Walgreens Oxycodone Filling Tricks (Page 9) (Top voted first)

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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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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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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Just want to let you know that pharmacists DO have the right to refuse a prescription as it is filled under their license. They are held accountable for anything that may happen after that prescription is dispensed. So if they feel not to fill it, it is absolutely in their right to do so. Would you want a legal suit on your hands if a junky decided to overdose on the prescription you filled for them if you were the pharmacist? And no, I'm not talking about a legal suit against the company you work for, I'm saying YOU individually. Would you be able to handle paying $1 million + in fines if the suit went in the junky's favor???

Get your facts straight.

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I can't say for sure how it is today, but 10 years ago I was getting 360 10mg methadone, 180 norco 10's, 90 klonopin 1 mg, and 90 .5 xanax a month. I promise you I'm not making this up.

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What city and state was this and do they refill oxycodone 30mg.

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That was actually a very good idea, because pharmacies are usually allowed to be more lenient and helpful to their regular customers, so by transferring all of your prescriptions to them, you basically made yourself a regular customer.

Learn more Methadone details here.

Learn more Oxycodone details here.

I use the local QFC pharmacy here and noticed the same thing whenever I need something filled, since I've been going there for a long time and use them for everything, they'll order in whatever I need, but several years ago, when I was new to the area, they weren't quite so helpful.

Does anyone else have any ideas or solutions?

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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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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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No pharmacist can refuse to fill any legitimate prescription with the exception of one. This may be a bad analogy, but the "morning after" pill can be refused if it's against the pharmacist beliefs. BUT they MUST (by law) provide you with the Walgreen's and phone number that WILL fill it. Same goes with oxycodone. It sounds like this new pharmacist has a thing against filling Class II meds. He's breaking his oath he took as a pharmacist. Even so, he's at least required to find you a Walgreen's who WILL fill it. Good luck. I would also call Walrgeen's Headquarters and report this pharmacist.

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Mike. I just got off the phone with the manager of my local walgreens pharmacy. He said "Absolutely not. The only time one of their pharmacists can refuse to fill a class II medication is if they feel there's abuse going on, there's a habit of filling earlier and earlier each month, prescriptions coming from multiple doctors, or the prescription doesn't look legitimate (forged)" He, however, will NOT fill the morning after pill but must provide a pharmacist who will. Maybe things are different in Florida (pill capital of the US) and had to crack down on the number of pills coming from Fla to the rest of the states. I don't know the reason. But that's what the walgreen's pharmacists boss told me personally. Yes, they may need to order them for their regular customers so they have them in stock, but they ARE filled and can not be refused except under those limited circumstances.

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