@jca2 Yes, I take the generic. I checked out the info about costco and can use the pharmacy without paying a membership fee, which is good. Unfortunately, as of Oct 2022 there’s been a nationwide shortage of adderall and for the last 3 months I’ve had to go to 3 different pharmacies. I call ahead to see if they have my mgs and amount, and if they do, I let my prescriber know, he e-scripts them a script, then I hurry to get it before someone else does.
The reasons for the shortage this time around are because there’s been a huge increase in prescriptions written since 2021 or so. But whomever watches out for controlled drugs hasn’t increased the amount that manufacturers are allowed to make. <eye roll>
If it gets to the point where the Walgreens or CVS branches can’t get it, I would check out Costco and other places, but for now, I have 3 Walgreens within 3 miles of me. Thank you so much for checking into that for me.
It’s extremely stressful on patients. We can only fill a script one month at a time, and can only get a script within a week or less of running out. So I’m often kind of frantic, knowing that I only have 2–3 days of adderall left and not knowing if my pharmacy will have it or if I’ll have to go ‘hunting’. Multiply that by the number of people taking it in my city and there’s a lot of balls in the air! :\ Plus, my prescriber is kind of hit or miss. He’s in a different office 2 days a week and I have to keep my fingers crossed that he gets my email requesting a script.
It’s a whole big deal. LOL