Hydrocodone Brand Laws Unfair

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I used to get the yellow qualitest norcos but since the new laws the only thing available is the malli 357 or the Watson white. The yellow worked perfectly long lasting pain relief for my inoperable discs problems. The 357 make you really high feeling for 2-3 hours and then wear off, the Watson give me headaches. I tried to get the yellows again but my pharmacy says they are to expensive to order & not covered by insurance. But my low income friends on public assistance get them free how does that make sense? Thanks a lot for these crappie laws that took away our free choice.

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Medicaid receives rebates for the meds they cover in each state. It is your insurance company that won't cover the brand you want. It is also possible that in order for your insurance to cover a specific med, it requires a Prios Authorization and your dr won't do the paper work. The government has nothing to do with it.

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All I know is that before the new law changed I had a choice I could take the one that worked best for me, now I no longer have one. And my doc is complaining about all the additional paperwork and swamped with patients he must see every 30 days instead of once every 3 months. How is that better?. I never wanted to be stuck on these pills but it was that or be in pain all the time unable to do the simplest tasks.

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JJ, it is your drs choice to see his pain patients every 30 days. Federal law states that you must see your dt at least every 90 days. A dr can also give you 3-30 days rxs at once visit for a Schedule II. But, it is up to the dr how often he wants to see the patients.

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