05-23-2017, 11:47 PM
(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