Hydrocodone Shortage

What is it going to been my med filled ## Hi Mary, I'm not aware of any current shortages for generic Norco, as there are no official announcements on the FDA's drug shortage list (linked below): accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/drugshortages You may want to ask the pharmacy you go to if it would still be available at a different dosage/quantity than you're used to receiving from your doctor; (after of course making him aware of what's going on as well). From what I've heard in other threads, sometimes they wont fill your script if the dosage or quantity is more than they are prepared to dispense. So any adjustments to that might make it a little easier to fill your script on a regular basis. However I would also encourage you to check with other pharmacies in your area as...

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Can anyone tell me why every pharmacy in metro Detroit is out of Norco? They don't know when they will be in? Even the pain center that prescribed it with their own pharmacy is out. ## Shortages just sometimes happen, the manufacturers may have trouble obtaining the raw ingredients, shipping problems or etc. The only thing you can really do is wait it out, or speak to your doctor about possibly prescribing an alternative medication in the meantime. The FDA classifies this medication as 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. I understand that it's a pain and I'm sorry about that, but the situation should resolve itself soon. Is there anything else I can he...

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Anyone know of a Florida pharmacy that is filling written prescriptions for hydrocodone? Have not been able to fill for almost a month. I live in St. Lucie county. What the neck is going on? ## I'm very sorry about the problem that you're having. This medication was changed to a schedule 2 drug at the beginning of October, which created a delay shipping it to pharmacies due to necessary labeling changes. On top of that, we are into the time of year when there is almost always a shortage of controlled substances, due to mandatory manufacturing limits. Once a manufacturer reaches their limit for the year, they can not manufacture new product, until the new year. Every year that I can remember, demand has exceeded supply and resulted in shortages. This is a narcotic analgesic, so i...

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Our local walgreens is out and they have no idea when they will be getting any in. Tried at least 3 walgreens, 1 kroeger, cvs and no avail. any others having this problem? ## Yes... I'm having this same exact problem, my pharmacy CVS keeps ordering it but it never comes in. They think the companies who make it are having back order issues because of the recent change from CIII's to CII's... I have tried everywhere within driving distance and no one has this... what the heck is going on??? ## Unfortunately, we are having the same issues here in Central Florida. My wife was prescribed hydrocodone for mixed-connective tissue disease and is also recovering from surgery. On October 10, I took her prescription into the CVS my family always uses and was immediately told that they c...

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I could not get my presciption filled Anderson, IN pharmacy dont have my medication, they said there is a shortage... whats going on please ## Hello, Rebecca! How are you? From what I understand, there has been a shortage due to labeling changes, because this medication was changed to schedule 2 at the beginning of this month. Additionally, we are into the time of year when we always have a shortage due to mandatory manufacturing limits. Each manufacturer is only allowed to produce a certain amount of any controlled substance each year, once they reach that limit, they can't make any new product, until the new year. Demand almost always seems to exceed supply and we end up with a shortage for the last few months of the year. This is a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to b...

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what are the red dots for? ## Hi greg, Based on my research, the red dots are just there as a design. They are not made of any active ingredient to enhance the medication. There are some pills with blue dots as well, it's just how the manufacturer decided to design the pills for brand identification. Do you have any more questions regarding this medication? If so, please post back! ## They are chemical marker that the DEA has forced pharmaceutical manufacturers to mix in to pills for tracking drug traffic. They will be in all narcotics soon but are primarily in hydrocodone, ambient and some ADHD meds. Different regions get slightly different colors so they can trace sources to the area and even pharmacy ie. Walmart, CVS, Walgreens. This is why there have been some shortages recently...

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where can I find hydrocodone 10 in stock in Henderson, nv ## Unfortunately, there is no listing of pharmacies according to what they do or do not have in stock that I can refer to for you. Such a database would be very dynamic and difficult to keep updated, if there were. Additionally, we are also into the time of year, where shortages regularly occur due to mandatory manufacturing limits on controlled substances. Once a manufacturer reaches their yearly allotted limit, they can't produce any new product, until after the new year. Inevitable, demand exceeds supply and shortages occur for the last few months of the year. 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 constipati...

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I am in Houston & have terminal disease and been on hydrocodone 10-325 & fentanyl patch for years. Picked up prescriptions today and Walgreens filled fentanyl patch but says No one has hydrocodone? Said it was manufacture? They gave me no options, tried a private pharmacy and got no where. Is there anything anybody knows ## @Dsh, Sorry to hear about your situation. It seems as though many chronic pain patients are facing a similar dilemma at this point in time (given the recent state of opioid madness going on throughout the country). I do find it extremely unusual however that pharmacies don't have something as "light" as hydrocodone in stock at any given time. Shortage problems like this appear to be out of the doctor's control who wrote the prescription for yo...

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Have a legitimate prescription for Hydrocodone 5/325 but have been all over Orlando and no pharmacy has them in stock. Have tried them all - Walgreens, CVS, Target, WalMart, etc. Can anyone help? If you know any pharmacy where you've had some success, please be willing to share. I am out tomorrow and am growing anxious and afraid. I don't know what else I can do. ## I was on this med for a while. I went though a period of cant find it also back a couple years ago. Its more than likely a shortage of the medication. Has any of the pharmacy's told you when they will have it? I would call your Dr and let them know what is going on and that you will be out of it. Why they have shortages sometimes...... is just a lack of a certain ingredient. So ask the pharmacy first....... then ...

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having trouble finding hydrocodone 10/325 stocked in Henderson, nv ## Hello, LMJ! How are you? I'm very sorry that you're having a problem finding your medication. We are now into the time of year when a shortage usually occurs with controlled substances, due to mandatory manufacturing limits. Once a manufacturer reaches their yearly allotted limit, they cannot manufacture any new product, until after the new year. 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. The best suggestion I can make is that you ask your pharmacist what they do have in stock and then speak to your doctor about prescribing that, in the meantime. Does anyone else have any suggestions or...

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This sounds like a bunch of phooy to me. I have had pain management for several years now and this is the first time that I have Ever had any trouble getting my generic Norco 10/325s, or any other type of hydrocodone medication. It seems as though that from the moment that the DEA put their noses into pain management medications everything has been turned upside down. Now the paper pushers that made all these choices for those of us with chronic pain are not the ones that will have to suffer from any number of things from unnecessary increased pain to the added pain and suffering of withdrawal for those that are long term pain medication users. I am sure that I speak for many out there when I say that IF I could come out on the other side of the painful withdrawal symptoms as a pain fre...

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Why cost increase if they are adding less ingredients and what will they look like, did not pick up due to cost increase...pharmasist said government increased prices Jan 1 has anyone else run into this???? ## Hello, Cici! How are you? No, the government doesn't set the price. It's just my opinion, but my best guess is that your pharmacist was just making up an excuse for the price increase. What really happened is that due to mandatory manufacturing limits, a shortage almost always occurs toward the end of the year and usually is rectified about mid-January of the new year. That coupled with the fact that any with the higher amount of Acetaminophen in them have been discontinued just made the problem even worse and resulted in a price increase. If you can't afford the medic...

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where can I find hydrocodone 10/325 in stock in the las vegas/Henderson, nv area ## Hello, LMJ! How are you? I'm sorry, but there's no directory of pharmacies according to what they do or do not have in stock that I can refer to for you. Additionally, we are also now into the time of year when shortages of most controlled substances occur, due to mandatory manufacturing limits. Once a manufacturer reaches their yearly allotted limit, they cannot manufacture any new product, until after the new year. Each year, demand inevitably exceeds supply and we end up with shortages for the last few months. 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. The best suggesti...

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is the endocet/percocet 10/325 yellow pill being discontinued if so why ## There have been shortages recently, but at this time, I am not aware of it being discontinued. Learn more Percocet details here. Has someone told you that it was being discontinued? ## is there a shortage in Indiana of hydrocodone 10\650 or 10\325 made by the maunfactuer endo? Is the problem ENDO or the drug itself as it seems available by other generic maker of both strengths. ## i need to correc this post i meant oxycodone as i knoe hydrocodone is lortcet. sorry ## The reason for the shortages is that the Percocet 10/650 or any pain medications with more than 325mg of acetamenaphen is being discontinued at of Jan, 1, 2014. So most pain perscriptions being written to patients that were the 10/650 are being chang...

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I live in the Detroit area. Been filling norco for over 12 years now and never had a problem. Now I cant find a pharmacy to fill them. I read above that there is a shortage at the end each year. Is that a bunch of BS, I never had that problem before. If anyone can tell me where to fill them it would be greatly appreciated. Can I fill them online? If so, where? Thanks. ## Hello, Dee! How are you? I'm sorry that you're having a problem finding your medication. No, the information about the yearly shortage is true. If you didn't have a problem any other year, then you were really just lucky. The problem has been compounded this year, due to labeling changes. All combination medications containing Hydrocodone were changed to schedule 2 drugs on October 6 of this year, so that ne...

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My prescription was for tussionex 60z bottle. I got the generic and have medicare Part D and it cost $ 135.00. Does it cost that much everywhere ? I've had 2 surgeries for lung cancer and get pneumonia often. This is the only cough medicine that actually works and only have to take it every 12 hours. It has been on the market for a long time. Why is it so expensive ? ## Hello, Mellencamp! How are you? I'm very sorry about the problem that you're having. Unfortunately, I have no listing of the prices that I can check for you. Have you tried asking at other pharmacies in your area? It can vary from one to other, but if there's a shortage, the price might be high everywhere. One of the ingredients in it is Hydrocodone, which is a narcotic controlled substance and shortages ...

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