Pain Medicine Short by Pharmacy

I didn’t mention that the medication they gave me only half of was Oxycodone 10 mg. I know how tightly controlled this is so I realize my word against the pharmacy isn’t much but pharmacy board will be doing an investigation and hopefully catch whoever stole them.

So sorry to hear that happened to you, and thankful, that you reported it..maybe they will catch the person, if its a theft situation.

I guess if this happened to me, i would give my dr . A chance to believe me? But you know your situation best.

Hoping you will find ways to cope as you get through this.

Lj

I had the same thing happen at the same drugstore! Now, I use a small 'mom and pop' pharmacy with no such problems.

Have you checked the 'refill' section of the label? Sometimes, they are short on your med and give a partial without telling you. This happens a lot with my daughters meds from ShopRite pharmacy.

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So sorry this happened to you! As if pain patients don't have enough problems. I have used the same pharmacy for 17 years (big chain pharmacy)and never been shorted. The one I go to keeps all CII meds in a safe so I know they are counted by hand. Well, took my script in day before Thanksgiving and when I got home I took the lid off and it was so full pills started spilling out. I just knew there were too many. After so many years of getting the same drug, same pill shape, same bottle you can kinda tell. There were 30 pills too many! I immediately called the pharmacist and let him know because I was afraid he would see the error and not know where the missing pills went. The pharmacists at this store have always gone out of their way to help me with whatever I needed. He sounded mortified when I told him. I put the overage in my last months pill bottle and took them back. The head pharmacist had come in since I left and he said they decided they would just put the bottle I brought them back in back in the safe and dispense them to me next month with the additional 60 I should get.

I think I will start counting my pills before I leave now because it could have just as easily been short instead of long. Again I am so sorry this happened and you are forced to go without.

Have you been seeing your Doctor for along time where you have trust built up? I really think my doctor would try to figure out something to help me because I have always done the right thing. I mean he could write you a few of something similar to what you take or maybe give you a few of the same thing but different strength just to get you thru. All doctors offices are different so you know what will work with yours and what won't. I know some of them just don't budge no matter what.

Wish there was something I could do to help you. Will keep you in my prayers.

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Migraine headaches for last 20 years sometimes with neck pain.