Pharmacy Questions (Page 5)

Side Effect - Has anyone had bladder pain from taking Metformin??

I have been taking Metformin for many years. However I have noticed the pharmacy changed to a different "manufacturer" and the pill is different. Has anyone ever experienced bladder issues (pain, incontinence, etc.) as a side-effect of Metformin? I have searched and have not really come up with... read more

I am working in pharmacy and packing medication in blister pack without using gloves for 8 hours a?

I am working in pharmacy and packing medications in blister pack without using gloves for 8 hours a day 5 days a week. Dose this touching of the medications would cause problem for me in long or short term? Dose it cause GI track problem?

Wellbutrin - Which generic brand hs been noted as the best equivalent to name brand welbutrin?

I have received several different generics from my pharmacy, and some don't seem to work. I know one brand was recalled, so I'm curious as to which ones have been noted as "good"

Can pharmacies legally refuse to fill a prescription?

From a perticular doctor.for a perticular medication

Can a pharmacy tech discuss my prescription with someone else? And this pharmacy tech was off duty?

I met this pharmacy tech a couple years ago through an old co worker they was room mates been around this person maybe a total of two hours but i do see her when i fill prescriptions because she works at the pharmacy so dont really know her well but i got a message from the old co worker about my... read more

Fluoxetine manufactured by different companies - can they cause different side effects?

I have been taking fluoxetine for 4 years now. For the first 3 years they were from the same manufacturer. A couple of months ago the pharmacy I collected my prescription from changed manufacturer, but I didn't think anything of it because I assume that they have to be manufactured 100% the same.... read more

Can I ask my pharmacy to change from one generic brand to another generic brand?

Though my doctor prescribed Sprintec (a generic brand of OrthoCyclen), the pharmacy gave me Mononessa (another generic) instead. So far it is going very well for me and I want to continue to take this brand instead of Sprintec. I know they're the basically the same but out of comfort I would like... read more

Flagging at CVS Pharmacy?

I'll keep this brief. My psychiatrist is trying to find the right medications for my severe anxiety. I am currently prescribed clonazepam in the day and alprazolam at night, but the low-dose of alprazolam wasn't helping with my sleep. So my doctor prescribed me temazepam for sleep. He's trying to... read more

Morning after pill & ovulation, please help???

Hi everyone, I’m just super super worried... Me and partner had an accident on the night of the 8th December (around midnight). Long story short we went to a pharmacy the next morning and I took the MAP @ 8am. (8 hours later... ). My WORRY is that when I checked my period tracker app, I was s... read more

Is it possible to be “red flagged” by a doctor?

I went to a different primary care once that was closer to home than my usual cause of my chronic migraine and needed to get a rx for my sumatriptan. The doctor and I started talking and I told him about my issues with insomnia and how I have a hard time sleeping. He gave my a rx for Xanax without... read more

Why can’t I get my hydrocodone anywhere in my state?

I called most of the Pharmacy’s here in Town and not one of them have hydrocodone, my pharmacy has been out for going on 1 month they told me the manufacturer is not sending them. I would like to know why they don’t send them to the pharmacy and are they going to get the hydrocodone back? I have to ... read more

What if I miss a dose of my medication?

Yeast Infections

Red-flagged by pharmacy?

I have finally come to terms with the fact that I am addicted to pain meds. I am currently in treatment for my addiction. It started out as legitimate pain a quickly escaladed into full-blown addiction. Anyways... I called my dentist yesterday because I believe that I have a cavitiy. (No I promise... read more

Can a pharmacist legally keep my prescription even if I ask for it back? I live in California?

I was trying to fill a schedule-II narcotic at a lil pharmacy in town... the pharmacist was suspicious and made many calls to my insurance and doctor.. he found out that I had filled the same prescription from a different doc earlier that same month at a different pharmacy. So he kept my... read more