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Well, guys and gals, another nail in the coffin. I visited my pain mgt dr last week. I had to sign a new agreement which included more rules. A costly one is each patient on opioids must also get a prescription of Naloxone - only 2 pills in script but I understand from my pharmacy that it is quite costly those 2 pills and even if you have ins, it won't cover it. I did call pain dr back and I understand I can just keep the script in my cabinet. This is for my state, don't know about others.
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Strange requirement for sure, but I am sure more crap is coming down the pike. UGH
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(05-23-2017, 11:47 PM)dudcat Wrote: (05-23-2017, 06:03 PM)Ladybug Wrote: Well, guys and gals, another nail in the coffin. I visited my pain mgt dr last week. I had to sign a new agreement which included more rules. A costly one is each patient on opioids must also get a prescription of Naloxone - only 2 pills in script but I understand from my pharmacy that it is quite costly those 2 pills and even if you have ins, it won't cover it. I did call pain dr back and I understand I can just keep the script in my cabinet. This is for my state, don't know about others.
Well, that's kind of odd. I know that in some states here in New England, a Naloxone prescription in the form of Narcan IM or intra-nasal is free to just about anyone. I am not familiar with a pill form of Naloxone; seems like it would be ineffective in the event of an overdose. Is your doctor talking about naltrexone, which is in a pill form for daily use? This is also an opiate blocker which is present in suboxone. Seems like there are a lot of hoops for you to jump through. Keep the faith! -dc
I just checked my signed agreement and it is Naloxone, an opioid reversal agent. When I went to pick up the prescription, they told me that it was a spray or
forgot the other form, but no pills. Anyway, it cost $35 for two applications but they said I did not have to take it, I could just keep it there, so that is what I did. I understand my state is declaring "A State of Emergency for the Opioid Crisis" Now that surprises me. I would have guessed other states before mine, but maybe it is because we are so close to Congress and sometime I think they are all "numb" and they need a way to escape the real world.
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Yeah it's for OD only... If someone has taken too much of any opi Naloxone will reverse all of it. Saving that person's life essentially. When someone on H is rushed to the ER they administer this medication to (hopefully) stop the OD. Good luck to you!
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Just remember...that spray is only good if there is someone there to administer it to the person overdosing. In other words, friends don't let friends boot up alone.
