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Covid-19 / Prescriptions

sweetee2 — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:16:09 GMT

We've been blessed with having to deal with this pandemic, we already had enough t.p. and Hubby has been retired for a year so we are used to a slower life. Grandkids live across the street so we are able to see them at a distance .

One subject I haven't read about is the effect all this has had on prescriptions. As usual we call in our renewal went over to WM to pick them up and was told 2 of them were on back order. Hubby said will you call Us when they come in. We were told it's going to be awhile. Hubby asked "What's a while" they said it could be months. They found 1 that hubby needed at a another store. So we went on a 4 hour road trip yesterday.

I started thinking about whose of you that take life threatening medications and aren't able to get them, what do you do.

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msgb — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:19:35 GMT

This is a concern of mine.

My mother is 87 and has serious heart health issues.

She lives 30 minutes from me. But she has one of my brother living with her and one of my sisters lives down the street. She does need a number of meds for this and a few other health issues.

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I am still oxox — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:21:02 GMT

I made sure I had a 90 supply of my meds on hand when C-19 first started

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Kachina624 — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:24:16 GMT

All of my prescriptions have been arriving in the mail like clockwork. You need to have Walmart mail yours to you. Contact your doctor about substituting another drug for one that is unavailable or try another store.

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:25:04 GMT

You went to 1 WM. Then you drove a 4 hr round trip to yet another WM.

Call around. Local pharmacy? Online pharmacy? Another formulation? Checking with a Canadian pharmacy?

Big Box Everything as you have been trained to shop has it's limits.

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brandiwine — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:30:33 GMT

I already got the "letter" from Kaiser letting me know that the hydroxychloroquine that I take for 2 auto immune disorders will be in short supply. I love being expendable. This is an easily produced and cheap drug that's been around forever. No reason for this.

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wishmoon — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:35:57 GMT

@brandiwine wrote:
I already got the "letter" from Kaiser letting me know that the hydroxychloroquine that I take for 2 auto immune disorders will be in short supply. I love being expendable. This is an easily produced and cheap drug that's been around forever. No reason for this.

Yes, there is a reason for this. "Somebody" had a hunch this drug would work for treating COVID-19. They are using it as a trial plus idiotic doctors are prescribing it, not paying attention that some ppl need this while they're trying to satisfy their patient's requests.

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KingstonsMom — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:36:33 GMT

@sweetee2

I'm sorry you and DH are having to deal with this!

I would call around to other local pharmacies, drug stores, grocery stores, etc., it would be much easier to transfer you script to another local pharmacy.

Ordering online, US or Canada or a different formulation, would require a new script from your Dr.

Good luck and I hope you can find another local source!

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suzyQ3 — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:38:21 GMT

@wishmoon wrote:
@brandiwine wrote:
I already got the "letter" from Kaiser letting me know that the hydroxychloroquine that I take for 2 auto immune disorders will be in short supply. I love being expendable. This is an easily produced and cheap drug that's been around forever. No reason for this.
Yes, there is a reason for this. "Somebody" had a hunch this drug would work for treating COVID-19. They are using it as a trial plus idiotic doctors are prescribing it, not paying attention that some ppl need this while they're trying to satisfy their patient's requests.

@wishmoon, a sad but true BINGO!

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KingstonsMom — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:40:34 GMT

@wishmoon wrote:
@brandiwine wrote:
I already got the "letter" from Kaiser letting me know that the hydroxychloroquine that I take for 2 auto immune disorders will be in short supply. I love being expendable. This is an easily produced and cheap drug that's been around forever. No reason for this.
Yes, there is a reason for this. "Somebody" had a hunch this drug would work for treating COVID-19. They are using it as a trial plus idiotic doctors are prescribing it, not paying attention that some ppl need this while they're trying to satisfy their patient's requests.

@wishmoon

It's also being tested by other countries, adding to the shortage.

The Ebola vaccine is also being tested by several countries.

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tucsongal — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:00:40 GMT

@brandiwine wrote:
I already got the "letter" from Kaiser letting me know that the hydroxychloroquine that I take for 2 auto immune disorders will be in short supply. I love being expendable. This is an easily produced and cheap drug that's been around forever. No reason for this.

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I’ve been very concerned about this. I’m so sorry to hear you’re having trouble getting your necessary medication. It shouldn’t be happening 🙁.

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morganjen — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:20:19 GMT

Yes, I take Ambien and you cannot get a 90-day supply of it. By law, it's only dispensed in 30-day refills.

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Boomerdotty — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 23:37:14 GMT

I hope there is no shortage. I do know someone whose life was saved by the use of this drug for treating COVID-19.

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sunshine45 — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 23:50:55 GMT

my family has not had any issues with getting prescriptions. we deal with a small local pharmacy that has been in business for many years.....and they deliver!

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KarenQVC — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 04:19:24 GMT

First, call other pharmacies, then ask your drug insurance co. if they mail.

If that process leaves you feeling this scarcity is nationwide, ask your doc for another med.

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haddon9 — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 04:44:11 GMT

@brandiwine wrote:
I already got the "letter" from Kaiser letting me know that the hydroxychloroquine that I take for 2 auto immune disorders will be in short supply. I love being expendable. This is an easily produced and cheap drug that's been around forever. No reason for this.

@brandiwine My DH has been taking it for years and I'm afraid that he might not be able to get it next month. He asked his doctor for a 90 day prescription but would only give him one month.

The pharmacy did say that they will make sure that their regular customers who take it will have it since they are holding it for them. .....but we'll see ...I still worry about that.

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AnjalenaQVC — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 07:50:29 GMT

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violann — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 11:03:02 GMT

By the Grace of God, I take only one absolutely essential prescription, and recently added a second to improve the quality of my sleep in this present period of sadness and tough times.

We just received a notice from our insurance that we should order ahead, which seemed a little counterintuitive to me in light of all of the perpetual assurances that we don't REALLY have shortages, but I will be attempting g to refill my thyroid supplement tomorrow.

I've taken it for years and years, and I have no idea what body part would fall off if I stopped taking it, but at this precarious phase of American life, I DON'T WANT TO KNOW either.

I've also been sleeping better, so I wind up taking about half the dose of the medicine I'd started for that, but loving someone who is in care and diagnosed with Covid doesn't help my sleep too much, yet so far, by count, she's coped with the wretched condition for eight days, by sheer old lady guts alone. We're Blessed. I sleep.

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AnjalenaQVC — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 07:11:32 GMT

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