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[quote=Anonymous]This past spring we were forced to stop Quillivant since it was no longer available.  Since then, we’ve tried a number of different drugs, some with mixed results.  Unfortunately, every time we find something that we like, we find ourselves needing to change due to supply issues.  For example, we were on metadate ER for a month this summer, but then couldn’t find a pharmacy that could fill our prescription, so we switched to metadate CD.  That worked for two months, until one pharmacy couldn’t fill it anymore, so we found another that could — until we were told last week that all suppliers didn’t have it anymore.  So the doctor prescribed Ritalin LA, and the pharmacist assured me they could fill it — three days ago, though each day “it has not come in yet.”  I was finally told to drive to VA to get it (we live in DC).

So why are there constant supply issues with ADHD drugs?

The regulation issues make this all the more challenging, since the doctor can’t phone in a new prescription when the drug we’re looking for is out of stock.[/quote]

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