I was prescribed Desoxyn and CVS pharmacy won't fill it. I live in a small town and and my other options are Wal-Mart, Kroger, Fruth and a small pharmacy at the hospital. Anyone else have trouble getting this medication filled?

They probably won't fill it because they don't have it in stock. Have you asked CVS to order it for you?

Did they say why they didn't want to fill it?

They might have to do a special order for it and you'd have to wait a few days.

Yes, I dropped it off and they said they didn't stock it and would have to order it. Three hours later they called me and said they can't order this drug and I should take my prescription elsewhere.

Its always going to be hard to order Desoxyn. Its generic name is Desoxyephedrine, better known as Methamphetamine. It will be hard to get it filled until this country figures out how to properly regulate drugs.

I know that it's methamphetamine and it was going to have to be ordered no matter where I go, but I wasn't expecting my pharmacy to refuse to order it. I was just posting in hopes that someone else had success at obtaining it at one of the bigger chain pharmacies.

CVS had no trouble ordering ProCentra (liquid dextroamphetamine) for me, so I'm going to talk to the pharmacist after work. I live/work in a college town where prescription drug abuse is rampant, so maybe that has something to do with it.

I have been through medication hell for the last six months trying to find something that works. This is my last shot, so I hope I can find it somewhere!

I live/work in a college town where prescription drug abuse is rampant, so maybe that has something to do with it.


I guess the best thing you can hope for is no-nonsense drug policy reform.

I suggest you check this youtube video out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LayaGk0TMDc

Try the other pharmacies nearby if they can order it for you.

Fruth is a pretty small chain and needs all the business it can get, I doubt they'd have a problem with it. Always worth a shot. What location with a Fruth are you? You're not around Nelsonville, are you?

Fruth is a pretty small chain and needs all the business it can get, I doubt they'd have a problem with it. Always worth a shot. What location with a Fruth are you? You're not around Nelsonville, are you?

is that by nelsons ledges ?

is that by nelsons ledges ?

Nah, Nelsonville is in SE Ohio, about 20 minutes north of Athens.

Nah, Nelsonville is in SE Ohio, about 20 minutes north of Athens.

cool, i used to always go visit my buddies at ohio university in athens

I had the same problem with finding a pharmacy that carried Dexedrine.I too live in a small town with a limited number of pharmacys.I tried all the larger chainstores & they told me at first that it would have to be ordered.Then after waiting 3-5 days,I was told to go elsewhere.I finally went to the local Mom & Pop drug store & they were happy to order it for me.

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Fruth is a pretty small chain and needs all the business it can get, I doubt they'd have a problem with it. Always worth a shot. What location with a Fruth are you? You're not around Nelsonville, are you?

Athens, so yes, close to Nelsonville. They said they couldn't get it either. All the pharmacies I called said Amerisource is their wholesaler and they can't get it from them. I was finally able to have it ordered at Wal Mart...the last place I tried, of course! :)

Oh, and I must add that one of the pharmacies put their pharmacist on the phone and he proceeded to give me the third degree. He wanted to know if I had a prescription for Desoxyn (yes, of course I do), the name of my doctor, why I needed it, (wow, nosy!) and if I needed it for ADHD, had I tried something else first? (yes, about eight different things). I was torn between wanting to laugh and being ****ed.
Then he said I probably couldn't get anyone to fill it because no one wanted to "mess" with it.

I realize I'm not contributing any useful information, just venting. :)

. . . Did you try Kroger? Who the hell uses Amerisource? I've always worked for Kroger, and we use Cardinal. Cardinal stocks and ships cocaine, so I have to imagine they stock Desoxyn, too.

Anyways, how do you like Athens? Are you attending OU? I graduated from OU Athens in 2008.

Oh, and I must add that one of the pharmacies put their pharmacist on the phone and he proceeded to give me the third degree. He wanted to know if I had a prescription for Desoxyn (yes, of course I do), the name of my doctor, why I needed it, (wow, nosy!) and if I needed it for ADHD, had I tried something else first? (yes, about eight different things). I was torn between wanting to laugh and being ****ed.
Then he said I probably couldn't get anyone to fill it because no one wanted to "mess" with it.

I realize I'm not contributing any useful information, just venting. :)

This is what I mean when I talk about drug laws. We attempt to stop people from doing drugs(by fighting a war on drugs), but in the end only make it hard for people with legitimate medical need to get the medicine they need.

. . . Did you try Kroger? Who the hell uses Amerisource? I've always worked for Kroger, and we use Cardinal. Cardinal stocks and ships cocaine, so I have to imagine they stock Desoxyn, too.

Anyways, how do you like Athens? Are you attending OU? I graduated from OU Athens in 2008.

I ended up having Wal Mart order it....didn't try Kroger. I don't know what wholesaler Wal Mart uses, though.

I graduated from Ohio U (a long time ago) and have lived and worked here for 17 years. It's a nice community. :)

I hate pharmacists, i was on 80 mg of lexapro and my doc would write on the script "I KNOW THIS IS A HIGH DOSE" and still the pharmacist said "Nope, not filling it" Doesn't know one thing about me, my medical history, my condition, even if the medication is for me, but the answer is "Nope too high" So we had to figure out ways around it.

walgreens will order it. But they needed to have my psych call and authorize it to my insurance company.

Once he did that, they argued with him a bit about the "test dose" amount, but beyond that, he wrote me a scrip for 60 or 120 pills as a month supply and neither insurance nor walgreens batted an eye. My pharmacist saw the stuff and said "yes, we have to order it, but it won't be a problem."

If they don't want your business, take your money elsewhere.