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Mediocre-Order-1769 t1_iuyj0e1 wrote

Reply to comment by _bettyfelon in Anyone had luck getting they’re adderall scripts filled at pharmacies near cranston/providence amid the shortage? by [deleted]

Nice, is your experience with the wait time when it’s on order typically a few days?

Found a CVS in Smithfield that has enough of my 15mg XR, so might call my doctor tomorrow and have it sent there. Just hoping if i do they don’t run out and end up in same situation😭

But if wait times have been <1week i might just wait and hope that the cvs on admiral gets it soon.

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_bettyfelon t1_iv20ft7 wrote

According to what I can find in my texts, looks like: doctor calls, that day I get a text that either says “rx is ready” or “we’re placing a special order for rx dblahblahblah” & I get a follow up text stating it’s ready within 3-5 days.

My doctor asks that patients call for refills a few days before they are out. I believe (though not sure) they are able to call it in early, but it cannot be picked up until refill date. Perhaps your prescriber could coordinate with you this way?

Anecdotally, my buddy from Jersey City had such awful luck getting his script called in that his doctor finally just gave him a paper one to schlepp around from pharmacy to pharmacy with. Obviously that sounds like a nightmare but I guess a potential option, if you have access to transportation / time to do all that legwork.

I also have a friend whose doc just started writing him scripts for 20mg IR so he could split them & not fear running out. The pharmacist mentioned to him upon pickup that they’ve noticed a lot of patients with their scripts doubled for this exact reason. However, this is probably unhelpful with the XR you take….

What a pain in the ass!!!!!!!!!!!

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Mediocre-Order-1769 t1_iv22gd4 wrote

word, i found a pharmacy up in smithfield with it so hoping my doctor transfers it before the weekend.. At this point i’ll just wait instead of putting myself thru the extra stress😅😂

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PM_ME_YOUR_LUKEWARM t1_iuyps2f wrote

I remember there was a shortage a few years ago and CVS on admiral periodically had stock, enough for me to drive over there a few times.

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Mediocre-Order-1769 t1_iuyq0a0 wrote

Word, I might just wait and hope it gets in there since it’s early in the month. They said they just don’t know when it’ll come (Originally today lol)

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PM_ME_YOUR_LUKEWARM t1_iuyqavj wrote

I think CVS uses Cardinal Health for their distribution.

So you could maybe call Cardinal and ask them which locations near you are getting a shipment soon, and pre-emptively send the script there.

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ConfusedintheNE t1_ivcx8ts wrote

That’s actually a good idea. My pharmacy told me that McKesson is completely out. Cvs uses cardinal for their retail and McK for their online. I’ll try calling cardinal tomorrow - I doubt they will share info about the actual meds but they may be able to say which pharmacies they distribute to

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PM_ME_YOUR_LUKEWARM t1_ivdauzk wrote

>That’s actually a good idea. My pharmacy told me that McKesson is completely out.

Which pharmacy?

> I’ll try calling cardinal tomorrow

I messaged Cardinal via Twitter in Spetember regarding this issue. They told me to call their CS team. I never called the number but I'm pasting it below. It appears to be different than the phone numbers listed on their website; maybe it could help.

877.227.3462

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