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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 418020" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Some of you may know that I take very strong medications to control some health problems. I have been on the exact same dose for close to two years with no increase. I have not ever run short because I took too much medicine in one day so I didn't have enough for the entire month. I am actually apt to have medications left over because I cannot keep them down when I have a migraine.</p><p> </p><p>I have used hte same pharmacy but it has not been smooth. I like having a locally owned pharmacy and one pharmacist there was my pharmacist as ateen and he remembers many of the medications I had then and how they set me up for the current issues. He has often given me info on a medication that he thought I should ask the docs about.</p><p> </p><p>To my dismay, the first four or five months I get drastically lower numbers of tablets then the prescribed amount. NOT a situation where they didn't ahve enough and "owed" some. I would count them and they would be short and it was a hassle.</p><p> </p><p>So for about six months it was doing well. husband would stop and ocunt them at the store rather than bring them home. </p><p> </p><p>In Oct the bottles started running 3-10 pills short and when I called the message I got was that I was clearly trying to get more than prescribed. sorry, I just have too much of the "aspie rule following" to do that. </p><p> </p><p>So after not having medications for 2 weeks because the rx did not arrive in the mail, we saw the doctor, went to the pharmacy and were PROMISED that the counts were right. they told us they triple counted because I was in the car with a rice bag over my eyes because I had a migraine.</p><p> </p><p>So I realized last night that I was 22 pills short!! So I either didn't get the right amt of medications or I am in the ER and hallucinating everything I did today. </p><p> </p><p>We are changing pharmacies. Should I also make a complaint to someone? If so, who? Theoretically the pharmacy has all the medications in an automatic pill dispenser that counts out the right dose, but it would still be easy to swipe some as you put the lid on, wouldn't it?</p><p> </p><p>So do I report this? If so, who do I report to. I Hate the thought that somebody out there is getting high on my pain medications and/or profiting from medications I paid for. Cause I have to pay for the full amt even if I dont get it. Cause it is very clear that the pharm owner was trying to say I am stealing/scamming. </p><p> </p><p>Yhanks for the advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 418020, member: 1233"] Some of you may know that I take very strong medications to control some health problems. I have been on the exact same dose for close to two years with no increase. I have not ever run short because I took too much medicine in one day so I didn't have enough for the entire month. I am actually apt to have medications left over because I cannot keep them down when I have a migraine. I have used hte same pharmacy but it has not been smooth. I like having a locally owned pharmacy and one pharmacist there was my pharmacist as ateen and he remembers many of the medications I had then and how they set me up for the current issues. He has often given me info on a medication that he thought I should ask the docs about. To my dismay, the first four or five months I get drastically lower numbers of tablets then the prescribed amount. NOT a situation where they didn't ahve enough and "owed" some. I would count them and they would be short and it was a hassle. So for about six months it was doing well. husband would stop and ocunt them at the store rather than bring them home. In Oct the bottles started running 3-10 pills short and when I called the message I got was that I was clearly trying to get more than prescribed. sorry, I just have too much of the "aspie rule following" to do that. So after not having medications for 2 weeks because the rx did not arrive in the mail, we saw the doctor, went to the pharmacy and were PROMISED that the counts were right. they told us they triple counted because I was in the car with a rice bag over my eyes because I had a migraine. So I realized last night that I was 22 pills short!! So I either didn't get the right amt of medications or I am in the ER and hallucinating everything I did today. We are changing pharmacies. Should I also make a complaint to someone? If so, who? Theoretically the pharmacy has all the medications in an automatic pill dispenser that counts out the right dose, but it would still be easy to swipe some as you put the lid on, wouldn't it? So do I report this? If so, who do I report to. I Hate the thought that somebody out there is getting high on my pain medications and/or profiting from medications I paid for. Cause I have to pay for the full amt even if I dont get it. Cause it is very clear that the pharm owner was trying to say I am stealing/scamming. Yhanks for the advice. [/QUOTE]
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