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Post by movingforward on Aug 23, 2013 9:35:00 GMT -5
This happened to my BFF twice. She now stands at the counter and counts all the pills before she pays. Her prescription is for IBS and she has to take it 4 times a day. She said they get kind of perturbed watching her count out 120 pills but oh well...
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Post by milee on Aug 23, 2013 9:35:23 GMT -5
That happened with my son's ADHD medicine once. It was only 1 pill, but I noticed it immediately because as soon as I get them I put them in a 30 day pill dispenser, one per day along with a vitamin (helps me keep track of when I need to re-order and also prevents pills from "disappearing.") Unfortunately, the ADHD medicine is a controlled substance - similar to the pain pills - so I guess they're desireable to addicts and people who sell them.
BTW, in my case, the pharmacy did nothing. I wasn't willing to go to war over a single pill, but I check each time now and if it ever happens again, I'll make sure that the complaint goes to the top level at the company and switch pharmacies.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 9:36:32 GMT -5
I went to pick up pain pills for dh, who recently had oral surgery. As soon as I came home and opened the bottle, I noticed how low it was. I counted the pills and there are exactly half as many as there should be. I called the pharmacy and they were really snotty and said they'd have to do an inventory count. I'm sure people lie to them all time about stuff like this, but it still sucks. I hope they're good at keeping track of their inventory. And I hope they don't have a thief working there. I suppose there is nothing I can do if they call back and say their inventory is just as it should be? There should be someone you can report it to. It could be that someone at the pharmacy is stealing them, which reading the OP again, you already realize.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 9:37:41 GMT -5
Well that's a major PITA! How's DH feeling? He may not need to take the entire prescription if he's already feeling better.
I would still want to know what happened to 1/2 of those pills anyway.
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Post by whoami on Aug 23, 2013 9:41:15 GMT -5
Half sounds like someone closed out the order before they were actually done filling it. Half would be very noticeable and I cant imagine someone working there would be dumb enough to steal half an Rx at once unless they are a recent desperate junky. My son is on a controlled med and it often takes a day or two for them to order more because he is able to get it for 90 days. They dont usually have enough in stock. If I dont pick it up the day its filled, its locked up in the safe when I do finally get around to getting it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 9:41:17 GMT -5
If it's a controlled substance they have pretty strict inventory rules, but the sucky thing is, there's really nothing stopping them from writing in the books they took out 60 and pocketing 30 of them. The counts would still be right.
However, I think only a pharmacist can dispense narcotics not the techs. So I would hope they wouldn't risk their career shorting customers.
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Post by 973beachbum on Aug 23, 2013 9:43:49 GMT -5
I went to pick up pain pills for dh, who recently had oral surgery. As soon as I came home and opened the bottle, I noticed how low it was. I counted the pills and there are exactly half as many as there should be. I called the pharmacy and they were really snotty and said they'd have to do an inventory count. I'm sure people lie to them all time about stuff like this, but it still sucks. I hope they're good at keeping track of their inventory. And I hope they don't have a thief working there. I suppose there is nothing I can do if they call back and say their inventory is just as it should be? There should be someone you can report it to. It could be that someone at the pharmacy is stealing them, which reading the OP again, you already realize. I would report it to the police. One pill, I also count my son's ADHD meds, I could believe it was a counting error. Half the pills missing sounds like someone stole them in the pharmacy. I will say though I have heard a lot of people complaining that they get shorted one or two pills and the pharmacies always say the machine spit out the wrong number. but if it was a simple counting error wouldn't half the people be getting extra? Maybe people just don't say but it defies logic that the only counting errors are for shorting pills.
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Post by Shooby on Aug 23, 2013 9:45:15 GMT -5
You should call the Pharmacy. And, from now on, you should count your pills when picking up a prescription.
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 23, 2013 9:45:40 GMT -5
DF has his meds delivered. Thank GOD because there are so many of them I'd spend every day in the pharmacy picking up something else. Sometimes it's short but he doesn't realize it until it gets close to being out, he calls them for refills and is told he is too early. Well, he takes the exact amount religiously so it's their fault if he is out. They do handle it but I remember one time he got into it with the head pharmacy dude about his meds being off count. I always count but I rarely take meds so it's not much of an issue for me. For him, it is.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Aug 23, 2013 9:56:45 GMT -5
I would definitely complain. If the pharmacy doesn't do anything I would also file a complaint with your insurance company. Only doing a half fill and billing the insurer for a full fill is a classic fraud scheme especially with controlled substances. And if I remember correctly I think you are in one of the states with rampant health care fraud.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Aug 23, 2013 9:57:28 GMT -5
Looks like we were posting at the same time. Disregard my post. Glad it worked out.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 9:57:38 GMT -5
Well that's a major PITA! How's DH feeling? He may not need to take the entire prescription if he's already feeling better. I would still want to know what happened to 1/2 of those pills anyway. Dh is taking Motrin and that seems to be working really well. He's not even sure about taking the prescription pain meds because they've caused him to get sick to his stomach in the past. Pharmacist just called and apologized and said that their inventory did show a surplus of the exact amount missing from dh's bottle. Phew! I felt like a liar. Like a drugy wife who stole her husbands pain meds, lol. The surplus inventory,.... in his pocket.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 9:58:24 GMT -5
If it is exactly half, I wonder if they thought it was a full size versus half size pills.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Aug 23, 2013 10:23:14 GMT -5
Well that's a major PITA! How's DH feeling? He may not need to take the entire prescription if he's already feeling better. I would still want to know what happened to 1/2 of those pills anyway. Hell yeah! Those pills could be enjoyed later!
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Post by Miss Tequila on Aug 23, 2013 10:27:25 GMT -5
Well that's a major PITA! How's DH feeling? He may not need to take the entire prescription if he's already feeling better. I would still want to know what happened to 1/2 of those pills anyway. Hell yeah! Those pills could be enjoyed later! I'm not a fan of pain narcotics...but if sold, it would fund a weekend of hookers and blow!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 10:29:02 GMT -5
Quandry....I usually only desire hookers and blow when I'm using illegal narcotics.
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Post by alabamagal on Aug 23, 2013 10:34:53 GMT -5
I am friends with the head of the local drug squad. I know how much those pills go for on the street.
In one 4 month period a couple of years ago, I had two local surgeries, DD and DS had wisdom teeth removed, and we all only used 2-3 of the pills. So we had quite a stash. Could have funded a really nice weekend, but no I didn't sell them.
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Post by milee on Aug 23, 2013 10:46:04 GMT -5
OK, I'm not afraid to admit I'm old and out of touch. So how much do the pain pills go for on the street?
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Post by swamp on Aug 23, 2013 10:48:11 GMT -5
OK, I'm not afraid to admit I'm old and out of touch. So how much do the pain pills go for on the street? depends on what it is. The Oxys go for about $100 a pill. Percocet goes for about $15. Suboxone about $75 a pill. Ritalin about $25, but that's because it's plentiful. Fentanyl patches, about $200. Depends on the strength and what it is. ETA: That's the northern NY market. Prices vary among region and availability.
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Post by milee on Aug 23, 2013 10:49:02 GMT -5
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Aug 23, 2013 11:29:24 GMT -5
I have a lot of narcotics left over from my surgeries, the good stuff. I hated taking them and dumped them as soon as my pain started to abate.
I think I counted them out last year and figured with what I have left over, I have enough to get TD and I to Fiji, and spend some time in one of those overwater huts.
I do still occasionally have rough days where I do something that pisses off the joint, so it is nice to have the stash. But luckily a single dose and rest seems (so far) to work.
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Post by milee on Aug 23, 2013 11:55:17 GMT -5
Maybe I'm just a nerd, but I think there would also be logistical problems for most of us even if we wanted to try to sell any leftover pain meds. I think (hope) most of us don't hang out with a crowd that is into that, so what are you going to do - ask random people on the street if they want to buy a pill?
The few people in my life that would have had connections like that I've made a conscious choice to distance myself and my family from.
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Post by bean29 on Aug 23, 2013 11:56:16 GMT -5
Even "sharing" them with a relative is illegal. So while it is worth a lot "on the street" I am not willing to go to jail for a nice weekend.
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Post by reader79 on Aug 23, 2013 12:24:53 GMT -5
So what are you supposed to do with your leftover pills? I have a ton of different ones from the last year as the doctor has been trying to find the right mix for my diabetes. And I see what they bill the insurance for them, they are not cheap.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 12:32:24 GMT -5
I believe your'e supposed to cover them in glue until it hardens and then throw them out.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 12:36:40 GMT -5
{SPOILER! Click to show} I think you are supposed to stuff them in a poopy diaper and throw them away.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 12:44:41 GMT -5
Ok, just out of curiosity, I have a bottle of something labeled as OxyCod/apap 5-325mg. Are you saying those a worth 100/ea? Holy cr@pola!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 12:49:08 GMT -5
{SPOILER! Click to show} I think you are supposed to stuff them in a poopy diaper and throw them away. {SPOILER! Click to show} So that's what that button is for!
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Post by swamp on Aug 23, 2013 12:50:27 GMT -5
Ok, just out of curiosity, I have a bottle of something labeled as OxyCod/apap 5-325mg. Are you saying those a worth 100/ea? Holy cr@pola! Oxycodone 325 mg. It's the oxycontin 80's that are the big money, but you'd get at least $75 a pill here for those.
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Post by alabamagal on Aug 23, 2013 12:54:57 GMT -5
You would be surpised at who would buy them.
My mom had an aunt that got busted for selling pain pills. She was in her 70s. I doubt she was selling to the youngsters on the street corner.
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