[Pamster]

Walgreens to Stop Filling Medicaid Prescriptions at Nearly Half of Its Pharmacies in the State of Washington as of May 1

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/mar...rmacies-state/

DEERFIELD, Ill., Mar 30, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG):

-- Takes Action as a Result of Extreme State Medicaid Reimbursement Cuts

-- 44 Pharmacies Most Affected to Withdraw from Program

[mrsD]

Wow.... that is really something.

There is also a big hoohaa about low reimbursement for
Medicare part D recipients!

For a chain to do this has to be drastic!

This is one reason why mom and pop stores are going out of business left and right.

[Dejibo]

WOW, that is huge! Walgreens normally caters to the medicaid, medicare type customer. Its a shame how low the reimbursment is on so many things from office visits to MRIs to prescriptions. What is the point of having a prescription drug plan if no one will accept it? I know here in the sticks, Rite Aid is the only game in town, unless you use mail order stuff. This place would be hurting if Rite Aid did the same thing.

[Joe M]

[QUOTE=Pamster;489043]Walgreens to Stop Filling Medicaid Prescriptions at Nearly Half of Its Pharmacies in the State of Washington as of May 1

Yes, this has in fact been the case for the last 3 months or so. It's been absolutely dreadful for those of us with injuries that need the meds. My surgeon who's also my pain specialists in FLA, said that *NATIONWIDE* there are 3 "plants" that manufacture the Oxycodone based pain killers.

To my understanding, 1 of the plants had some major issues, of what I have no idea, but it closing put an unbelievable amount of pressure on the other two production plants and they were simply unable to produce the needed meds. The Hospitals were obviouslly given priority, then hospice, then down the chain it went.

I hope those of you folks have good alternatives. This is how mine was dealt with. Since Oxycontin (which is made entirely by Perdue-Fredrick), my pain doc put me on that 3x daily, then he added Dilaudid 3x daily. That works 10x better than the Oxycodone 20's or 30's.

I know Oxycontin is a slow release of Oxycodone, but I had been on Fentanyl for 2 1/2 years. He wanted me off it it to give my system a break.

I'd like to hear someone elses stories, if they are willing to speak up, about getting "used to" Fentanyl and it loosing it's powerful effect.

Cheers to all,

Joe

[jconner]

[QUOTE=Joe M;504548]

Originally Posted by Pamster

Walgreens to Stop Filling Medicaid Prescriptions at Nearly Half of Its Pharmacies in the State of Washington as of May 1

Yes, this has in fact been the case for the last 3 months or so. It's been absolutely dreadful for those of us with injuries that need the meds. My surgeon who's also my pain specialists in FLA, said that *NATIONWIDE* there are 3 "plants" that manufacture the Oxycodone based pain killers.

To my understanding, 1 of the plants had some major issues, of what I have no idea, but it closing put an unbelievable amount of pressure on the other two production plants and they were simply unable to produce the needed meds. The Hospitals were obviouslly given priority, then hospice, then down the chain it went.

I hope those of you folks have good alternatives. This is how mine was dealt with. Since Oxycontin (which is made entirely by Perdue-Fredrick), my pain doc put me on that 3x daily, then he added Dilaudid 3x daily. That works 10x better than the Oxycodone 20's or 30's.

I know Oxycontin is a slow release of Oxycodone, but I had been on Fentanyl for 2 1/2 years. He wanted me off it it to give my system a break.

I'd like to hear someone elses stories, if they are willing to speak up, about getting "used to" Fentanyl and it loosing it's powerful effect.

Cheers to all,

Joe

I have serious pain issues. I tend to use small private pharmacys because wallgreens seems to judge me i feel. Im in fla and cant get 30 s either