example: I have horrible asthmatic bronchitis attacks. Was given robitussin with codeine by my regular doctor that didn't even touch it. Had to go to the emergency room where they gave me hycodan which has hydrocodone as the active ingredient. When I went to pick up the prescription they said we have to call the doctor because you're getting too many narcotics. SAY WHAT???? Never again will I go there.

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Hello, I have had the very same thing happen at Walgreens! I only went there one time, the pharmacist said" yes, we have it in stock, but it's our"policy" to hold all prescriptions like this for one day before filling it"?!?.. So I told them that it was my"policy" to go to a real pharmacy and get it filled on the day that it was written. I haven't been back since. Not sure what is going on with them, I had never heard of such a thing.. I even told them to call my Dr if they felt that they needed to, But again all they said was policy... What a joke!

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To be honest I'm surprised that Walmart filled your script. I was told by my dr that they will no longer fill pain management scripts. But since we are on the topic of walmart and meds that aren't effective. I went thru kinda a similar situation in June. My regular pharmacy refused to fill a day early (they are closed Sunday's and even though I been going for years and the dr office allows a day early if its sundays or holidays and everyone knows if you are on a steady schedule 1 day without meds is like HE double hockey sticks) all the sudden said I couldn't fill. So I went down the road to walmart. Now I take oxycodone 20 mg and they have always been tiny. They gave me the huge white pills with rp 20 (identified as rhodes pharmaceuticals) I hope and pray I never ever come across those again. I felt like i should have just waited that extra day because now I'm stuck with a month script of medicine that doesn't work, a whole prescription wasted. Walmart just sucks. Maybe that have a discounted supplier that uses a lot of fillers (I can see them looking at the bottom dollar and cutting corners.) I'd say if your walmart allows you to still fill where u are at to stay away at all cost even if it means going a day or 2 without out so you wont be screwed for the whole month. I'm sorry you are going thru this mess. I feel your pain and hope July comes quick. Hang in there!

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

I'm back now. My next appointment with the PM is July 5. I'll haft to deal with this pain until then!

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Hello, Michael! I am sorry about the problem you had.

Most pharmacies will not accept coupons for controlled substances, anymore, there has been too much abuse, and diversion.

As to them refusing to fill it, even though your doctor authorized it, that is their option, Wal-Mart did not have to fill it then for you, either, but I am glad they did so. NDC code: 0406-0523

The FDA warns that this medication carries the risk of being habit forming, and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, constipation, and dry mouth.

When will you be back to see if you can get the other brand, again?

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