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You may have just gotten lucky. It seems like the situation in the US is highly location/pharmacy-specific. The other variables are type (IR/XR, generic/non, et

You may have just gotten lucky. It seems like the situation in the US is highly location/pharmacy-specific. The other variables are type (IR/XR, generic/non, etc.) and unit dosage. The worst hit seem to be 10mg/20mg generic IR Adderall, because that is usually the most popular and cheapest option. Switching to XR or to a less-common unit size (like 25mg) may increase the odds of finding it somewhere. It really is a super frustrating situation. Because of the tight controls on the drug, prescriptions are almost always sent electronically from provider to pharmacy, and any changes or transfers must go through the provider. Most providers aren't going to play whack-a-mole by continuing to transfer the script, and as the article implies, changing medication type (Ritalin/Adderall/Vyvanse) or IR/XR can have significant impact on the effectiveness and potential side-effects. Responsible providers aren't just going to flip/flop medications without at least a consultation.

BizarreByte 4y ago
>Because of the tight controls on the drug, prescriptions are almost always sent electronically from provider to pharmacy, and any changes or transfers must go through the provider. Very different from where I live in Canada. I just get a written script and can take it wherever I like. The pharmacy submits the info to the provincial drug tracking program to make sure it's all kosher and when it is I'm on my way. If a pharmacy every refused to fill it I could just take the script elsewhere.
vogt 4y ago
>It seems like the situation in the US is highly location/pharmacy-specific. Anecdotally, this definitely rings true. I recently moved from Dallas-Fort Worth to a VERY rural part of west Texas (population >2000). The only pharmacy within an hours drive, which is 30 minutes away in a town of ~20,000 has filled my prescription regularly. Back in DFW I know of three different people who have been unable to get their Adderall filled for months. And there's a pharmacy practically on every corner out there.

BizarreByte 4y ago

>Because of the tight controls on the drug, prescriptions are almost always sent electronically from provider to pharmacy, and any changes or transfers must go through the provider. Very different from where I live in Canada. I just get a written script and can take it wherever I like. The pharmacy submits the info to the provincial drug tracking program to make sure it's all kosher and when it is I'm on my way. If a pharmacy every refused to fill it I could just take the script elsewhere.

vogt 4y ago

>It seems like the situation in the US is highly location/pharmacy-specific. Anecdotally, this definitely rings true. I recently moved from Dallas-Fort Worth to a VERY rural part of west Texas (population >2000). The only pharmacy within an hours drive, which is 30 minutes away in a town of ~20,000 has filled my prescription regularly. Back in DFW I know of three different people who have been unable to get their Adderall filled for months. And there's a pharmacy practically on every corner out there.