stuckinaloop
Bluelighter
I just want to check in and say that this information is a little misleading. If I were you guys I would stick with the generic subutex scripts if you can!
The quoted poster doesn't mention what pharmacy he/she goes to, but IMO they should have tried to go elsewhere before paying all that $ for the brand name. Take my word for it...you will probably have luck if you search around a little.
As for Roxane being out of stock until the 3rd week of March, that may or may not be true (depending if your pharmacist lied to you lol). But lets assume it IS true.
Either way, pharmacies, like CVS and Walgreens for example, get their drugs distributed through their own warehouses (ie. Walgreens pharmacy has drugs sent from a Walgreens distribution warehouse who buys probably directly from Roxanne).
What this means, is that while Roxanne may be backlogged and behind on production, these distributers could (and DO) still have the generics sitting around.
I am scripted #42 8mg every 2 weeks (don't take close to that much)...today is 2/16/10 and Duane Reade in NJ says their distributer has it in stock if I want to order it. I have been using them every 2 weeks, and they order it the night before for me, I just checked again today after reading your post, and the pharmacist says buprenorphine hcl 8mg is still showing as in stock.
I called the CVS I used to use in a different part of NJ...and they HAVE the generics in stock so it's nto even an issue of ordering lol. I'll be paying them a visit later to get my generic script filled for $15.
The quoted poster doesn't mention what pharmacy he/she goes to, but IMO they should have tried to go elsewhere before paying all that $ for the brand name. Take my word for it...you will probably have luck if you search around a little.
As for Roxane being out of stock until the 3rd week of March, that may or may not be true (depending if your pharmacist lied to you lol). But lets assume it IS true.
Either way, pharmacies, like CVS and Walgreens for example, get their drugs distributed through their own warehouses (ie. Walgreens pharmacy has drugs sent from a Walgreens distribution warehouse who buys probably directly from Roxanne).
What this means, is that while Roxanne may be backlogged and behind on production, these distributers could (and DO) still have the generics sitting around.
I am scripted #42 8mg every 2 weeks (don't take close to that much)...today is 2/16/10 and Duane Reade in NJ says their distributer has it in stock if I want to order it. I have been using them every 2 weeks, and they order it the night before for me, I just checked again today after reading your post, and the pharmacist says buprenorphine hcl 8mg is still showing as in stock.
I called the CVS I used to use in a different part of NJ...and they HAVE the generics in stock so it's nto even an issue of ordering lol. I'll be paying them a visit later to get my generic script filled for $15.
just a warning for anyone trying to switch, I am going thru absolute H3LL trying to obtain the generics, they are back-ordered until the third week of March, from Roxane. So anyone that is trying to switch right now, please hold off until AFTER March so you don't have to go through this mess that I've been dealing with. Thankfully I was finally able to have a pharmacist call Roxane today and find out what was really going on. So now, back to square one, Brand name Subutex it is, for $417.00 per 45 pills, I'm in exactly the same boat I was in before I went through the huge hassle of getting my doc. to make the switch in the first place. Good luck everyone, I don't think Roxane was prepared to have their generic Subutex in such high demand as soon as it was released.
