Oxycodone Shortage 10mg (Top voted first)

I received a call that my oxycodone was ready for pick up at Rite Aid and once I got there the pharm tech had told me that it was out of stock and there wasn't anything they could do or substitute it with when I had asked, "I've taken this medication for years and never had this happen, do you know when you'll be in stock?" The pharm tech replied, "I don't know when they will come in, it usually takes at least two weeks anyway and there isn't anything I can do for you, you can have your prescription back" and gave me my prescription and told me to try elsewhere because she was too busy to call other Rite Aids. I was shocked. I took my prescription to Walgreens and they were also out of stock but in between customers the pharm tech called all Walgreens in the area in my county that I'm able to go to by law in CA, all out of stock. Went home and called the rest of the Rite Aids, CVS, anywhere I could think of and everyone's out of stock, all the pharm techs said there aren't any oxycodone medication being delivered for weeks. So I was forced to take two hospital visits because of this bull. I understand why people turn to street drugs! The DEA needs to leave our legal medication distributors alone so they don't turn people into illegal users! This is just ridiculous, I'll be taking ER trips until I'm able to see the doctor.

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Hello, Alesia! How are you? I am very sorry about the problem that you're having.

However, regarding the pharmacies that you called yourself, there's a good chance you didn't actually get accurate answers. They have no way of knowing if the person on the phone is a legitimate customer with a need, or a potential thief, so they are trained to just say that they don't have it.

It's different if an employee that they have on file calls to ask, but a private individual will not get an honest answer. The only way to find out yourself is by actually going to the pharmacy, with your prescription in hand.

This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

Have you gotten it filled, yet?

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I have been on this medication for years and I know what class of drug Oxycodone is in and I know it is one of the number one theft medications and the reason why they have a very limited amount in stock in pharmacies. The manufacture for the Oxycodone was not sending out medication and it is also back ordered in their computers. My doctor also called around to figure out when they will be in stock and the managers told him over the phone that the back order is so bad, they aren't able to tell him when they'll be stocked, that it is about the manufacture sending out enough Oxycodone for the pharmacies, it's not their fault they are out because even if they went to order it, they aren't able to say when it will be coming in unless if the manufacture is sending the medication out right away then it takes the pharmacy min ten days to get your medication stocked. Until the Oxycodone is back in stock, I'm now prescribed Percocets, we'll see how long the pharmacies are out or had stopped stocking Oxycodone like Wal-Mart.

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