Oxycodone Shortage In Las Vegas

I'm an older man in real pain, I have driven and visited 60 pharmacies in the last 3 days to get my Percocet prescription filled in Las Vegas and am unable to find them! I inquired if I had my prescription changed to Norco. Why can the government force citizens to live in pain, I need a tooth pulled but am afraid to have it done as there will be no pain relief!!! ## Hello, Dave! How are you? I'm very sorry about the problem that you've run into. However, we are now into the time of year when there is virtually always a shortage of controlled substances due to mandatory manufacturing limits. To try to keep better track of the supply, each manufacture can only produce a certain amount each year and once they reach that amount, they can't manufacture any new product until t...

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I have an illness that caused extreme pain and the inability to walk. At least with pain meds I can get around. I can no longer find any pharmacy to fill my medications. Even the pharmacy that I am a long term client. I can even get it there. Please help. I am not looking forward to bed sores. ## Unfortunately, shortages are experienced almost every year. When it comes to controlled substances, such as Oxycodone, each manufacturer is only allowed to produce a certain amount per year, once they have hit that amount, they must stop manufacturing, unless they request and receive special dispensation to produce more, or until they receive their new allotted amount for the next year. The amount they are each allowed to produce of each controlled substance is based on the prior years producti...

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I've been taking oxys 30mgs for years, for a reason maby someone can tell me? Everyone is having a heoard time: finding them in stock,IV went 2+ weeksevery day sbefore i found any 2 months in a row.im in las vegas,NV,Im reading, about this allover!!!! ## It seems as though most people are asking whether or not to put blame on the FDA for such a wide array of drug shortages. There's an article on this by CNN linked below: cnn.com/2012/07/25/health/fda-drug-shortages/index.html Strangely enough though, according to the FDA's webpage there is no current shortage of Oxycodone at all: fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/drugshortages/ucm050792.htm#O You might be able to find additional information on previous Oxycodone shortages at The American Society of Health System Pharmacists Webpage. ...

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I've been taking oxys 30mgs for years, for a reason maby someone can tell me? Everyone is having a heoard time: finding them in stock,IV went 2+ weeksevery day sbefore i found any 2 months in a row.im in las vegas,NV,Im reading, about this allover!!!! ## Sadly, it has really become a regular occurrence for shortages to happen during the last few months of the year and there are several contributing factors, so to explain.... All controlled substance drugs have mandatory manufacturing limits, the yearly allowable amounts are based on the prior years prescriptions and projected outlook for prescriptions in the new year. This is done to help lower the chances of theft and diversion, because with a restricted supply, every manufacturer and pharmacy is forced to keep a closer eye and muc...

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