Posted by laima on January 8, 2007, at 8:57:44
In reply to Re: Zyprexa Is It Now Controlled, posted by kotsunega on January 8, 2007, at 3:56:06
It must be controlled state by state- and my prescription is actually only good in my own state! Your area sounds much more reasonable, I occassionally feel like a quasi-criminal or something, especially if I try to refill before a full 30 days are up and the pharmacy staff makes a fuss.
Once, I was not allowed to fill a klonopin prescription out-of-state either. That really surprised me- two separate pharmacy managers said so.
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> > When I think controlled, I think about meds that are deemed abuseable or sellable "on the street", such as ritalin or adderall. For those, no refills allowed (you must get a new script on paper every 30 days), doctor may not phone it in, you have to hand over your driver's licsence when you drop off and pick up the prescription-they write the number on the paper script. Absolutely no "refilling" before the thirty days are almost up-even if you are not using insurance. The paper scripts expire exactly seven days after they are dated. Note that even benzos are not controlled this way!
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> Some of those controls must be state implemented because I take Adderall, do not have to give a driver's license to pick up my script; carry the doc's written script around with me for sometimes two weeks at a time; and because of my job and travel that makes getting a refill at exactly 30 days each month impractical, sometimes get refills several days ahead of when I'm actually due for a refill.
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> I actually live on the border between two states and have noticed that if I get the script filled in one state, I have to provide my SSN each time, while in the other state, I only have to sign a script pickup sheet, along with all other pharmacy customers. Hmmph. Interesting.
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