Shortage of oxycodone in florida
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I live in WA state and have been prescribed Oxycodone by my Dr twice. Each time I went to get the prescriptions filled I was told that they were out of it and it was on back order due to some problem with the manufacturer. I went to 3 different pharmacies and got the same story. Is there something I should know here? Also both prescriptions were subsituted with Hydrocodone which contain acetaminophen. Due to my condition I am not supposed to take anything containing acetaminophen.
s weird that there is a shortage in the states but up here in Canada we have no problem at all at least in Ottawa where i live. My pharmacy has never been without. I think once or twice they were short maybe 4 pills but got a new shipment in the next day. Truth be told I am not even sure where the pills i take are manufactured. They could be made here in Canada or in the States i have no idea. I should find that out.
There currently is a national shortage of oxycodone. I don't know the reasons for it; some people may remember the lawsuit a year ago that resulted in the banning of generic oxycodone ER, and perhaps the brand manufacturer underestimated demand.
At any rate, it has been a problem in many parts of the country. With a nod toward the concerns listed in the earlier posts, the closest thing to oxycodone available is oxymorphone, which is sold as Opana and Opana ER.
Michigan seems to be having this problem too :\
One way it may affect me, though, is that there will be more people using pharmacies for oxycodone, yet no lift on the controlled amount of oxycodone that the pharmacies recieve. I am going to call the Walgreens and find out if they'll be able to fill the prescription, if they'll even tell me as I would prefer to keep the medication the same for the next couple of months until the baby is born.
However, I am not set on the oxycodone.
I have been addicted to Roxys a few months shy of 2 years. In Florida, there is a huge oxycodone epidemic, I would compare it to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. There are thousands of pain clinics all over the state of Florida who advertise in newspapers the kind of drugs they give out (Roxy 30 mgs, Xanax 2 mgs, Just bring your MRI!) It's insane how abused the system is here, but even more insane is how the doctors know each and every single thing that they're doing is illegal.
They even have different bottles at the register so you can pick Ethex, Mallinkroft, etc. Here in Florida there was a shortage (I think it was all over) a while back because one or two of the major manufacturers stopped making them. I was on subs at the time so it didn't really affect me. Maybe someone else has better info.
The 200 mcg/hr Fentanyl patch combined with any of these options (Oxycontin, Opana ER, MS Contin) would yield a total daily dose of 360 mg of oxycodone a day. This would be equal to your previous dose of Oxycontin before the switch to the Fentanyl patch. If you prefer less than 200 mcg/hr Fentanyl, your doctor could prescribe more medication in long acting pill form and less in transdermal patches.
Hello Jdarie,
Welcome to the forum. It's a great community to be associated with. There is plenty of good information and no shortage of support and compassionate ears and hearts. I've been a member since May this year, and have picked up a good deal of information.
I take Cymbalta, 120 mg daily and it has has “worked wonders” for severe testicular pain that has plagued me for several years. I take it along with Gabapentin (Neurontin) 2700 mg daily and Oxycodone up to 60 mg daily.
I quit myself , my habit was about 200 dollars worth of em a week. I took 3 days off of work and locked myself in my house during hurricane sandy. I must commend all of you for helping people like me everyday. I wouldnt wish this on anyone. I havent slept since i quit iam on day 4 now. Iam pretty sure the worst is over but it consisted of crapping about 8 times every 6 hours... I will no longer make fun of my gf for her menstrual cramps because I thought I was being stabbed.
I have been presribed and tried Feytenall sublingal stick lollipop looking things 1200mcg, feytenall patches, Oxycontin 40, 60, and 80 mg , i have been prescribed morphine in liquid form that you squirt under your tongue and the Ms Contin 100mg morphine pills, ive also been rescribed dilaudid 8mg, and then oxyfast which is liquid oxycodone.
Hi, welcome to the forum, your symptoms are suggestive of acute exacerbations of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). But other associations needed to be ruled out are asthma, interstitial lung disease, and cardiomyopathy, valvular disorders, pericardial diseases, anemia etc.
You need to undergo chest radiograph, respiratory function tests to rule out COPD. Acid reflux disease is known to cause acute exacerbation of COPD.
TY so much for your quick help. I finally found out that there is a shortage here and they are all backordered because they are taking anything off the market that has 500mgs.or more of Tylenol in it. This is causing a shortage of the other strengths here. I wish I would have known this a long time ago because I most likely already have Liver Damage( or worse) along with thousands of other people who have been ingesting 100's of mgs a day of Tylenol in their Pain Meds!
s helping me right now. Of course you will all be in bed for 3-5 days without any hope of feeling better, but you will....eventually. I never thought I would feel better. Thoughts of suicide were constantly popping into my head. It is/was very scary to think that I would rather be dead than feel dope-sick. Please DO NOT KILL YOURSELF. PLEASE. There is a light at the end of this lonely, and extremely dark tunnel.
Ive spent over 3 grand in the past months alone pawed everything i can think of sold everything i can think of. Im sick of it. But like everyone says i am terrified of the withdraw symptoms. I sent my girlfriend and daughter down to her mothers in Florida this week so i can get off this ****. I just dont think i can do it. Today is day one and i regret deleting all of my dealers from my phone. She is so encouraging but its just so hard. Its all i think about.
So it all started in 2006 with a back and neck injury. The doctor prescribed me 120 Norco 10/325's. That lasted about two years. I didn't ask him to bump me up but he did so, I was taking 90 oxycodone 40's for a few months. I moved to Florida at the end of 2007 and found a doctor, brought my records, etc. Within a year he had me on 120 OC 80's and 240 oxycodone 30 msg. Life was good, right?
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