my wife recived a perscription for vicoden, but the pharmesey[sp] gave here a small btl that said codene...what's up w/ dat ??
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They are NOT the same thing. \nVicodin is a combination of two medicines hydrocodone and acetominophen (acetominophen is generic for Tylenol)\n\nCodeine and hydrocodone are both opioid analgesics...but they are NOT the same drug.\n\nCheck with the pharmacist and your doctor to make sure the prescription is correct, and that you know when and how much to take.\n\nGet the SPELLING of the medication correct and speak to your doctor or pharmacist.\n\nWhenever you have a question about medication, GO TO YOUR PHARMACIST OR PHYSICIAN. This is not a good place to get medication info, and just peeking into a PDR may be more confusing than helpful.\n\nNOTE: to the person above me, I wasn't referring to you (although it's true). It's best for the person above to get information from the source. And that will ALWAYS be his physician or pharmacist, when someones health is at risk. This isn't about points. And by the way...you are still wrong. Vicodin CONTAINS hydrocodone AND another medication. Codeine, hydrocodone and oxycodone are similar in chemical structure, but have slight differences, and therefore have different properties. The details make the difference. But the message is the same. GO TO A PROFESSIONAL.
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If you are honest about use of the drug for pain related use, there is a high probability that it will merely be included to be discluded from the results.  However, methadone is a highly addictive controlled substance and may not be as casually treated as an antibiotic may be.  As for your reason for worrying about the prescription, the pharmacist should have it.  They may ask for the name of the pharmacy that fills the prescription.  Another thing to consider is that it is a criminal offense on the federal level to take prescription drugs prescribed for someone else.  There may be have mitigating circumstances such as a 'fear of doctors' or 'inability to pay for doctor's services' that caused your lack of substantiating documents to attest to your need for having Methadone in your system.  Pain in and of itself is a powerful motivator to do something that would ordinarily not be done (from an ethical standpoint).  If it is intense enough to require pain medication that is as strong as methadone, you could be doing additional damage to the muscles and underlying tissues to continue to stress your back.  Pain is a signal to something being 'wrong'.  Listen to it.  It is trying to 'tell you something'.  Back pain can be very serious and should be examined for potential paralytic problems.  You could really hurt yourself more by taking the drug and continuing to work than it you try to endure the pain and stop when you are unable to stand the pressure.  See if you can find a physician to diagnose and prescribe a therapy treatment or obtain a prescription prior to the test date.  Even if the prescription is not the same, it is much better to say that I obtained some and took them until I could go to see the doctor...than to say, I am avoiding doctors and taking someone else's relief remedy.  The person for whom it is prescribed probably actually needs it, too.\n\nFurther, from a legal perspective, employers often have employees sign a legal waiver that enables them to access certain types of medical information.  Your physician may also ask for you to sign a medical information waiver form to feel protected from a breech of patient-doctor confidentiality trust.  It is better for me not to be concerned about it because any unauthorized use or circulation of it could be a matter of legal consequence.  If in doubt of the confidentiality of your physician related documents, seek an attorney's advice prior to testing.  It could prevent your arrest for illegal drug use.  There confidentiality goes 'beyond the grave'.  They cannot talk about you to anyone unless you are intending to commit a haenous offense against mankind (killing) AND they took you at your word.  \n\nSee a doctor, soon.  Hope you get to feeling better.  I used to take Doan's pills as if they were after lunch mints due to the amount of strain in one of my positions held before I had acquired skills and proficiencies through training programs to enable me to do less strenuous 'work'.
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I'm not sure about that tablet specifically, but a vicodine is supposed to be a hydrocodone, a type of pain reliever.
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WOW! Sounds like you need to take the problem a step higher than the manager... Call their regional or national office and tell them what happened.  Sometimes they will short you pills because they don't have them in, but they will give them to you when they get them. They should NEVER have been that rude though.. Also, maybe the delivery person stole them (?).  That wouldn't surprise me.  Maybe the girl on the line and the delivery person were working together if your medicine could be used to "get high" or whatever... They should never have told you to take your business somewhere else.   Definitely call the regional office.. I will try to find you the number.  Good luck!\n\nHere is the number for customer service:\n1-800-Eckerds \n\nAnd here is the site for customer service if you would rather email\n(i think calling would be better though)\nhttp://www2.eckerd.com/content.asp?content=help%2Fdefault\n\n\nPS- I think the girl lied about the manager... If s/he was a good manager, s/he would have talked to you personally...  There is no reason for people to talk to you like that..
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Not knowing what your situation is, i.e. location, insurance, etc.  I can only recommend (if she has insurance) to check with your provider manual and find a new doctor.  It's always good to get second and third opinions on something like that.
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Your best shot is to contact the pharmacy company distributing it to see if they have any programs to assist in the purchase. Often, they have a few.\n\n This must all be followed with a doctors perscription, of course.
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http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/30002709/
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I'm assuming you did not get the Avelox from your doctor.\nAnd I am also assuming there is no lable on the bottle, or did it come in plastic wrap?  Drink all you want, what's the worst that can hapen.
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Here are some reviews from actual users:\n\nhttp://www.drugbuyers.com/freeboard/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=305176\n\nOne caution though ... I have bought from online pharmacies before and many of them, no matter what their privacy policy says, will sell your name, number and prescription info to other online companies.  At one point I was getting 5 or 6 calls a day from various companies all calling me by name and telling me my "refill" for ____ was "ready to ship".  At one point one of these companies actually ran through an authorization on my credit card for several hundred dollars.  I was furious.  I ended up getting my credit card changed because I was afraid of fraudulent charges.  The phone calls were driving me crazy and I nearly changed my number because of it.  They don't ever take you off their list when you tell them to, and being on the "do not call" list doesn't help one bit either.  They call from the Phillipines and the Miami area mostly. Because of all of this, I will never ever buy medication online again.
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If you are currently taking the pill form, that must mean that you do have a personal physician? - the one that prescribed it to you?\nWhy don't you call his/her office, ask them to have his nurse phone you when she has time that day, and have her check to see if the Dr. would consider the injectable.  You may still have to ssee him in person, but at least you would know if he is comfortable enough to prescribe this for you.
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please check the doctor...or pharmacy
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check with a dr, not with us dummies lol
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After reading this, get off your computer and speak with your doctor.  His medication cocktail for you is not working to your benefit.  If you need to, get a "second opinion" and don't let the cure kill you.  Good luck.
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take vicodin 500 or loratab 500. its the mg that counts in medicines.
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It shouldn't matter if you have a prescription for the pill you used.\n\nCoach
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You may or may not have a case, i guess i dont know the details. If he discussed the case with the cashier in an effort to solve the problem of who has the script, I dont think it would be a privacy violation (I maybe wrong) especially if he didnt disclose to her what drug you were taking. And its going to be hard to prove by word of mouth that this isnt what happened. If it was a personal conversation though and then it would probably be a HIPPA violation.  I'm an intern in pharmacy school but I'm not a legal expert so I don't know every little detail and what counts as a HIPPA violation and what doesnt. Also, if they end up not having that your ex isnt allowed to pick up your Rx you might have a tough time proving your case. Like I said though, I dont know the details of the incident nor am i familiar with the situation, and I'm sure im not hearing the whole story. It seems odd your doctor would "drop" you if there wasnt more to this story... You probably need to talk to a lawyer to get an exact answer if you really want to sue them. It sounds like it was probably an honest mistake by the pharmacy. Pharmacies usually have several thousand patients, and to be realistic its pretty much impossible to stay up on the domestic situations of each one. If they had a note on your husband, it was probably buried in the part of your profile called the DUR in which case they tech wouldnt have seen the note unless she was looking for it. I think you're also going to have to prove that your ex picked up your prescription... and even if he did, the pharmacy would be able to give you more if you had refills, though your insurance might not cover it. So yeah, you need to ask a lawyer... but IMO you dont have that much of a case... sorry about the trouble you've had though.
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Sounds like sinuses or possibly allergies.  If the doctor gave you a prescription, it would probably be best to ask them what they think it is for them to give you said prescript.