There Are Three Manufacturers Who Make Methylphenidate (Page 2)
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The 3 Manufacturers are Mallinkrodt/Methylin, Sandoz and Watson Pharmaceuticals. On this day, December 3,2011 I learned that if a generic drug is back ordered in lots of different Pharmacies our HMO's will pay for the drug that is prescribed. All who are prescribed Methylphenidate 20 mg. are being turned away by CVS, RiteAid, including the pharmacies in some Giant food stores . If you are prescribed both forms of this drug do not let the Pharmacist fill one part of your prescriptions and if both are on 1 prescription sheet never trust anyone to complete the refill. They'll fill the one they have and as far as the other part, you lose!

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I just got a prescription of it and went to CVS right here in my hometown and they filled it no problem...but yet here it is in May and the problem was probably fixed

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The real problem is due to the manufacturing limits that are set each year by the DEA, this is done with all controlled substance prescriptions.

Once the manufacturers hit their limit, they can no longer provide further supply to the pharmacies and this creates these types of shortages.

Production should return to normal in January.

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Finally my pharmacy failure has been explained. I went to my CVS Pharmacy and Talked with the manager about the crisis of this back order defense being denied a full refill.
He told me that if this drug is truly back ordered, my HMO
will fill my generic drug with the brand presently. All the pharmacists had lied to me. Whatever their agenda is it's hurting a lot of peopleAS

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