Re: MS CONTIN update:for those duscussing extended release status of generic


"Matt" <matchorno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Apr 28, 9:45 pm, Bob Brown <.> wrote:
ONE THING that does concern me is refills. Doc didn't give me refills,
in fact he told me that he was either forbidden or warned by the DEA
to give ANY refills for schedule 1,2 and 3 meds. He said he'd write
more scripts but couldn't give me refills because of the DEA cracking
down.

I don't think it's legal to write refills on a narcotic script. At
least not here in New Jersey. I have to go into the office once a
month to get a new script. It's a pain, but worth it. I don't know
if this is a federal law or a New Jersey law, but pharmacy told me
that I can get a month's supply or 120 pills...whatever is less...at a
time. That really stinks. When I was taking Dilaudid 5x day, 120
pills didn't equal a month's supply. I'd run out in about 3 weeks.
So I had to go get a new script every 3 weeks instead of 4...huge
hassle. I don't know what I'll do if I get into extra high doses of
narcotics (which seems inevitable). I'll be running into the office
every week or two to get a new script...ridiculous.

By the way, how is your nausea with the morphine? I remember you were
having a hard time with that. Has it subsided with time, or is it
helped just because your taking the anti-nausea pill?


It states at the bottom of my scripts (Morphine ER/Morphine IR) that:
"Federal Law prohibits refills of this prescription" and I too each month
must take a run to my doctor just to say HI, pay my $15 co-pay and be
handed my scripts for another 30 days. Other then having to keep on
dishing out the funds for my co-pay it is well worth it.

RK


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