Oxycodone Shortage In Florida

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN A REFILL IN FLORIDA. WHEN WILL THIS BE SOLVED. SUICIDE RATES ARE UP. IN FORT MYERS IN SEPTEMBER AN ELDERLY COUPLE COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER SPEAKING TO 911 INFORMING THEM OF WHY. THEY COULD NOT FIND THEIR MEDICATION ANYWHERE. WHAT A SHAME. THERE ARE A WEALTH OF WAYS TO SEND FORTH COMPLAINTS TO ALL AGENCIES AND SIGN A PETITION. YOU WILL FIND WAYS TO WRITE YOUR LEGISLATORS, FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE DISABILITYS ACT AND MANY MORE. FILL OUT AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS YOU CAN TO STOP THIS RIDICULOUS PROBLEM ## to file complaints search for wozika pain pill shortage ## Florida has been the worst state for rx shortages, since 2010 or so from my research. I've been to every pharmacy for 10+ days: Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Publix Walgreens and small pharmacies too....

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Can a pharmacist just be quite and fill the script the doctor ordered for his patient.They lie to us and then fill freds script for the same thing and smile while they do it.We are tax paying citizens in pain and the DEA has made a real mess of everything. Real patients cant even get their meds. ipetitions.com/petition/Oxycodone-shortage-myth-created-by-the-DEA ## The whole country seems to be in a sort of bind in so far as normal patients being depicted as addicts and many who are unable to get their scripts filled no matter who they are or what they do. I think petitions such as this one do significantly help; but the real question is, are they even going to do something about these complaints even with all the petitions floating around the net? We should hope so, but knowing our gove...

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This is a nightmare!! I suffer from multiple auto-immune diseases such as Connective Tissue Disease, R.A, Livedo, Raynauds, & traces of Lupus. All of which cause EXCRUTIATING PAIN!! On top of all of those, my body attacks itself 24/7!! Over the years the doctors have tried a ridiculous amount of different pain medications. I called it the 'medication game', & it was anything but fun!! Either there was minimal to no relief with them, or they made me feel awful! They tried everything from Percocet 10mgs, Endocet, Methadone 45mgs per day, oxycontin, Hydromorphine 4mgs tablets & 8 mg tablets, & all medicatons are/were accompanied by Ibproufen 800 mgs capsules. During one hospital visit they even had me on a conjunction of Dilauded 8mgs PLUS oxycontin 20 mgs, every 3 ...

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Have any of you tried to order from mail order pharmacies. I have Aetna insurance, and they have an rx by mail program. I just didnt want to wast time mailing off a prescription if they were out of the drugs as well. Thanks ## Call and ask them. ## I have Aetna Insurance as well and I tried the mail order. Do not wast your time, they filled all my orders except for Roxicodone. They really jerked me around, it was the pharmacy did would not fill the order. Good Luck. Let me know of you are succesful. ## When sending your scripts into your Insurances Mail order pharmacy - 1st Call them and ask if they are in stock 2ndly ASK for their PHYSICAL address to send in narcotic scripts not the PO Box. 3rd when sending in your scripts either pay the 5.95 for express mail or AT LEAST pay the 2.00 f...

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back in the 80's Scotty's ,hardware store hicked up prices for ply wood and state of Fl,step in closed them down.Now there's an shortage med crisis,that people need and the state act like us injured human's have done something wrong.WE# just want our MEDS!! .don't let a few Bad APPLES ruin it for people who need it! really need to live a normal life!!!!!! ## I am very sorry that you are having trouble getting your prescription filled, however, this site does not manufacture any medications, nor is it affiliated with any pharmacies, it is an information only website. Have you tried talking to your doctor to see if there is some alternative medication you can use? ## I remember scotty's hardware, my dad mentioned buying stock in home depot back then lol. We have th...

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My spouse, who is in severe, chronic pain, has been a customer of Walgreens for many years. We live in Pinellas County, Florida. Everyday this week we have driven from Walgreen's to Walgreen's trying to fill his prescription for Roxicodone 30mg, to no avail. I cannot get any help from his regular pharmacy. I know that it's dangerous for them to tell a total stranger which store has them in stock, but I don't understand since they know him, why they can't call around or give us any assistance. I am at a total loss as to what to do & would appreciate any information that you could provide. It is so hard to see him in so much pain. Thank you. ## I had the same thing happen to me. Went to the same Walgreens for over a year. The pharmcist knows I have metal rods in my...

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Is anyone in Florida having any issues getting their oxycodone 30mg filled at any pharmacy's? Especially at a Publix? I had an issue this month and I'm hoping in January with the reset of the amount allowed for the year I should have no problems obtaining them anyone have any insight on this topic. Also can ANYONE tell me if they have any issues filling Oxycontin 40mg? Or actually any milligram please, I'm wanting to switch from the GARBAGE 100mg MS Contin ER to the Oxycontin since Publix SAYS they distributer does not carry the oxymorphone 30mg ER witch I find so hard to believe!!!! They can't even special order it for me so that's why I'm asking about the oxycontin and I believe only Purdue and Teva are the only two manufacturers and I'd be fine with either...

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I filled with CVS for three years and went in to fill my script and the pharmacist told me they have new rules, the doctor has to be within five miles of the pharmacy and you have to live within five miles of the pharmacy and refused to fill them. Then i went to walgreens and was told they didnt feel comfortable filling them at several stores and the others told me that they only had enough to fill there regular customers and were not taking on new people as i was a customer of theirs for at least three years until they were having trouble getting them ## I have been at the same pharmacy for 2 years and now they won't fill my prescription either, Everything is crazy right now, but we have to fight for the right to be pain free, I joined the Fight for Florida Pain Care network, you c...

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still oxycodone shortage in south florida?I may be relocating in the next six mos. or so.So many having difficulty lately.Im wondering if when a patient is told by pharmacist they are out stock,really they ran them through the new rx tracking system & found at one time or another they had seen other Docs etc.and just say there out to avoid conflict.It seems if s fl docs are still writing scripts some place somewheres gotta be filling them!! At least thats what I keep telling myself........... ## Hello, Patriciag! How are you doing? Sorry about the problem that you're having. There are actually 2 different issues contributing to your east coast shortage. One is that a major pharmaceutical distributor was forced to discontinue their service, due to their being brought under suspic...

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I am a 51 y/o who lives in Florida, suffering from chronic back pain, and have been prescribed to take up to six 30mg oxycodone tablets a day for over two years by my Pain Management doctor. However, when I went to fill my prescription almost 4 weeks ago, my pharmacy told me their distributor had stopped shipping oxycodone to Florida pharmacies. Since then, I have personally visited about 100 pharmacies but have been unable to find them in stock anywhere. As a former paralegal, I attempted to research the situation, but could only confirm that the DEA has yearly quot on all controlled substances (for oxy's is 98 million grams in 2011). From I gather from the Internet, it appears that the ENTIRE state of FLORIDA is not getting any shipments of oxycodone 30 mg. from distributors, but ...

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It has been impossible for me to fill a prescription for oxycodone since last November. I have been using the same Walgreens, and the same doctors, for years. Suddenly, they have not received oxycodone orders (or so they say) and don't know when they will get them. What's going on? ## It's fairly common for their to be shortages during the last few months of the year and usually January of the new year. It is due to mandatory manufacturing limits, once the manufacturers have reached their limits, they can't product new product until they receive their new allotment amount sometime after the start of the new year. Learn more Oxycodone details here. Thus, there hasn't been any supply for them to order from and no, they really don't know for sure when they will rece...

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I'm hoping this link works, it not please go to DEA/Florida/2012 in your search. The reason we are having such a hard time with getting scripts filled is that once again, one of the Walgreen's Dist Centers is back under investigation for overselling and 6 of the major Walgreens Pharms are also. I spoke to my pharmacist the other day and most of the Walgreen's in Jax FL are backing off of the orders for awhile due to this new investigation by DEA, drivers are being stalked and harassed, Pharmacy personal are also being threatened. It is a very sad situation for the people who really need this medication. And it is not only the oxy's, it is all pain med's. They are just not being supplied properly period. consumerist.com/2012/04/dea-searches-six-florida-walgreens-pharm...

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I HAVE BEEN IN "A LOT" OF CRASHES SINCE 83 AND JUST STARTED TAKING MEDS 3 YEARS AGO, NOW AM HAVING TROUBLE, LIKE EVERYONE I KNOW, GETTING MY SCRIPT FILLED. ALL THE PHARMANCY SAY THEY HAVE THEM TRIPLE BACK ORDERED. IS THIS ANOTHER "DELIBERT SHORTAGE" BY THE POWERS THAT BE. IF SO, WHY THE "HECK" CAN'T THEY MAKE SURE THAT REAL PATIENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO FILL THEIR SCRIPTS. AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT ADDICTS THAT GET SICK AS HE-- CAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND THEIR DRUGS. WHERE CAN WE GET OUR OXYCOTON FILLED IN MIDSTATE GULFCOAST FLORIDA? WE, I NEED THEM TODAY, YESTERDAY!!!!WSZBS ## I'm sorry, but there is really no way to know which pharmacy, in any given area, is going to have any particular medication in stock. How are you contacting them to ask? If you a...

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My PM MD just prescribed Oxycontin 15mg 3x to replace the too-many hydro & oxycodone pills I've been taking for severe back/hip pain. Just saw a UM surgeon who says surgery is not an option; its scoliosis and arthritis. Anyway, I've called over 10 pharmacies, including CVS and Wal-Green 24 hr. locations - and NOBODY has any Oxycontin. Having to call all over the place makes you feel like a degenerate junkie - when you mention the drug the phone goes silent. I'm simply trying to find relief and stop killing my liver! Anyone know why there is such a shortage? ## There is a policy in S. Fl where many pharmacies do NOT stock OXY. They will order it for a patient, and while the first fill may suffer a delay of a few days, thereafter they can reorder it in advance of your refi...

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According to several pharmacists, with whom I speak, their IS a shortage of Oxycodone-as the DEA is going ape-s*** once again and ANYONE CAN STILL BUY THEM ON THE STREETS, but I, in Chronic pain for 12 years have to exhibit "drug seeking behaviour" in order to fill my LEGITIMATE rx! -I'm 55, walk w/a cane and am in BAD shape-WHY AM I BEING PUNISHED? WHAT HAVE WE LET HAPPEN-HERE? ## You aren't being punished. Unfortunately, shortages are very common this time of year for most narcotic opiates due to mandatory manufacturing limits. Each manufacturer is only allowed to make a certain amount of them each year and then they have to cease production until they receive their new allotment number in the new year. This is done to help keep better track of the supply to try to pre...

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I have been prescribed oxycodone 15mg for my chronic pain for close to 3 months and all of a sudden none of my local pharmacies have it in stock to give me a refill. Has anybody else been noticing this problem as well? ## It appears that there was a shortage, due to imposed manufacturing limits at the end of the year, so it may just be taking awhile for all pharmacies to get a supply back in to fill prescriptions. Has anyone had luck getting theirs filled, yet? ## No we do not!!! We all hoped when the Feds cracked dowm on the "pill mills" that legit people would no longer suffer. However the everyone has aids so wear gloves routine is still in play. There is no pharmacy around that has the meds. As i sit and watch my terminally ill mom die and suffer I wonder what will become of...

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I am looking for a place where I can use a prescription for Oxycodone 30 mg.qty 240, my mother needs these and we cannot find them anywhere. We live in South Florida ## Unfortunately, people are having trouble finding them in stock anywhere in the U.S. We have no real information as to why this is occurring, though, because there have been no shortages reported to the FDA. Has she considered talking to her doctor about possibly using an alternative medication, until she can get this filled? ## I talked to Walgreens corprate about the 30mg oxy problem, I was told they are being reformulated,To turn to a useless jell when air hits the center of the pill . That will make you very sick making you go to the ER, thus the doctors will instantly know what you've been up to.Due to the misuse...

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i needi wanted too know if any pharmacy in florida that can feel the perscrption for oxycodone i appreceate your help i have to much pain and i can not find the anywhere i have medical card thank you i appreciate ## Apparently there are a ton of other people within these forums having the same issue with filling prescriptions in the state of Florida. So you're definitely not alone on this matter. Unfortunately, we have no way of knowing what pharmacy has any given medication in stock, at any given time. From what I could gather, there was a shortage, due to imposed manufacturing limits at the end of the year, so it may just be taking awhile for all pharmacies to get a supply back in to fill prescriptions. In the meantime you may want to consider ordering from a legitimate online pha...

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can anyone help me find were i can find my oxycodone 30s i live in hernando county florida and am disabled, and its hard to drive everywhere. ## I've been looking for a month now. Still no luck and that's what it seems to be all about now, you have to find a pharmacy that doesn't discriminate. I may look young and healthy, but they can't see the cyst on my brain or the congestive heart failure going on inside. Go to Change.org , in the search bar, type in pain meds and sign the petition and share it with as many people as possible. Best of luck to you! ## There seems to be a shortage in Hernando County of all opiates. I cannot find medicine for my ill mother either. It seems as though the junkies and crooks beat us again, so sad... hope you find them and if so please let...

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have gone to every cvs around becayse i dont think i can go to d different pharmacy ## With a legitimate prescription, you can go to any pharmacy to get it filled, it doesn't have to be the same one that you had others filled at. It is perfectly fine to do so, as long as your aren't trying to get several prescriptions filled for the same medication. However, many areas are experiencing a shortage, right now, so you may still have trouble getting it filled. The best advice I can give is to talk to your doctor about an alternative medication that you can try, in the meantime. ## Donna Ratliff, a Florida advocate for people with pain who are having trouble getting their prescriptions filled, is planning a rally at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee for September 10. She is raising ...

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