Walgreens Oxycodone Filling Tricks (Page 4)

I have read all the posts and found that the best way i found is on the 29th of aug i talked to the pharmacy manager and explained the dilemma i was facing and she told me just to transfer all my other scripts to her location and then drop off my oxy script and methadone and that they would order them for me if they were out.Bam ten days later i got a call yesterday that they had my script filled and to come pick them up.Hope this helps those having problems getting their meds filled.Good luck and god bless.

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In all reality if it werent for us they wouldnt have a job God Bless

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ROFL!!

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I so agree with you, I have many of the same problems that you have stated and Walgreens is the worst. Please let me know if you get a lawyer, maybe a legal suit.

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I am retired military, and Walgreen's refused to refill my pain prescription early, even with the consent of my doctor and my family emergency. I had permission from the Insurance Company, Walgreen's makes decisions they should not. If my doctor writes me a legitimate prescription, he had a reason. They can see I was taking for years thru Walgreen's when they used to take military insurance. I only went there , CVS, Target, Fry's - was out of the medication. I was willing to pay for it instead of send thru my insurance. and then they didn't want to give me my prescription back. It took me a lot of after our calls, but I got it back. Stay away from Walgreen's!!!

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Well I have been with walgreens many years. I have thyroid medicine..blood pressure medicine & was getting a 15 oxycodone which i break in half. I used to take large amounts of tylenol for nueropathy & a neck injury that gives me intense pain in my arms as well. I also take flexerel to help. But a new lady at pharmacy refused to fill my prescription & it was a weekend. It scared me to be told u cant go to any walgreens. I have been responsible & never abused. I was not rude to her. I just went home & cryed from humiliation & fear of pain .I am 54 & have been a hairdresser for many years...this medication made it possible for me to work a little longer. Its not easy to explain to a young new pharmacist what its like to have a car accident that affects your whole life. A drunk driver changed mine. Im punished for it.

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To everyone on this thread:
Not once does anyone mention -exercise, physical therapy, eating right, vitamins etc

Pharmacists treat you like drug seekers bc you are in fact seeking drugs to make yourself feel better instead of putting any effort in on your own.

Instead of being at home trying to figure out what you can do to stop your pain (other than take pills) you come to the pharmacy and demand that you need your meds this instant, pharmacists SECONDARY goal is to be courteous, their PRIMARY goal is to fill meds correctly and carefully.

Everyone that talks about how much they hate taking the pain meds they are crucified for...if you hate it so much try harder to find another way...stop complaining that the pharmacist isn't at your instant convenience.

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hi"s is in response to Weneed exercise' post.

If you would take a moment to read the topic of conversation here, it is about a pharmacy filling a prescription ONLY.

I have had 40 + injections in my neck and shoulders. I had a left hip replacement recently and have gone through 24 weeks of physical therapy over the past several years.

I take 8 different vitamins and supplements daily.

I have been to 3 spinal surgeons who agree that I need to have 2 vertebraes removed from my neck (C-4 , C-5) and replaced with artificial vertebraes. This is an extremely risky procedure and all the surgeons agree that I should wait until I can no longer put up with the pain. Due to my age (55) and my line of work surgery on my shoulders would most likely fail in a short period of time.

I own a Palm Tree Nursery and am a building contractor. I do have employees but I still do a lot of very physical work. I invite you to come see if you could keep up with my 70 hour work week. Many men half my age have quit over the years trying to meet my production.

Due to the pain medicines I take I have to take something for the side effects of constipation and something else to help with voiding my bladder. These issues are just wonderful to deal with.

My hip still hurts badly (in a different way), especially when I have to climb ladders or work on my hands and knees. I also love when it "pops" due to something while working.

I am really eager to have more surgeries since my hip replacement has been such a success. I have about 5% body fat and still pretty muscular from weight lifting so you cannot say that I need exercise.

I cannot speak for anyone else but the last thing I need is any issues from a pharmacist who knows NOTHING about my physical problems and has never done an examination or seen my "library" of x-rays, CT or Mylo scans nor knows NOTHING about the procedures I have had done, the results, and with issues I am facing in any further procedures I need and why surgeons recommend not to do anything at this point in time.

All of us know there many people, "patients" to get pharmacuticals, and Doctors to make easy money. But it is uninformed, narrow minded, people like you who have painted laws with a broad brush, that have unrightfully included all of us. You need, as do the lawmakers, pharmacists and everyone on "your side" of this issue to get rid of any "bad" doctors so we can enable the people who truly need these medecines just to have any quality of life.

I guarantee I would meet any and all requirements into the most stringent of systems to "qualify" as a patient who truly needs these medecines. We need to return to letting the doctors do the examinations and the pharmacists following the doctor's treatment plan. I would like to see any pharmacist look at all of my documents and see what there course of action would be. They would be LOST. They neither have they education, experience or training.

The pharmacists and politicians need to quit "PLAYING DOCTOR". They are not qaulified. When did pharmacists get the athourity and from where to refuse a doctors orders.

In closing, please "Weneedexercise", let me know when you would like to come and try to keep up with any of us here for a month. Thats a laugh. Lets go for a week or ten days. Over my years I have seen many "big talkers" like you. All uninformed "know it alls".

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Sherry, Would you also be willing to give your pharmacy info to me for my husband? We have been with Walgreens for 28 years and when he was put on oxycodone for degenerative disc disease and then a car accident which aggravated his condition, we went to our local WG, and were told they don't carry them. So...the driving began to every WG in the central FL area, only to find one where the Pharmacist said he would fill them. Yesterday we were told, for the 10th time "we don't have any", so I called the district mgr of WG, who called the Pharmacy mgr who then called me, telling me she only has some of the meds (10 short) and we could have them filled. We went to fill them and the SAME pharmacist who always turns us away, did it again by telling the tech to tell us they had none. I am so angry! My husband is a hard working, blue collar worker and has to endure this pain every day of his life and no one seems to care! It ticks me off to be lied to by someone who took an oath and is supposed to be a professional! And, yes, they are lying. The District mgr told me himself that he was going to get onto his staff for just not telling customers the truth because he has been receiving so many calls about this same problem everyday. This is ridiculous!! Thanks, for listening!

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Sherry, I know it's been over a year but is your pharmacy in npr still able to fill your meds? can you give me their info?

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Hey Sherry I have the same problem also I live near Newport Richie can you help me with the name of the pharmacy also, I would really appreciate that!!!

Wayne

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I would also love to have info on this awesome pharmacy, I live in solano county, northern calif.

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Walgreens is one of the worst places To get opiates filled, if you are a little Early they will run and tell on you They will call your Docter and whoever Else they can tell to stop you from Getting pain relief or they will wright On your script so you can't fill it any Place else early even your so sick. Boycott Walgreens.

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I have had on-going problems with getting my oxycodone prescriptions filled by Wallgreens. Believe me, I tried to call someone who could help me overcome these problems but the problem I ran into is that there is NO number available for people to call. There is no way to even contact anyone in the top chain of command by e-mail. I was left adjusting my dosage to accomodate the whims of the Walgreens employees. Something which I am sure any doctor would condemn.

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walgreens has shot themselves in their own feet with a bullet because of this type of policy of not filling soma and oxycodone together. Just think of all the billions not millions but billions of dollars now across the United States with all their Walgreen pharmacies combined they're going to lose out on while other mom and pop pharmacies now and other pharmacies like CVS and Rite Aid are really going to cash in on this and they are glad that walgreens has adopted that policy so that they can pick up the slack and pick up all those billions of dollars that walgreens now will lose. Thank you walgreens for putting together your own noose to hang yourself with because of this retarded policy that you have come up with for playing God over people's lives that suffer immense pain. All of the pharmacy conglomerates would like to thank you for sending billions of dollars their way that you no longer will get to take in and enjoy. This is your punitive punishment for playing God over people's lives for causing them to suffer the discomfort of having to go look for another pharmacy after they have been faithful to you for all these years with their dollars and cents.

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Apparently you don't live in Chronic pain, because if you did you would clearly understand that most people that have it can't even walk without the meds that sometimes don't even kill most of the pain. Vitamins, don't kill pain dear and most chronic pain sufferers have tried other alternatives. How dare you even for one second judge those that have to endure endless excruciating pain on an hourly basis because they want the one thing that keeps them functioning as a human being. I would say more, however I'm being extremely courteous.

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I agree with you Melody. It sucks when people have no idea what we go through on a daily basis, sit around and judge us. No one wants to have to rely on pain meds, esp when you are judged every day by everyone in a negative way. When you wake up in pain and go to bed everynight in pain, feel free to come back and put your 2 cents in.

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look up a program called PAP patient assistance program and then type in the name of the medication in google....its based on your income and will help you pay for your meds or all of your meds....just pretend on the form your low income...they will send you a card in the mail and you just bring that to the pharmacy every time when you go to fill....it worked for me.....

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totally agree with you alot of people don't understand what chronic pain is really like, there are days when you would rather be dead then to deal with the horrible pain that only you can feel and sometimes not be able to describe. What it feels like when the only thing you look forward to is going to get your scripts from your pain doctor.

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Please can anyone help, after 3 and 1/2 years my pharmacy is not getting my meds any longer.. well they say they don't know "when" they will be getting them. I have been to over 17 places in Jacksonville No luck.. I get 120 oxycodone 30's a month. Does anyone know of a place here that is not making it almost impossible? Please let me know...

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