Walgreens Oxycodone Filling Tricks (Page 8)
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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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It's scary, first we have to get the script from the dr, getting a date for an ok day to fill, then the insurance company has their say n when they will cover, so your dr. and insurance say yes , ok fill , but the pharmacist has (store poliy) to keep my meds until day 29 even though the script is dated to fill on 26 days, insurance pays for mine on the 27th day, but most pharmacists will not release til the 29th day, its crazy a few months back any pharmacy would fill it at 29 d7, 28 days. Pharmacists have much power now too!! crazy

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Were is this is it in Tucson az and what pharmacy please help om so tired of looking.

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I had my meds in a safe deposit box, went either that day or yhe evening before. I was pulled over for left turn signal wasn't working. Asked to search, had no reason not to...because I hsd my daily supply in my bottle, they arrested me. Obviously, charges were dropped, but I met with a pre trial intervention officer. In the further just carry ur daily allotment with you. I was in shock and pleaded sith him not to offer this same advice, as this is exactly how and why it happened to begin with. I know he was just trying to help, but oopsey.

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I'm in NPR as well and having terrible issues. Trouble is, my doc is in Clearwater. Some of them do not like having a doc outside the county. I've been turned down by 7 different pharmacies after 10yrs with the same doctor and absolutely NO early fills! I lived in Pinellas for 20 yrs, and when I moved up here I kept all the same doctors! Your email address isn't showing up...any other way you can tell? Maybe a street/intersection?

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I just found out whats going on with Walgreens. These Medication, Methadone, Oxycodone,Dillaudid.pretty much all breakthrough meds, but these 4 have so much paper work involved with each prescription. They have about 4 pages of papers they have to fill out just to fill one of these drugs. They dont really want to deal with it and would rather everyone be on long lasting more expensive pain meds. They caused the problem, they got on the " Make all the money you can" from the whole Fla. pill mills. After paying a 80 million fine, they have to watch their backs even though its not fair to the patient,

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Pharmacists do have the right to refuse to fill a prescription for a number of reasons that concern the health of the patient and the pharmacist's beliefs, at least where I practice. Can't say it happens often though. However, the oath of a pharmacist has nothing to do with filling prescriptions for whomever and whatever medication they want.

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The FDA does NOT recommend Methadone for pain relief. Many deaths were reported ref Methadone because it only has a half life for pain relief but the drug remains full force in your system. Therefore, peoples pain comes back and they take more Methadone and bang they stop breathing. You can read about it on FDA website. They put out the notice in 2006 so I wrote them to see if that was still their policy and they gave me a link to the 2006 alert. Methadone is used to help H addicts get off their drug. NOT for pain control although doctors are still trying to push it on us.

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Can I ask how many you are perscribed a day? and what state you are in/ i have been going to Walgreens for years and they decide now what and how much i can take!! My dr. prescribed my meds, walgreens has filled it forever, about 7 months ago they made me change my dose, and i take methadone as well. Now last week they decided i should take less, called my Dr. he wouldnt lower the dose and they said i cant take methadone with it cause they are both breakthrough. Its just a nightmare, now i have to see what they will fill for me!! So what my Dr says isnt good enough. They are now my Dr.!!! and i stay with them cause they always have my meds and its cheaper.

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Sherry,
Thank you for your post. I have not received any info on how to get in touch with you. let me know what I need to do. Thanks, Gene

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Sherry. I am having the same problems, i would love to know who you use and i will transfer all 9 of my scripts to them and wont use another place ever. Your email address is blocked out. Help

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Email mr at {edited for privacy} and will give you my.phone number so can give you all the pharmacy info. You will love them and always they will have and fill your meds quickly. Talk to you soon Sherry

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Sherry,
Would you let me know how to get in touch with you. I am having the same difficulty as may others. I would like to know what pharmacy you have had success with.
Thanks

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I agree completely... for 12 Years I was a Walgreens customer with the same meds, which I am on a lot because had 11 surgeries, well 2 of the meds is Oxycodone and soma, well one day went to fill meds and they Pharmacist said that Walgreens policy can not fill the 2 together any longer. So I went without the Soma for a month, and ending up in the Hospital really sick. My Doctor was so mad and referred me to a awesome pharmacy that said if I fill all my scripts there every month he will always Guarantee that he will fill my meds.. ( I am on 13 scripts ). This Pharmacy is awesome, been there 7 months now and never have a issue, the people always greet you, the Pharmacist is always nice and helpful and I am in and out in about 10-15 minutes. I know you are in Tampa area I use to live there but now in NPR I know it is a little drive but if you ever wish to go there you can email me at {edited for privacy} and I will give you the info... I promise you will have no problems with this place they are awesome.. I hope you get it straightened out because pain is no way to live. Walgreens seems to go out of way to be nasty, one day I was sitting waiting for scripts and people came through drive through and the tech and pharmacist would joke and laugh and pick which people to give meds to and which to deny.. I saw and heard it with my own eyes and ears... WALGREENS SUCKS on the corner of Suck and Suckiest :)

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The problem is this. The cops in Palm Beach Co., Dade/Miami Co., & Broward Co. dropped the ball and let all those pill mill doctors spring up. Then the documentary came around called the Oxy Express about how people were flying down here on the Oxy Express flight and getting drugs and taking them back to their states and selling them. The govenors of those states got really ticked and made statements on the documentary that Florida was out of control,bla bla bla. Pam Bondi ran for Atty. General and promised to "clean up the pill mills and drug problems" and when Scott got elected govener he and Bondi got together and made new rules restricting the amount of narcotics that comes into the state, which drs can and cant write scripts and a bunch of stuff that made the Dept of Health, pharmacists and doctors become the cops of narcotics. Those people don't know how to be cops so it has become a real mess. Also, when I couldn't get my script filled I tracked it down and the manufacturer was back ordered meaning they didn't make enough to go around. Also the pharmacys need to fill all your scripts if you have any. Try the smaller pharmacys closest to your home. Try going in and talking to the pharmacy manager or owner and take them more than your drivers license. We have to prove that we are not drug addits because things are so bad. Also I suggest you write to your Congress person for the state. In 1995 Florida had an Intractable Pain Law which said that doctors should be able to write scripts without fear of harrassment by DEA or any other agency. Well they changed the law because of a few counties. My doctor was an award winning doctor and well liked by other doctors. Dept. of Health took her license but she fought them and won and got her license back. The problem is the laws that they have passed that make it so hard now cause Dept. of Health and DEA are pressured to enforce the laws and Dept of Health isn't a cop and DEA isn't a doctor or pharmacist. So you have people trying to do jobs they shouldn't be doing. Unless people start speaking up and writing the govenor and other officials then nothing is going to change. Politicians don't want to loose votes so state your case. Call the media and ask them to help you. Do everything you can to bring it to light that the new laws are hurting innocent people who just want some pain relief to be able to walk around. Also, do other things that relieve your pain like chiropractic care, massage therepy, hot showers,,,,what ever you find that helps relieve your pain and if you don't know ways then find a multidisiplinary doctor who can teach you. This goes for everybody out there in pain who is having problems getting their meds or keeping a doctor. Good luck and God Bless to all...and to the veteran and or veterans who served our country, thank you for your service.

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I'm a veteran of the Iraq war and kept my self in excellent condition my whole life.Two years after I got back I developed severe and recurring shingles.I wasn't the only one.At least 10 people I was stationed in the same vacinty developed shingles and other deep nerve disorders.These were people I knew but had heard of several other people afflicted with skin and other nerve problems.The VA did nothing and 10 years ago I found a great pain management clinic in Claerwater Fl.Every month for the last 10 years I went to the same CVS with the same prescriptions for norco and methadone.I never had one problem.I have lived in the neighbor hood for 50 years,coached baseball and am considered a role model for the kids I coach.I never had any side effects from my medicine just relief from excruciating pain that's almost unbearable at times even with the medicine.I went to get my presciptions filled every month like I always do at the same CVS and was told they didn't have them come back tomorrow.I came back the next day and they said they couldn't fill them.This was the first time I ever seen this phamacist and I politely asked why and was told he didn't want to fill them and that was that.I couldn't believe what I heard.I gladly served my country and never complained about anything.My Dr had never seen shingles this bad and I didn't go into any explanation to this man as to why I needed my medicine or the fact that I didn't ask for this and at least found a way to get some relief.He didn't ask me and I think he was expecting me to beg him or get mad.I just walked away knowing I'm more of a man than he will ever be.This whole thing with pain management has become a nightmare for those who trully need it and there's nothing you can do.So many of the people I served with are no longer around and one day what we were exposed to will come full circle.Until then I just hope all the pharmacists who are trully having moral issues over dispencing perfectly legal and needed prescriptions take the time to find out who you by your own arbritartion have denied.There's other people not just veterans living with a pain filled nightmare of a life by no choice of there own.If you feel that strongly about trying to stop pain pill abuse work for the DEA.I've taken my prescriptions to several different pharmacies and because I'm new to there system no one will fill them.There will be no sob stories here.Not when so many people have lost limbs,eye sight and in some cases there sanity after all they have been through.I never imagined after all I've seen and been through and thinking at the time this would be the last time I would have to suck it up and tough it out like I had to that I would ever have to do it again but I will. In the end the only person that will truly suffer from this is the all powerfull I'll show you just who I am pharmacist.Just remember what comes around goes around in so many different ways.

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The reason I filled early those two times is because in the past, I ran out waiting on the doctor to refill. I did a total myself and even if that's what the pharmacist did, he's still holding it longer than he should. If you count the months I had to wait longer than 30 days, the early refills cancel out. I've tried everything over the years to relieve my pain.....even went to a Chinese medicine woman who tries herbs and acupuncture. Other than surgery, which they say only has a 50% chance of working, medication is my only option. It's not a choice. Unfortunately, pharmacists think it is. My doctor is out until Monday, so there's no one to even call. I'm at the mercy of Walgreens and their pill police. I thought about just telling them to cancel the refill and transfer it to a different pharmacy. But who knows what this joker will tell the new pharmacist. I'm not even taking a schedule II medication. Hydro is a schedule III. Why the scrutiny? I can't believe I have to suffer for 3 days. But I guess I have no choice. Thank you for your responses.

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I have also heard that the pharmacists keep track of how many times you have filled early. In pain control, it is important not to take more than you need but not to let your pain get bad cause then it will take more medication to bring it under control. But for those days when your pain isn't that bad, I just put those pills to the side for hurricane days or when the pharmacy is late getting my meds. I tracked mine down and found that the manufacturer was back ordered so they hadn't made enough medication to fill all the orders. It happens all the time. But the limits that Govenor Scott has put on Florida are not helping things for those of us who really need the pain meds. Between Scott and Pam Bondi it's a wonder we have any pain meds in Florida at all. But it is also important to find other ways to ease your pain like chiropractic or massage or hot showers or stretching or accupuncture. Using those things can help you take less pain medication.

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I am the retired law enforcememt officer who posted that Walgreens refused to fill my scripts after being a customer there for a year. I did some investigating and even spoke to DEA for 45 min. Seems that Walgreens has gotten into trouble for the way they handle narcotics. I understand a pharmacist in a Walgreens in Tampa was charged with selling oxy.outside the pharmacy. One pharmacy in Ft Myers was under investigation and others around the state had just been shut down as to being able to sell narcotics. Now all this is what I have heard and there hasn't been much in the media about it. But it may explain things a bit even tho I won't shop at Walgreens again if I can help it. Also, I use a pill box,,7 day pill box with 4 containers in each day for morning, noon, evening and night. I believe it really helps prevent accidental overdose. Hope this info helps.

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My problem is with Walgreens as well, however, my prescription is for hydrocodone. I've been a chronic pain patient for several years. I do not abuse my medication. In the past six months I have refilled my prescription on time with the exception of two times, and it was two days early. Reason being, my doctor works only 3 days a week and sometimes it takes several days to.have a refill called in, so I will make my request early. My doctor keeps track of ky usage and has ALWAYS refilled when I've requested. He called in my refill on Monday. I tried to pick it up today and was told it wouldn't be ready until the 14th.....four days past the due date. Can they do this? I read on a different forum that they pharmacist will sometimes review your history and do a cumulative total.of times you've refilled early and delay your refill. Is this correct, or more importantly, is this legal? I have a legitimate prescription called in by my physician and they still refuse to refill? As of Thursday, I will be out and will have to go 3 days without my medication. Any suggestions on what my options are? Can I transfer the prescription to a different pharmacy? I hate the thought of fighting with the pharmacist over this. Every month its the same thing. I'm treated like a drug addict. It's humiliating.

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Walgreens has had some of their warehouses and pharmacys shut down by the DEA. One store in Tampa, as I undeerstand it, had a pharmacist taking the oxy out of the pharmacy and selling it on the street. I think that is why Walgreens stopped filling narcotic scripts. There are caring pharmacists out there who want to fill your scripts to help control your pain. Try looking for a doctor and pharmacy close to where you live. Best of luck.

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