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Question: my local pharmacy have been tellinh me all week they were out of both my baclofen and my gabapentin is there anything elese I can do if not than what am I in for thank you. this is my last resort
Brief Answer:
many many options
Detailed Answer:
These are common NON-CONTROLLED, NON-ADDICTIVE and inexpensive drugs.
This is really a nice change of pace from the usual questions we get asked which are how to get large amounts of dangerous narcotics!
Thank you.
Ok, first, contact your doctor about the situation, and all you need is to leave a message. Then call other pharmacies.
There are not great alternatives to gabapentin--except for gabapentin!
Gabapentin comes in a wide range of doses and small variations in dose or equivalent doses rarely cause problems if someone can take gabapentin at all (1 in 3 people get sedated on it and cannot take it; the sedation doesn't change a lot with dose). So, 300 mg is equal to half of a 600. 800 is equal to 2 400's. The change would HAVE TO BE AUTHORIZED by your doctor. Going to a different pharmacy does not have to be authorized by your doctor but might be a good idea to let them know.
There are a lot of alternatives to baclofen. Because it has reports of toxicity it is not generally the first muscle relaxer chosen and pharmacies do not keep a lot on stock. Skelexin and flexeril are some of many alternatives. XXXXXXX and robaxin are also muscle relaxers but they are given 3 times a day and baclofen twice a day. XXXXXXX and robaxin work differently than baclofen and the reaction/effect/toxicity/tolerance/etc are not predictable. Generally they work. XXXXXXX is a controlled/restricted substance while robaxin is not. That is the main difference between those two. XXXXXXX And robaxin work on the spine and not the muscle but they are also muscle relaxers--they just work very differently than baclofen. Baclofen is not stocked in large amounts but most pharmacies would have some. It is more likley in pharmacies that work with hospitals and rehab centers. So a pharmacy located in or near one of those is likely to have it.
Prescriptions are regularly transferred between pharmacies but then, pharmacies can generally get restocked in about a day. This isn't always the case if there is a shortage of medicines and this occurs pretty often.
many many options
Detailed Answer:
These are common NON-CONTROLLED, NON-ADDICTIVE and inexpensive drugs.
This is really a nice change of pace from the usual questions we get asked which are how to get large amounts of dangerous narcotics!
Thank you.
Ok, first, contact your doctor about the situation, and all you need is to leave a message. Then call other pharmacies.
There are not great alternatives to gabapentin--except for gabapentin!
Gabapentin comes in a wide range of doses and small variations in dose or equivalent doses rarely cause problems if someone can take gabapentin at all (1 in 3 people get sedated on it and cannot take it; the sedation doesn't change a lot with dose). So, 300 mg is equal to half of a 600. 800 is equal to 2 400's. The change would HAVE TO BE AUTHORIZED by your doctor. Going to a different pharmacy does not have to be authorized by your doctor but might be a good idea to let them know.
There are a lot of alternatives to baclofen. Because it has reports of toxicity it is not generally the first muscle relaxer chosen and pharmacies do not keep a lot on stock. Skelexin and flexeril are some of many alternatives. XXXXXXX and robaxin are also muscle relaxers but they are given 3 times a day and baclofen twice a day. XXXXXXX and robaxin work differently than baclofen and the reaction/effect/toxicity/tolerance/etc are not predictable. Generally they work. XXXXXXX is a controlled/restricted substance while robaxin is not. That is the main difference between those two. XXXXXXX And robaxin work on the spine and not the muscle but they are also muscle relaxers--they just work very differently than baclofen. Baclofen is not stocked in large amounts but most pharmacies would have some. It is more likley in pharmacies that work with hospitals and rehab centers. So a pharmacy located in or near one of those is likely to have it.
Prescriptions are regularly transferred between pharmacies but then, pharmacies can generally get restocked in about a day. This isn't always the case if there is a shortage of medicines and this occurs pretty often.
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