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I think it is BS that people in pain can't get their meds now (or trouble getting their meds). I watched my mom suffer a lot because of this. Finally, we found a doctor who realized she was a responsible person who needed medicine. I feel some resentment towards the way addicts are preventing people from getting meds they need.
But in many states you can just run out and get MJ. Crazy world we're living in...
2 mos on pain meds post-op isn't exactly "experience". Some people have had to take pain meds long term and are not addicted. "Terrified" of being addicted is exactly what this "war on pain meds" has done to some people. It doesn't magically happen. Boom! Addicted. Nope. It's extremely rare, especially post op, to be suddenly be walking the streets for heroin...
MOST people are not addicted- EVER.
I agree. The government is using a sledge hammer in the "war on drugs" when all is needed is a scalpel.
Sure a scalpel/surgical precision is needed to keep abusers away and off drugs as that is reasonable. However, most people are not abusers and in using a sledgehammer/heavy handed approach (assuming most are or will be abusers), the government is indirectly (through trickle down) either denying legitimate pain users legitimate pain relief or, making legitimate pain users jump through hoops, increasing their stress on top of their suffering.
Surely there is a better, more balanced, more reasonable way for the government and the state of pain management then using a sledge hammer when all is needed is a scalpel.
Mikala that is ridiculous!! It’s the most common post op pain med prescribed and pharmacies don’t have it?? I would almost wonder if they’re lying to you because I can’t imagine them 1) not having it and 2) not ordering more. Good luck, I hope you find it soon!
Cross my heart. But to clarify, it is just Walgreen's (you can call my local store!). I haven't gone to the others yet, I will today.
We are close to a hospital, so I will probably just to there directly. I think I had to do that last surgery because the quantity was 30 ct.
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That’s crazy!! I got my post op script for 50 oxycodone filled at Walgreens bear me without any issues.
I have found this branch not be particularly well run, but I can say that about other pharmacies in our area too.
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Nope, they're not lying. There are increasingly more and more pharmacies that refuse to carry opiates after the new laws about two years ago went into effect. The hassle from the DEA,customers,potential for robbery and that storage requirements for said drugs has about tripled in size makes selling them for the little profit they get just not worth it...
Im not sure about that, insurance companies LOVE opioids, as they are the cheapest form of treatment usually. Insurance and pharma industry have ALOT of influence over policy.
The DEA is the real enemy in all of this, they are the ones who ensure the drug cartels do not have any competition, they are basically the cartels lobbying and enforcement arm in the US. If you look at all the laws and regulations the DEA has had a part in creating or changing, they ALL benefit or favor the drug cartels and their illegal drugs.
Its safer for opioid addicts to use/ abuse prescription narcotics versus street heroin, at least with the pills, they know what they are taking, with street heroin, it could have anything and everything added to it to increase weight.
Really? Cause my insurance is pulling meds like pain killers. They are making doctors re-justify the use, and then decide whether or not they will continue coverage.
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Really? Cause my insurance is pulling meds like pain killers. They are making doctors re-justify the use, and then decide whether or not they will continue coverage.
Exactly.
Unlike others, I am sure of it, insurance companies no longer love opioids.
Im not sure about that, insurance companies LOVE opioids, as they are the cheapest form of treatment usually. Insurance and pharma industry have ALOT of influence over policy.
The DEA is the real enemy in all of this, they are the ones who ensure the drug cartels do not have any competition, they are basically the cartels lobbying and enforcement arm in the US. If you look at all the laws and regulations the DEA has had a part in creating or changing, they ALL benefit or favor the drug cartels and their illegal drugs.
Its safer for opioid addicts to use/ abuse prescription narcotics versus street heroin, at least with the pills, they know what they are taking, with street heroin, it could have anything and everything added to it to increase weight.
The insurance companies don't dictate what a Pharmacy carries, trust me, they don't have that kind of power especially when they pay so little to the Pharmacy to begin with.
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