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Percriptions

Luvsmyfam — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 01:55:25 GMT

I went to my local pharmacy today to renew a blood pressure medication.i was told they are having a hard time getting this pill in due to covid.never thought percriptions would be a problem.script name is larsartin. im sure my spelling is way off on this drug.has anyone else had this problem with scripts?

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fthunt — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:05:12 GMT

Yes, there is a problem with prescription Lasartan. United Health prescription warehouse was out of stock but never advised me. I got suspicious after a week of not receiving....called warehouse again.......got the scoop and told to get it at a local drug store.

Had to call doctor to phone in permission to fill

But drug store didn't have it either - after 4 days DS delivered 90 day supply.

No idea what's going on - but I'm set for 3 months.

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millieshops — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:08:25 GMT

@Luvsmyfam Losartan is prescribed very often in many different doses and yes, I have had problems occasionally with shortages, but usually the shortage is for a few days. None recently although I do know my pharmacy has marked this drug as a FAST MOVER and tries to fill scripts as early as insurance will pay rather than waiting until I run out.

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RedTop — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:12:43 GMT

Losartan was one of the many meds on the tainted recall list more than a year ago.

My husband and I take Losartan; our meds are filled thru the VA system. My husband received his 90 supply as usual, while I was only receiving a 30 day supply of this medication at a time. In February I finally received a 90 day supply; first time in more than a year.

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Sooner — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:17:25 GMT

This is one of the things I worry about. What if China cuts us off? I wish the government would try to get more pharm manufacturing going here!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:20:09 GMT

I'm on the lowest dose of Losartan, auto refill every 90 days, haven't had a problem getting it. I'm supposed to be coming off if it soon. Hope so anyway.

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Luvsmyfam — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:25:01 GMT

@RedTop can you tell me what you mean by tainted recall list?is this a risky drug taking long term?hopefully I will be able to get this by the end of the week.my dosage is 100 milligrams and I get a 3 month refill.thankyou for responding!

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On It — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:40:56 GMT

I got my 90 day supply of Losartan last week from CVS. It was one of those automated refills, but there was no delay.

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shoechic — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:02:38 GMT

I've had problems w/BP meds. In 2020 they were having problems getting Losartan, so doc put me on a different one, now that one is not available & now I'm on a 3rd one.

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colleena — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:29:01 GMT

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RedTop — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:56:02 GMT

@Luvsmyfam

Do a Google search for Losartan recall and it will explain the chemical impurities found in this and many other drugs.

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Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 05:32:53 GMT

@Luvsmyfam wrote:
I went to my local pharmacy today to renew a blood pressure medication.i was told they are having a hard time getting this pill in due to covid.never thought percriptions would be a problem.script name is larsartin. im sure my spelling is way off on this drug.has anyone else had this problem with scripts?

@Luvsmyfam

It's Losartin. I don't know if your pharmacist got it in or not, but have a Plan B .... ask your pharm to call your MD and see if there's an alternative they can prescribe for you. Just in case.

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hckynutjohn — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 05:51:52 GMT

@Luvsmyfam wrote:
I went to my local pharmacy today to renew a blood pressure medication.i was told they are having a hard time getting this pill in due to covid.never thought percriptions would be a problem.script name is larsartin. im sure my spelling is way off on this drug.has anyone else had this problem with scripts?

@Luvsmyfam

No problems here. We get all of our prescriptions via mail order. Got 1 of my prescriptions last week, and just got an email today, that 2 more of them have shipped.

I don't take, or know anything about "larsartin", nor what issues for which is prescribed.

hckynut 🇺🇸

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judianne — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:45:05 GMT

Losartin was / is on a recall due to some cancer causing ingredients , l believe . It's only the certain dosage, not sure what that was . I got tons of notifications about this , but I was already off that drug so paid little attention to the warnings .

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:44:03 GMT

We haven't had issues with medications but with diabetic supplies.

The last time it was lancets, this time around it was testing strips.

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Luvsmyfam — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:31:05 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 yes,they did get it in,but I am going to get more info on this pill

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Icegoddess — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:54:21 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
This is one of the things I worry about. What if China cuts us off? I wish the government would try to get more pharm manufacturing going here!

@Sooner , not all drugs are manufactured in China. Many are manufactured in India, but a lot are also manufactured all over. One of my scripts is manufactured in Puerto Rico and was disrupted by one of the hurricanes. Losartan is manufactured in Slovenia.

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software — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:31:22 GMT

If Losartan has not gone generic your physician probably has a closet full of samples.

When I was first diagnosed, I started taking it, made me swell up like a balloon. Then I went to Bystolic, a beta blocker, with no problems. It is wicked expensive & I always got samples from my physician as well as a script but it's now generic. MUCH cheaper.

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RedTop — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 18:41:52 GMT

@Luvsmyfam

Losartan is a safe BP drug.

You should have received written notification if your prescription refills were ever from a tainted batch of the medication that was recalled.

Suppliers are still receiving limited quantities of this popular med, which is why there are still delays with refills.

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Sage04 — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 02:25:45 GMT

Received my mail order medications from Kaiser last week and forgot to open the package. After reading about Losartan, I checked and have received my 90 day supply. Didn't know there was a shortage of this medication.