I have a script that I get filled for norco and I picked them up too early. I travel a lot for work and assumed that it was ok to do this. The pharmacy never said anything to me, so I had no idea that I wasn't supposed to do this. The pharmacist was very rude and said she was going to tell my doctor what I was doing and that I would be red flagged. I told her that I travel out of country and I had no idea that I wasn't allowed to do this. I want to go to my doctor again but I am worried he's going to treat me differently because of this mistake. It probably looks like I'm drug dealer, but I'm not. I take my meds responsibly and do not distribute them to others. I don't want to be penalized for the pharmacy's mistake. If they weren't supposed to fill them early then they shouldn't have. Why should I be punished for that? What happens now?
I was red flagged at the pharmacy for picking up my prescriptions too early. What happens now?
Question posted by bellebelle on 28 Oct 2011
Last updated on 4 July 2022
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Belle call the dr as soon as you can talk to him/her tell them what's going they can fix them. Honesty is the best policy. Jaime
i have been taking norco for about 6 years now. i tried to transfer my norco prescription yesterday to a different pharmacy because of cost and the lady said she would not fill it because she said i get the medicine from 2 different doctors. what now. will she call my doctor? she said she did not feel comfortable filling it for me.
I have had 5 surgeries to the right knee now yesterday I got red flagged apparently because I had a lower dose of hydrocodone filled a month and a half ago by the surgeon and it did not work so I went to my family doctor and he gave me a stronger script and a refill but since I got it at the end of the month they said that I got between 30 to 40 scripts in 4 months wich is not true then they said that someone else was using my name to fill scripts wich is a lie I am in constant pain and have never had anything like this happen to me before and I dont have the money to see the doctor and im a little confused I dont drink or do drugs I thought I was doing what I was supposed to b doing and for someone to tell me that I was being red flagged made me feel like I was the one doing wrong so what if anything will happen next can anyone tell me also I have proof that it is false I have not now or have I ever doctor shopped
nothing happens. Get a new Dr. I have been on pain meds for 30 yrs, and am inoperable according to my neurosurgeon. After a dozen Surgeons said they won't touch my spine, "i have every disk problem there is". I just keep having to travel with a briefcase full of MRI's and Cats cans, along with letters from Dr's. Very few of them even know how to read the disks, it's a money making scheme.
I have been cut from 180mg per day to zero, so they really could cause you to die, and not give a crap, except that the DEA is watching them.
Your not in California are you?
Let your Dr know the truth. Tell him/her that you travel out of town/country often so sometimes you have to pick them up early so you dont run out while away from your hometown pharmacy. That way your Dr can blow off the pharmacist when they call. I had a pharmacist try to give me a hard time like this once. I had a really bad flare and went to the Dr and told her I was needing my breakthrough more often so she wrote for another 1/2 month supply and the pharmacy refused to fill them. I had to wait until the next day for the pharmacist to speak to the Drs office to give her the ok to fill it early then I had to pay cash out of pocket because the insurance wouldnt cover it. My Dr knew about it and she didnt have a problem with it. Your Dr keeps writing the scripts so she likely realizes how often you need a fill. Just be honest and tell them what happened at the pharmacy and tell her why you may need a fill early occasionally. If the Dr tells them it is ok then they will back off.
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