too early for refill??

[chadwick773]

I have been lucky enough to have found a great doctor for my pain management. It my first visit about a week and a half ago I was rx percocet 7.5/325 4 times daily  and lyrica 75 twice daily. And after being on vicodin es for 6 months, I have built up a tolerance I'm afraid. Some days have been worse than others and I have had to take one to two more percocet  per day than rxd, I'm on a contract and afraid to call and let them know I'm running out( they ask for 5 days notice) not to mention i think a room mate has swiped a few here and there so im real short.I just dntont want to be red flagged right away as " one of types patients" nor suffer through till my next rx. What should I do??,,,

[sandee1818]

Cookies are a good idea.
I always remember to bring my doctor and pharmacy goodies on holidays too.
I usually make homemade candy and I take some to them during the holidays.
it is always nice to be remembered and appreciated whether your a pharmacist or doctor or even the mail man:)

[Dshell]

I hope this doesn't sound weird but it is comforting and also very sad what we all have to go through to not be in pain.  I had to talk to my doctor today about my prescription and I always get this sense of foreboding before hand. But I was lucky, I was open with my doc about break through pain and the fact that I have started a new exercise program combined with the HEAT and my script is not working the same. She was very kind we decided on a pain management specialist but she is going to follow me until the appointment.  I also didn't realize how lucky I am to have a great pharmacist.  Chadwick I hope to read that all went well with you and I will have to think about the cookies.....

[Babs1469]

mmmmmm cookies!!!!! LOL So Chadwick what is the latest? what is going on with your script?

[Mollyrae]

Tuck:

My Doc is in the Building where my Pharmacy is located and they are all friends. They watch over me as Sandee has stated but your right. It is 72hrs. here in our state. Also, at previous Pharmacies, when the whole script was not available, the Pharmacist would give me the option of either filling it or taking it elsewhere. They have never jsut filled it and then told me that they were sorry about the shortage.

I didn't realize jsut how lucky I was. I will have to take them some cookies........

[Tuckamore]

I have also had the pharmacists call the prescribing physician for the remaining dose that they could not fill. meaning they only had 20 oycontin and the script was for 60. The gave me the 20 than called the physician and he wrote an RX for the additional 40 when the pharmacy got them in. However that meant another trip to the physicians office to pick up the new script.

Maybe your pharmacy is covering themselves by having someone affilated with the pharmacy pick up that prescription for you....if that is possible. Otherwise I have never heard of them holding it for weeks waiting for the re-stock. I would ask the one you trust most in the pharmacy about this. Sounds strange to me.

Sorry Chadwick, I know this is not actually related to your original question and we have gotten off on another subject.

Tuck  

[Tuckamore]

Chadwick, I am glad that you did the right thing and called your PMP. It seems like a good clinic and they appear willing to work with you. That is wonderful news.

Mollyrae and Sandee, According to three pharmacies they only have a certain amount of time to fill the scheduled narcotics such as oxycodone and fentanyl. I was in error, it is not 24 hours, it is 72 hours. Mollyrae and I live in the same state so I don't know if this makes the difference. (I thought it was a national law but there is a lot that I don't know). If they cannot fill it in that time period the remainder of the prescription is not filled or nixed as Sandee put it.

Babs, In my state you have a right to say I don't want a partial fill, return the prescription to me and I will have it filled elsewhere. Indeed I have done this. I do not know why that would not apply in your state. They cannot say, "This is all you get, too bad."  And the best way to do it, as said above, inform your pharmacy that you will need this medication filled in this amount every month at approximately this time. If they want your business they will see to it that they have that drug in the complete quantity available for you next time.

Peacve,
Tuck