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Disability

CountAllVotes

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17. Just got off the phone

Reply to CountAllVotes (Original post)

Tue Mar 25, 2025, 08:05 PM

Mar 25

I was told that the machine that makes the medication I've been taking is not available to make the capsules now. It may be available again at a later time.

Being the medication is not as strong as oxycontin, there isn't as big of a demand for it. So, they aren't making it at this time.

After I got off the phone I get a call from "Your Pharmacy". It was some guy in India wanting to know how much I pay for my RX's.

I told him I pay nothing. He did not believe me.

I hung-up on him.

Do they have the phone lines to the pharmacy with a tracer on them or something?

Gigantic ...

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They suddenly quit making my pain medication [View all] CountAllVotes Mar 25 OP

call them back, you have the right not to have to suffer Blues Heron Mar 25 #1

Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 25 #2

Who do I call? CountAllVotes Mar 25 #5

What is the medication? There is a slight chance it could be formulated by a compounding pharmacy IF hlthe2b Mar 25 #3

It is a simple enough medication CountAllVotes Mar 25 #6

Okay, but REGULAR pharmacies would all tell you that. They will not refer you to a compounding pharmacy hlthe2b Mar 25 #8

They no longer make it I have been advised CountAllVotes Mar 25 #9

I get it. Every drug is created from ingredients (components) that MAY be available and could be hlthe2b Mar 25 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Mar 25 #12

Call dr! SheltieLover Mar 25 #4

I have sent a message to my provider CountAllVotes Mar 25 #7

Check with CostPlus drugs dweller Mar 25 #10

Sorry, no results CountAllVotes Mar 25 #13

This is terrible. I hope you find a substitute that works. LoisB Mar 25 #14

oxycontin CountAllVotes Mar 25 #15

What is the name of the medicine? wanderer54 Mar 25 #16

Just got off the phone CountAllVotes Mar 25 #17

Please re-read the posts by Hlthe2B, above! IndianaDave Mar 26 #18

I'm now on Medi-Cal CountAllVotes Mar 26 #19

I don't have money for this CountAllVotes Mar 26 #20

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