February 18, 2009 - 2:59pm
I've been reading various forums regarding widespread shortages of oxycodone generic tabs including Malliess and Ethex is in fact very accurate in Southern Florida.
It took me several days to locate in my area. All the big names, Walgreens CVS etc, have been out for a couple of weeks now. Finally i found a mom-pop that was able to cover me..oxycodone 30mg and i had to pay by cc or cash, no insurance taken. I paid $152.00 for 90 30mg mallies.
I really did not want to replace them with dilaudid or any other drug subbing 4 oxy's.
February 18, 2009 - 6:10pm
#2
okay in regards to the Oxy IR
okay in regards to the Oxy IR tablets, actavis and ethex both had manufacture issues.
Mallinkrodt, Qualitest and Xanodyne are all having supply/demand issues.
the 5mg made by xanodyne are on back order and there is no re-supply date.
the 15 and 30's by xanodyne have a release date of mid-feb '09.
Mallinkrodt has all Oxy IR products on back order with a release date of early march '09.
Qualitest, Actavis and Ethex have not given a re-supply date, but I remember seeing someone around here say that Actavis was trying get production started in May sometime.
As far as I know Actavis suspended all oxy products, but only have discontinued the 5mg.
as for the capsules, Glenmark has 5mg Capsules available, while Mallie has them on back order for mid-feb.
As for the mallie OxyContin, should be resupplied between mid-feb and early-march.
February 18, 2009 - 7:14pm
#3
Ethex and Actavis had almost
Ethex and Actavis had almost exactly the same problem. Started out with over sized pills that got the attention of the FDA and then they got inspected and the werent keeping up there standard to what the fda calls Good Manufacturing Practises. However Ethex manned up, whereas it took the FDA filing an injunction via the Dept of Justice to stop Actavis.
It should also be noted that Xanodyne is not also known as Roxane. Xanodyne bought the rights to a few of Roxanes products that were actually obtained from another company (aaipharma) and that is were there connection ends.
February 18, 2009 - 7:49pm
#4
ethex and timframe with a little oxycontin for thought
well
this whole oxy thing is REAL and is creating all kinds of "rumors". Just goto the FDA website o do a google search and read all about it.
I love Ethex and yet when I goto my pain DR. in 2 weeks what will I say to him . Hey DOC you know about the OXY shortage, how about OXYCONTIN?...and I have a great relationship with him as well as a well documented reasons for taking the drug and I wonder if he will "wonder"?
I have called and emailed Ethex..they have NO date at all for restoration..I am taking the BRAND and will have to start paying full retail becasue my insurance will NOT pay for it again
IF I didn't care I would ask for the OXYCONTIN BRAND and my nmedicine would csot my insurance co 600 a month instead of 89.50..just trying to be considerate of my fellow man.
take care all
February 18, 2009 - 8:17pm
#5
Thanks for posting facts!!!
I have said this many times, so here i go again. I think there are shortages but it has alot to do regional,you have helped us understand those who are along that supply or distribution route. I live in a region that appears to have not been impacted by these issues. If you have your script for oxys filled at Walgreens and your Walgreens is out, DO NOT call the Walgreens across town. Do not call the Walgreens in the next town.Alot of people are fueling rumors with incorrect info. It is nice to see people post that do research to support their claims and not my brothers-uncle-father-son-daughter said no more oxycodone ever. Thanks for being an info consumer and attempting to educate the second-handers that report to us as being factual,sending those who believe anything to panic. Getting down off the soap box, take care htmom
February 18, 2009 - 8:21pm
#6
yep
not many problems getting scripts filled in the area west of Tampa/ but i have witnessed a few people in a frenzy asking for oxy products/ my pharmacy has been on top of things.
February 19, 2009 - 12:05am
#7
i don't believe anyone i know
i don't believe anyone i know that has a script for oxy ir has had any trouble either..
south/south-western pa here.
February 19, 2009 - 12:09am
#8
its hit and miss
i think the main places that are out are the big chains...i like to go where i can talk with my pharmacist for 10-15 minutes when he's not busy and its nice to be on a first name basis.
February 19, 2009 - 10:46am
#9
my pharmacist from walgreens
my pharmacist from walgreens called last night to tell me he just got in a small order of Mallies. I told him that I appreciated the call but i got it filled at a small pharm.
I never use a whole month supply of the 30mg's. I usually have 20 or more left over at he end of a month. I've have about 2 months worth (Aprox 200 OXY'S) stashed that I rotate to keep them fresh. It gives me comfort knowing i have them especially for a shortage or any other issue.
BOL!
XXX
February 19, 2009 - 5:21pm
#10
Shortage in SE USA...
As I stated in an earlier post, I had no luck finding any OxyIR in western NC where I live. I am glad that many of you in other parts of the country are still able to get yours. In a way, this worked out well for me, because the Dilaudid I now take for breathrough pain works much better than the OxyIR. I checked on Google again today, and there are TV station news reports from all over the country saying that CP patients still are finding it nearly impossible to get their prescriptions filled. (Wisconsin, Portland, St. Louis, Boston, and many other places...)
Oh, and by the way, notice I said 'PRESCRIPTION', not 'PERSCRIPTION'! This is a little pet peeve of mine. Most of you on here are very literate and well-informed, but it irks the heck out of me to see so many people spell that word wrong, and in most cases it isn't just a typo either. I have a strong interest in all things medical-related, and have for many years, even before I became a chronic pain patient myself. Four of my very best friends are doctors and another close friend is a Molecular Biologist (genetics researcher), and we talk shop all the time. One of them is an Oncologist, one an Endocrinologist, one a Level 1 ER Trauma Surgeon, and one is a Gastroenterologist. On a whim,the ER doc gave me a test that he had been required to take before entering his fourth year of med school. I scored 93% on it. Needless to say, he was very impressed. That being said, I find this site still to be very helpful and informative,( I especially admire Kirby's dedication to helping people here, and his skill at locating very obscure imprints...) and I find reading posts from many of you about your experiences on the long, ardous rollercoaster ride that being a chronic pain patient entails, to be of great interest. My MD friends sometimes browse this site as well.
Back to the original topic, I went to Columbia, SC last week to visit a friend, who is also a CPP. She could not get her 120 pill 5mg Oxycodone immediate-release filled anywhere. Her doc switched her first to MSIR, then to 2mg Dilaudid. (the morphine gave her intolerable itching , nausea, and headache) All the pharmacies she went to told her that they had no idea when OxyIR would be back in stock. Like me though, she has had great success with the hydromorphone, and is going to try to stay on it, even after the Oxy shortage is resolved.
Good luck to all of you, and may you have as many pain-free days as possible...
Mountainman
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February 19, 2009 - 1:15pm
#11
Im not sure why people think
Im not sure why people think that just because there is a shortage/backorder situation and there pharmacy had product that it means there isnt a real problem. Just because your particular pharmacy hasnt ran out yet because your pharmacy doesnt fill a lot oxy ir scripts, your pharmacist stocked up when s/he first heard about the problem or just happened to get one of the last shipments in before there wholesaler stopped recieving product (which actually isnt a 'stop' in product being received they get what the manufacturers send them as its made, sporadically being shipped when available is a common name for this). The problem isnt that all the pharmacies are magically all going to run out at the same time, its that once your pharmacy is out they cant get more product from the wholesalers. Situations like this shortage/backorder needs people to kick in there common sense and think about whats going on for themselves. There is obviously a real problem since the FDA actually chimed in and included Oxycodone HCL in there drug shortages list which is usually reserved only for medically neccesary medications. If you sit back and look at the whole picture of how this happened it isnt that hard to figure out. There are a lot of posts and new stories that are only including a fraction of the problem, theres even one story out there that states Mallinckrodt had the recall and Ethex is increasing production (totally backwards so I emailed there editor). Also if people would just do a search on this site before posting new "oxy recalls, shortages, etc." rumor posts and read the ones that actually link to verifiable information there wouldnt be any confusion or back and forth bickering because the info will be right there in black and white for them to read.
February 19, 2009 - 2:17pm
#12
did i %?#$$ up
i thought i posted well and did my homework. i called each company on my own dime
February 19, 2009 - 4:22pm
#13
no you didn't but because
no you didn't but because oxycodone is a C II there are production quotas. Now, I am unsure how it works but im guessing theres only a certain number of kilograms of pure oxycodone allowed to be processed in a certain year and each company has only a certain number of kilograms to use, so when you say Mallinkrodt is doubling and tripling production, i find it hard to believe because of the strict production quotas put in place by the DEA/FDA.
Now I also could be completely wrong and way off target with what I just said, so if I am please someone correct me. I don't know how the quotas work.
But dont get me wrong, all of us here appreciate you taking the time to call the co's and pass that information along to us.
February 19, 2009 - 4:33pm
#14
only one company mentioned quota's
and that was xanodyne. they reached their quota, but they have a smaller production value. mali can triple its manufaturing for a coouple months and not blow their quota for the year
February 19, 2009 - 4:45pm
#15
I dont think the DEA puts a
I dont think the DEA puts a specific quota on each company. If you are interested in learning about the DEA quotas search: DEA Aggregate Quota
They increased the quota for Oxycodone in 2009 by 7 million grams up from 70 million for 2008.
February 19, 2009 - 6:28pm
#16
Thanks for the response solo,
Thanks for the response solo, I knew there were total production quotas so I guessed there would be certain limits put on companies related to their sales the previous year/quarter.
I will have to do some more research to see if I can find anything more out on the quotas.
February 19, 2009 - 6:43pm
#17
I think the current practice
I think the current practice of quotas on meds is outdated. I have been reading alot about this the past hour. How about let businesses use the supply/demand policy. If there is a demand let them make it , and if there is not a demand they will not make it. I do think the government has made this more complex than it should be. If you do not think this is complex go the fda and deas website. The manufactures point the finger at the dea about late quotas and the dea/fda point the finger at the manufactures. Confusion. A DEA spoksperson said if you can not get oxys maybe your manufacture has met its quota. The pharmacy you use carry a manfacture that has met its quota. Confusion,htmom
February 21, 2009 - 1:49am
#18
htmom, outdated, yes. This is
htmom, outdated, yes. This is what we get for being a United Nations member state.
February 21, 2009 - 1:20pm
#19
For those of you in areas
For those of you in areas that have not been affected by the OXI IR shortage, don't be surprised if inventory tightens up and your in the same situation we find ourselves in. I certainly hope not.
IMHO, the Ethex factory closures, due to quality control issues and cited for by the FDA, is the main reason for the current oxy IR issue. The company will take the offline oppurtunity to upgrade and modernize their mfg'ing equipment. Several of Ethex's top Executives paid the price for this mess. It will will take months before the company gets production started again, BOTTOMLINE!!
Currently I'm prescribed ( chill solo! LOL!!) MS Contin 30mg 3 times a day and Oxycodone 30mg up to 3 a day. I don't want to change my meds at the current time because my protocol has been working very well for me. Over the last couple of years I have accumulated over 2 months of extra personal supply/stash, I'm still concerned about the length in time this current shortage will last.
Fubu
BTW, solo, why would a typo or 2 get you upset? Perhapa a benzo or 2 will help? LOL!!
February 21, 2009 - 4:01pm
#20
I dont see where i got upset
I dont see where i got upset over a typo? The only thing I can see that you may be refering to is how some paper outwest had there story wrong, like a lot of the media, and I kindly emailed the editor to inform him/her of the mistake so they could print a retraction. If I was in the offices at Covidien, which owns Mallinckrodt and some low rent paper was printing wrong info about my company I would have the lawyers lined up. I was simply trying to help this paper out.
Also not sure why Im chilling about what your Rx'd, unless you are making mention of something I said in another post. If so, that is going to totally confuse me, if not please ellaborate.
February 23, 2009 - 2:10pm
#21
To Mountainman78
I'm in SE NC (south of Wilmington, north of Myrtle Beach). Oxy is apparently not available here. Check this out; my son broke his toe on the door (snapped in half, even!). And they gave him hydro 10/650 which is unusual as I'd gotten percocet years ago when I broke my toe. The ER doc responded that he felt this was better for pain since there is a shortage of percocet in the area. Well I almost was floored. So there ARE different shortage fluctuations here and there around the country. I was told that my Norcos were backordered on Friday but I called this morning and the rest of my Rx is in. Sarge.
February 24, 2009 - 4:36pm
#22
General question
I have called my pharmacist in anticipation of my meeting with my Pain Doc and Pharmacist in a little under 2 weeks. Pharm says still a serious problem with all oxy products (not those with Acetominophen). Pharmacist does not want to see me have to convert to a continuous delivered narcotic (me neither).
My Doc is really stubborn, but given he is probably going crazy at the moment he MIGHT be open to suggestions - what would the experienced crew out there suggest. No, I do not expect you to play Doctor, but of the panoply of narcotics out there (hopefully that will not tear my liver apart) what are good substitutes for Oxycodone 5 mg, 3-4 tabs, ever 4-6 hours, PRN?
As an aside, I am used to injecting (legally) very small amounts of medication using tuberculin needles (the ones like insulin needles) - sub Q. So Maybe the category could broaden to injectables - but I doubt it!! I'm guessing a BOTTLE of injectible liquid narcotic is never seen outside the ER!
Thanks for your suggestions! I need a little love - read my last post on my Limbrel escapade!
March 2, 2009 - 2:14pm
#23
thanks for the terrific
thanks for the terrific feedback,. I'm sure many have benefited from it.
As I mentioned I'm currently prescribed 30mg MS Contin (ER) 3 per day and 30mg of oxycodone up to 3 per day as needed for BT Pain.
I have a visit with my neuro who has always scripted pain meds for almost 15 years now. I'm concerned about this disturbance in supply. What would be a equal instant release med to replace the oxycodone withput feeling any type of withdrwal symptom?
Thanks!
XXX
March 2, 2009 - 4:08pm
#24
perhaps 4mg hydromorphone, or
perhaps 4mg hydromorphone, or 30mg MsIR
March 3, 2009 - 10:27am
#25
is there an accurate formula
is there an accurate formula to accurately convert oxycodone IR 30mg to another morphine based instant released medication? Perhaps an ez to use conversion chart?
Thanks a million,
XXX
March 3, 2009 - 4:27pm
#26
still DRY
Just returned home from the pharmacist. He only had 77 oxycodone in 30mg left in stock I needed 90. I took them. He was not sure when he might get more. The 13 pill difference will NOT be replaced do to fda regs. Not a big deal. My Dr would cover me if i asked him. I am so glad i have a little stash accumulated over the last year or 2.
It's still very dry in south florida..
March 3, 2009 - 4:35pm
#27
for the first time
today had a problem getting my oxycodone...while waiting for other meds the phones were nonstop with people looking....i went up the street to a cvs and got my prefered brand...clearwater fl
March 3, 2009 - 6:13pm
#28
mountainman78
this is my firstpost/reply! I have been CPP,is that right ,anything from Malle.I would refuse,Oxycotin are a farce,I here there are numerous suits against the old man.I,m originally from a big city in the NE. part of USA,I also bought in the late 70.s 8 acre and fairly modest home in Smoky Mts. I,m relatively isolated I,m in Jackson county,closer to Cherokee..The weather there really amplifies my pain!.I,m retired now but years ago i han enough went to local hospital, forget the name starts with a C,old saying go there and die!!lol A dr. enlightenen physician gave me a script for 90 5mg.Duponts then,I have a surefire way of knowing my Percs. if i sneeze 3 or 4 times there fine.Indulge me as this is my first post,but western carolina holds dear memories for me,i,ll be their when its warmer,but i went into Sylva to get my script filled big pharmacy right their at the eternal 3or4 red light backuu. While walking back to my car in parm. lot....Honk,honk.Hey do ypu know who i am...yep o;e Burt and Lonnie up from Cashiers looking to cop..lol.....pain crosses all barriers poorfile:///Users/nicholasiwanyshyn/Desktop/msgr_logov2.gif typist,hard working mechanics..i give them 30 free am a socialist when it comes to pain,we all share in it we may be poor but were not stupid! I,m impressed with your Auto-Didatic? knowlege!But,if you run into 10 mgs.endo,s commonly called "school buses up here I.ll bet you half of them are Tylenol Pm,s soaked in water to remove printing an then soaked in yellof food dye? If you sneeze or itch,you got the right ones .As they say in the Smokies "you all ain,t from around here,huh.LOL all in pain or as Kruschev use to say "Only death will cure a bad back" bye all
March 3, 2009 - 6:34pm
#29
I know in Citrus county fl,
I know in Citrus county fl, pharms are only serving citrus county residents and you have to show ID. I had to go to a diffrent town last time to get my script for 240 oxycodone 30s. It was a mom and pop store so they were sure glad to get my bussines! Hopeing that next month wont be so bad and everyone can get their scrips w/out a prob. Oh btw. IM tapering down on my usage and going on methadone soon I hope! That will be a while, and a diffrent topic. Talk to yall soon :)
Deanna
March 3, 2009 - 7:02pm
#30
No kidding
Yeah I had a Pneumothorax aka Lung Collapse and suffer chronic pain after a relapse and 5 major surgeries on my chest so I get 25mcg/h Fentanyl Patches as well as 10mg Oxycodone/Oxycontin(name brand) and boy let me tell you the Fentanyl is no problem, but I'm down in Atlanta, GA and I agree with Agent_XXX because I've been on the 5mg Ethex oxycodones and they have been so hard to come by, pretty much all general pharmacies have been either low or out completely with no idea of when they will be getting more. What's worse is that I've confirmed that the Ethex 5mg Immediate Release Capsules are being recalled or pretty much not manufactured anymore so that explains the shortage because I had to go to 7 different pharmacies before I got one to have all of my 120 pills, but I'm not getting 10mg Oxy's so hopefully they will be a bit easier to find though it seems highly unlikely so I went ahead and ordered the name brand from purdue and am having my pharmacy put them to the side for me until next month which is what I recommend all of you out there to do who are prescribed to oxycodone of any dosage. Just go to your pharmacy and/or call them up and have them order the dosage you would like and have them put it to the side for you because someone at the pharmacy I normally go to gave my prescription to someone else by "accident" after I had already called it in a few days in advanced so I got that person fired. Anyways I'm also prescribed to Ketamine/Lidocaine 15%/15% and it works very well for nerve pain and also I was on 1mg Klonopins for muscle spasms 6 times a day but now I'm doing a trial and testing out Ativan, which I've had before, in 2mg incriments 4 times a day because its a bit stronger and a little more addictive and plus I've been on the Clonazepam for long enough that its lost its effectiveness. I have a Canadian doctor so he switches me up on my meds such as benzos with long half lifes so I can let my tolerance go back down which is great. He is very understanding and a very great pain doctor. I recommend you all out there to either Call the company and put in an order and have your doctor give the OK for Oxycodone or do what I said above and talk to your pharmacy like a month ahead of time to hold onto them for you because we won't know how long the shortage will last. I'm getting a lot of "We have no Idea when the shipment will be coming ins" and it's been getting really annoying!!! Anyways good luck and I hope this shortage ends soon and they do something about it or there will seriously be some sort of riot hahaha! -NateADM01-
March 3, 2009 - 8:04pm
#31
The problem with the
The problem with the shortage is the pharmacies are not getting shipments that they order. So to say "go have them(pharmacy) order you some ahead of time" is not the solution. If they could order the oxycodone and get the shipment, there would not be a shortage. Most people have said the pharmacy will not hold the oxycodone for them. You got someone fired over an "accident"? WOW...I understand the importance of your meds,but we all make mistakes/accidents. take care,htmom
March 3, 2009 - 8:59pm
#32
Agent,according to Rawoody's
Agent,
according to Rawoody's conversion chart on the Prescription & OTC Meds forum states that 10mg of morphine is equal to 4.5-6mg oxycodone.
therefore 30mg of Morphine Sulfate IR is equal to 13.5-18mg of oxycodone so you may need approx 50mg of morphine which is approx equal to 22.5-30mg of OxyIR. Remember, only your doc and decide whats right for you and everybody's metabolism is different so you may get by on 30mg of morphine, or you may need more, every ones body metabolises different drugs differently. Sounds kinda confusing.
March 3, 2009 - 11:28pm
#33
well there's more to the story htmom
Yeah she actually did more than accidently give my prescription to another person, she also lied about calling 2 pharmacies in the area to see if they were in stock and said they were not and this was on 3/2/09 and said they would have them in on Thursday at the latest, the oxycodone that is, but I decided to examine this situation because she was only on the phone for less than 5 minutes and I asked which places she called and then I myself called 3 pharmacies within 15 minutes of where I was(2 of which were ones she supposedly called) and they said they were in stock. So I was extremely agitated because I take the Oxycodones for break-thru pain and the fact that 3 pharmacies in the same chain, Wallgreens if you want to know, all had the Oxy IR 5 mg Capsules available and I confronted her and asked why she lied and said they were all out and she couldn't come up with anything and just turned red and started to get angry when I had just ran out of my medication and only wanted to get a refill ASAP to help with my pain relief. So anyways I asked for her name so I could file a complaint with customer service, but then she then commenced to refuse giving her name and I was forced to call the customer service line and describe what she looked like and what shift she worked because of what she did and knowingly could have checked online in the Wallgreens system to see if any surrounding Wallgreens were in stock. So I think that deserves a rightful firing of a very stubborn and just plain better-than-thou attitude when I only asked kindly for her to call and/or check for me. I really didn't want to get her fired, especially with the economy the way it is because I work for UPS myself and am currently on paid disability and workers comp, but the way she treated me as a customer was completely ignorant and she really got what she deserved because I do believe in karma. I always try to act as nice and generous as possible and never raise my tone and even when I was questioning her about the situation after I went to the other pharmacy down the street to get my meds filled and showed them to her and again asked which places she called and one of the locations was the place I had my prescription filled at. So there's the whole story laid out in plain black and white. And also just so there isn't any misunderstanding I myself am half-korean(mother's side), polish, russian, german, and french aka half white and half asian; and she herself was white with blonde hair and was just acting really stuck up so I did what I had to and just filed a complaint with customer service and they said they would "take care of her" and I went in the next day to find she was fired. I did feel bad, but the personnel at a store and/or pharmacy must always treat the customer with the utmost respect and be very attentive and not ignore someone who was in pain and I even told her my whole story which is what really got my nerves rattled. But I'll leave it at that :D so I hope you understand I didn't just fire her for some silly reason. -NateADM01-
March 4, 2009 - 1:24am
#34
Refill
I refilled my 120, 30mg IR Roxi again today, still with no issue. I have been filling my prescription at the local Trauma hospital, and have had no issues over the last year. They said that the 5mg were very low quantity, but the 15, and 30's were not an issue. I have read several articles saying people should check with there local hospital pharmacies for Roxi's, not because they have some magic supplier, but that they usually have large quantities purchased, and fill way fewer prescriptions than the larger chain stores, which gives them the ability to have enough to fill, while waiting for the next order.
Just a thought if anyone wants to maybe try that route. Also my local Bakers supermarket store, which I fill my other prescriptions at, said they have only not been able to fill just one prescription over the last several months. They are still receiving small shipments, and also fill way fewer scripts than say a Walgreens, or CVS, ect...
Good luck down there in FL. Many articles I read just continue to say how the shortage in FL is extremely bad. I pray for all that are effected by this act of, whatever the FDA wants to call it.
March 4, 2009 - 8:27am
#35
oxycodone IR
I was recently swithched from oxycontin because they made me too tired. I now take roxicodone/ oxycodone IR. Oh how better, by far. I am no longer tired, in fact i feel spunky and my pain is now completely gone. My pain was gone with the oxycontin, but like i said it made me tired. Anyway, Where i live i asked my dr about shortages on oxy/roxi and he said our area has not ever had a problem and he certainly doesn't anticipate any. I had no problem gettin mine filled, and i get 180 normally. but since i had taken some of my oxycontin and hydro's, he subtracted what was missing but he only took my hydro's, not the oxycontins. Anyway i got 140 for this month. like in some posts i read not long ago, it makes you wonder what did my dr do with my hydro's. Heck who knows really.
March 4, 2009 - 8:34am
#36
nateadm1
cant blame you one bit, that is just plain IGNORANCE. So fired is kool, maybe when she gets a new job, If she even does, she will think twice about how to treat everybody the same and in a much better manner. Ya know some people hate heir jobs and it does show. Apparently she hated her job or simply wasn't bothered about how you felt. I wouldn't spend one minute feeling sorry for someone like that. Take care, Stevie.
March 4, 2009 - 11:13am
#37
thanks , tbaker, much
thanks , tbaker, much appreciated!
Seems like the State of Florida and the Carolinas have been affected more so than others.
I'm not sure, but my gut is is telling me that somebody is making money on these shortages. The local mom and pops usually do not take my insurance so unless i want to pay full piice without taking my insurance prescription plan. I can afford to spend the money , but i refuse to. I'm curious if prices retail and wholesale are rising based on supply and demand principles. Because of my prescription insurance, I have no idea, but I'm very curious to know the answer?!
My regular pharmacy can't confirm if more are coming with the store's Friday delivery even though they have all mgs of oxycodones are on order nor was I going to take a chance.
With concerns of the recession really sinking in around the country who the heck needs this uncertainty for those of us suffering in pain.
Because of the many views and active posting in this thread if the admins/mods would find it beneficial to make it a "sticky".
Keep the feedback coming..
XXX~
March 4, 2009 - 7:10pm
#38
I do not think what a person
I do not think what a person looks like working behind the pharmacy counter matters how well or bad he/she does a job. It should not matter. Are you saying she did not help you because the way you look? It could be that she was lazy . Are you saying because of her blonde hair that you knew she lied about calling around. The color of skin/hair should never be a reason of doubt. I would never complain about someone doing a job followed by she had blonde hair. That to me is not a valid compliant. We all know what its called. You should say did lied about during her job,the end. Take care,htmom
I live near a large Native-American community. I feel that unless you are Native-American, we are all non-native to this land. This is my opinion.
March 4, 2009 - 7:09pm
#39
So those in pain...
shortage or no shortage, grow poppy plants it all comes from that anyway.
So enjoy you so called "legal drugs"
I recommend trying Yoga, Excedrin is nice too.
or move to Florida...It's close to Miami never a shortage here.
(unless your from new york...then I don't recommend it)
(:
edit mod x
March 5, 2009 - 2:47pm
#40
shortage
no the shortage is because of the fda.,and the manufactures go to there website and they will tell you all about it some of the manu. have been putting only 23%of the chemical in 30 mg. tab and they are all being autied ,the fda will not allow the companies to distribute them to pharmicies till the matter clears up which sucs cause i been on them for 5 years for crushed tail bone and spine injuries ,but ya any one who wants to know nomore oxycodone for a month or more check out fda.gov
March 6, 2009 - 9:49am
#41
Awesome
Awesome feedback..THANKS!!
Those of you that have been taking Oxycodone/Oxycontin, is there a preffered benzo that you are prescribed?
Thanks,
~XXX~
March 6, 2009 - 10:36am
#42
Shortage?!?!?!!!!!
"Awesome feedback..THANKS!!
Those of you that have been taking Oxycodone/Oxycontin, is there a preffered benzo that you are prescribed?
Thanks,
~XXX~"
I don't particularly like bars, but since u asked, Xanax, Valium, or Soma's will do the trick for your Benzo needs.
As far as the shortage goes, I know too many people that take this medication that need it for sever pain as well just bein plain old addicted to it. The withdraws are terrible. Take it from someone who used to be addicted to it, never had pain, just liked to do em'. NOT GOOD for those who need this particular drug. They say that it's possible that people from different locations are coming in search of some roxies and blame that for the reason of our supply shortage. Whatever the case is, Mallinkrodt is gonna have to step up thier game in order to be able feed us further!!!
March 8, 2009 - 7:26am
#43
I don't abuse or let this
I don't abuse or let this drug "own" me.
Several times a year I detox myself skipping a day a week. Then I cut the dose down by 2 30mg a week so forth and so on. If your disaplined it will take a month to 6 weeks with virtually no withdrawals. Kolonopin and ambien help.
~XXX~
March 8, 2009 - 7:51am
#44
Article in Newspaper to come
Spoke with a family member in South Fla and this entire situation was on the front page I will be getting article soon if anyone is interested. Just to share again though I live in South Florida and have had great difficulty finding oxyir 5mg was lucky last month after going to various pharmacies and finally found mallinkrodt and then when I went to refill with Dr. again it got to the point of my pm dr switching myself and other patients to other meds before I said a word.
March 8, 2009 - 9:40am
#45
no shortage in both of my residences. am a real estate investor
I own a house in wva and currently live in california. No shortage at either of my homes. By the way i currently take roxicodone 15 mg and the brand being Mallinkrodt is always going to be around, ask your pharmacisis for the mally brand. The way i understand this situation is not like roxi's are no more or anything. It is only other brands such as ethex and some others. Anyway i haven't had any problems getting mine filled, and fly back n fourth at least every other month.
March 11, 2009 - 6:34am
#46
Lucky You
My dr. and I have called every pharmacy in the state and a few who have the ability to check stock coast to coast and we're told no roxi anywhere. I don't understand how wva and cal can have it when all the chain stores around here have said they have none coast to coast and no idea when it will be restocked.
March 11, 2009 - 8:07am
#47
Renie
What state are you in?
March 11, 2009 - 8:54am
#48
renie_
I don't know. I never have any problems. Do you have a Reeds or rite aid pharmacy? I doubt that you have a reeds, it is small, and as far as i know only in west Virginia. But rite aid is pretty popular worldwide. goodluck.
March 12, 2009 - 1:41am
#49
Nebraska
There are Roxicodone out there. I fill at the local Bakers pharmacy, and the local hospital pharmacy, and have had zero problems getting 30mg IR. 120 month. They are still being manufactured, so obviously they are being shipped arround. They will be back in supply around the country in no time. Dr. around here do not write many scripts for that around here, so maybe that's why we have not really run short. You do not hear of people selling them on the streets at all. Maybe are Dr. are more conservative. As more Dr. need to be.
March 15, 2009 - 9:04pm
#50
oxycodone 30
my script runs out in 2 days. since getting cancer these are the only rx that helps in the slightest. there are none to be found i hernando co fla. or neighboring counties. if i get a script and find no meds i have nothing. i understand a possibility of availability 3/18. if not i dont know what to ask for. seems the pain clinics are subbing hydromorphone 4. i have tried vicadin and it has NO effect. Would 3 perc 10's be equivelent? would some informed person help me out on what to get please
So I called Mallinkrodt customer service line (Easy to find the #, but if u want it, pm me) and here is the trifecta of bull &*&? that has created a "nationwide" shortage, however, in some regions, it is felt worse, such as Portland Oregon. I will also explain why portland has been hit so freekin hard.
As we all know the A 5's made by AMIDE/activis are no longer carried by wallgreens (who was dispensing them for a good long time) initially was told it was because ethex underbid them and the distributor decided to go with them, but as it turns out, they HAVE DISCONTINUED MANUFACTURING THE 5'S 15'S AND 30'S--- I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH ACTIVIS ELIZABETH, they confirmed discontinuing oxy products, but are trying to restart product production with no date of resolution. when i asked WHY she transfered me to a "medical affairs" voice mail. so no further information from them, for now. will update if i get a call back.
ETHEX, THE LITTLE ORANGE ONES. ANYONE HAVING STOCK IN THIS COMPANY SHOULD CUT AND RUN!!! SERIOUSLY, THIS COMPANY SCREWED UP! if you look at their website or call them, they will tell you they SUSPENDED ALL SHIPMENTS OF ALL PRODUCTS MADE BY THEM. other meds they contracted to distribute, but they don't produce at their actual facilities are still being sent out, but that is a small list, and no oxy products are on that list. among some of their resons behind that stoppage, and RECALL at the distrubution level are "OVERSIZED PILLS. WHICH COULD DELIVER TWICE THE STATED MEDICATION," personally i have always said ethex was an inferior product, now i have proof.
straight from the website...
St. Louis, MO, February 3, 2009 – ETHEX Corporation, a subsidiary of KV Pharmaceutical Company (NYSE: KVa/KVb), is issuing a voluntary expansion to the retail level of a previously announced recall on certain products. The recall on the products listed below had previously been issued to the wholesale level, but is now being expanded to the retail level. The Company is taking this action as a precautionary measure, because the products may have been manufactured under conditions that did not sufficiently comply with current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP). This additional level of recall is to further remove recalled products from the marketplace.
THANK GOD FOR MALLINKRODT, THEY ARE STEPPING UP LIKE WE ALL WOULD HOPE. THEY HAVE DOUBLED AND TRIPPLED MANUFACTURING OF THE 5'S 15'S AND 30'S AND ARE TRYING DESPERATELY TO PRODUCE ENOUGH TO MAKE UP FOR THE OTHER 2 COMPANYS DISAPEARING FROM THE MARKETPLACE, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE RUMPLESTILTSKIN WORKING FOR THEM,WISHING WILL NOT HELP, FRANKLY THEY HAVE ALOT OF MANUFACTURING TO DO TO COVER THE GAP, AND THEY ARE CHISILING AWAY AS FAST AS THEY CAN. THEY ARE BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL, BUT THIS COMPANY WILL BE OUR SAVING GRACE.
Qualtest makes a 15 and a 30, haven't seen em in my area, but hopefully they step up production.They ran out of their back stock, but are working hard at meeting the need in their 15 and 30 mg preperations. it according to the phone call i just got off from them in hunstville ala call center it could take up to 2 years to get the approval to begin manufacture of a 5 mg prep.
xanodyne, aka roxanne labs is trying "dilligently" according to customer service to step up production as soon as possible but sees a continual shortage on the meds continuing as long as 5-6 weeks from todays date.
AS FOR PORTLAND,
IN JANUARY, THERE WAS A FLOOD UP IN THE KELSO AREA OF WASHINGTON, WHICH IS ON I5 WHICH IS THE ROUTE THE DISTORBUTION TRUCKS TAKE FROM THE WALGREENS WAREHOUSE IN SEATTLE TO PORTLAND, THE INTERSTATE WAS CLOSED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, DURING THIS TIME, WALGREENS RAN OUT OF 5/325 MG PERCOCETS, THEY STARTED GIVING AWAY THE 5MG OXYS, OBLITERATING ANY BACKSTOCK THEY HAD, BEFORE THE ETHEX FIASCO. I WAS IN THE HOSPTIAL FOR A WEEK AND THE DAY I LEFT SAT THE 7TH? THE HOSPITAL RAN OUT OF OXY 5'S! THE HOSPITAL. I WAS FLOORED, I FOUND THE ONLY PHARM TOO HAVE 50 OXY 15'S LEFT, THANK GOD.
SO NO, NO TRUCK GOT HIJACKED, THE DEA ISN'T DISCONTINUING ALL OXY IR PRODUCTS AND ALL THE OTHER SILLY STORIES I'VE HEARD FROM FELLOW PATIENTS, PHARMICISTS AND EVEN NEWS STATIONS. I GOT THE SKINNY FROM THE COMPANYS THEMSELVES.