Adderall Backorder (Page 93)

I take generic Adderall 20 mg for narcolepsy and there is not one local pharmacy that has it in stock. I have never had this problem before. The pharmacies are saying that it's on backorder from the manufacturer. Is anyone else having problems getting their scripts filled?

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Re: Mauricio (# 1840)

I'm dealing with this too. And the messed up thing is most doctors don't have a dedicated staff member that can call pharmacies all day, looking for ADHD medication for all their patients medications and doses. A doctor writes the prescription. You buy it from a pharmacy. It's the patients job to find the prescription. But you cant get stock information for a controlled medication, and they can't transfer you prescription. And the doctor can't write you multiple doses and tell you to get whichever one is in stock.. it just hurts. I don't mind that it's a controlled medication and they need to be careful. Im on board with it.

And i understand with all my entire heart how bad the shortage is. I get that too. But even during the toilet paper shortage i could go to a store, see or ask what they had. And buy what i wanted. Quantities were limited but everyone was able to wipe themselves with something.

With Adderall you don't know who has what and you'll never know until you send them order in. There's no one coordinating or helping. And we are the group of people on earth who CANNOT COORDINATE OR PLAN OR FOCUS on ask these complex things.

I just want us to have a point person. Someone who can call or navigate the red tape. We as patients cannot get the info the doctors don't have the time or resources. It's just stupid

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Things are still smooth it seems if your pharmacy has a distributor that normally gets Sandoz, but my doctor mentioned things are getting worse for his other patients.

I feel lucky, but I'm dreading my next refill. Good luck out there, guys. Hopefully the increased attention leads to a resolution.

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Re: Rcma (# 1835)

My theory is that the US government is stockpiling amphetamines for the Military in preparation for war! They provide them to soldiers who want them in the time of war. This is one time that I really hope I'm wrong but it kinda makes sense with everything that's going on right now.

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Re: Seankay (# 1841)

Especially since it’s a controlled substance and you can’t inquire about a refil until day 30 or maybe 29 of the current prescription you have about seeing if they have any for your next fill literally that day or the very next. Like if we had a few days before to try to find it and get it filled and even if they could just fill it but not give it to patients until day 30 that would be such a big help. Like even if we find any in stock we only have a very small window to then try to get our script sent in before they run out. This is insane and I’m hoping April brings us some relief

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Just wanted to say that the last three months my manufacturer has been Teva. 20mg ir. Generic of course as the name brand with my insurance is still 900 dollars. No 30 irs around me anywhere but I take what I can get and pray the next month will be better or at least the same.

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Re: Mike (# 1843)

Everything about this is wrong and literally complete nonsense and fiction. The most ridiculous hot take I've seen in a minute tbh

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Re: Mike (# 1843)

Interesting... but that wouldn't necessarily explain the shortage because only the DEA gives each manufacturer it's annual allotment of amphetamine. DEA gives exact limits and caps. It could triple it and manufacturers would gladly sell pills to the US military. Theoretically they could get manufacturers to double their production because the manufacturers follow the money and the US government is the best customer there is. And that would be a pretty impossible thing to not have leaked to the press by either a bureaucrat in government or an executive at a manufacturing plant. Most of these manufacturers are publicly traded in the New York stock exchange and have to issue quarterly financial reports that would show a riser drop in revenues etc. It would be a really difficult secret and the government would probably hire One manufacturer and have its own security clearance employees working there, signed NDAs. Very interesting and certainly plausible theory though.

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Re: Mauricio (# 1844)

Actually, I usually have no issue filling at day 28 (and have filled on Day 27 a couple times with no issue a couple times when i knew i id be out of town). and even sooner than that, I have had no trouble inquiring about stock with a paper script in hand.

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Re: Mauricio (# 1845)

900$???

I've paid out of pocket for brand the last few months for my XR as I haven't been able to find generic (which is more expensive than my IR) and that only runs me a little over 200$... and I know the ir costs even less than that.

Where do you live that it costs you 900$?????

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Re: Mike (# 1843)

If the US government really wants to invest in a performance drug for its soldiers I think they could do a little better than amphetamine, lol

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Re: Tim (# 1849)

AZ brand name Adderall is all they had in stock for me and it was $989 I passed

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Re: Rcma (# 1847)

The military used amphetamines widely during the Vietnam war. It caused a lot of problems and they finally stopped using it as widely as they once did

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Re: Mauricio (# 1845)

Refill before last i was able to get 12.5mg IRs. Last refill i was able to get 15mg IRs. With several days or week inbetween. This refill time can't find squat again. I thought it was getting better. Lol who am i kidding. I'm supposed to have 30s.

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Re: Ss (# 1851)

GoodRx in Florida is $450. Nuts

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Re: Tim (# 1849)

I live in South Carolina. I am supposed to get 60 30mg ir and 30 20mg ir a month but I have been on 90 20mg ir for a few months now due to the shortage. Without the goodrx coupon my 90 20mg ir generics would cost me 146 dollars. I only pay about 45 with the coupon. I wouldn’t have to pay anything if I could fill at my Publix because I work there and my insurance only covers refills or medication that I fill at a Publix and if I go anywhere else I pay completely out of pocket. When I looked up the price of brand name adderall 90 20mg ir it is anywhere from 862 dollars to 926. The generics are way cheaper. Now if I was on my actual dose I think I would be paying even more for brand name. It is insane. I even thought about it and I told myself “if I have to pay for the name brand I guess I’ll have to do that.” But now I am glad I didn’t because I would have been so upset knowing I spent that much when it usually is free when I can fill at my work pharmacy.

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Re: Tim (# 1850)

The U.S. is looking into drugs like Modafinil and Adrafinil as possible replacement for Adderall due to lower instance of causing dependence and what not. Other countries had already switched a long time ago.

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Re: Mauricio (# 1844)

@Mauricio How long before your next Adderall fill is determined by what state you live in and what insurance you have. The federal rule is you can fill a non opioid schedule II prescription 5 days before your run out. So that would be day 25. States then have their own rules which are usually less and usually 2 or 3 days before you run out. And insurance companies also may restrict as to when they will cover the refill. Usually 2 days before in my experience. You can inquire whenever you want. But many pharmacies do not like to give out information due to possible drug seeking behavior. Last thing they want is to get robbed or something. Pharmacies are not allowed to give out the medication earlier than what the doctor instructs on the script. So even if your insurance and state allow a refill on the 27th after your last fill. If your doctor puts the date when to fill as the 30th day, there is nothing the pharmacist can do.

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Re: Mauricio (# 1840)

@Mauricio I don't do electronic prescriptions specifically for that reason. I get a physical script that I can take from store to store. And with Adderall it is legal to get 3 written out prescriptions at a time to cover 3 months. So, don't have to deal with the doctor for 3 months. You can drop off the script early and they can try to order before hand. Or when you have a pharmacy that is consistently getting meds, you can give them all 3 and they will refill when they are due.

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Re: HCStymie (# 1858)

Very good information in your latest 3 posts - it mirrors a lot of what I've been telling people.

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Re: HCStymie (# 1857)

One thing to add is that sometimes individual pharmacies have policies regarding this as well. For instance, even though I know for a fact my insurance and state allow refill on the 27th day, I know certain chains (like Walgreens and Walmart) won't fill until the 28th day regardless.

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