About my missing narcotic pills

[left-of-center2012]

I posted yesterday about getting only 10 pills (instead of 14) of a narcotic pain pill. My doctor had ordered 2 a day for a week, thus 14. All documentation stated I was to get 14.

I posted it also to a local non-DU forum and a woman responded she had pills missing from the same pharmacy.

She wrote:
“My daughter discovered she was missing 90% of her prescription. Of course, the bags are stapled shut and she didn’t need the pills right away so we just discovered the problem after reading your post ... there are no refills for 90 days. She was given only 10 days worth of pills!”

[Ohiogal]

1. I wonder if

Someone at that pharmacy could be helping themselves and selling them.

[Maraya1969]

6. I used to date a pharmacist who had been addicted to Percodan. He stole pills.

[Major Nikon]

8. It definitely happens

Put yourself in the position of a person who is stealing pills.

If you were smart, you wouldn't steal from the pharmacy's stock because they inventory those often. You also wouldn't steal from someone who has a 30 day prescription because they would definitely notice. Someone who has less than a 30 day prescription would be less likely to notice, because they are probably being prescribed for a procedure and will not likely need all of their pills.

They will get caught eventually. The pharmacy will inevitably get complaints and they have cameras on pill counters for exactly that reason.

[Nay]

2. I read your post from yesterday -- if the other woman's pills were also narcotics,

you should definitely report this to the police and whatever state agency (or fed) that investigates stuff like this. There's a thief in that pharmacy.

Don't keep writing about this in local forums -- you don't want to alert the thief. Keep quiet and go to the authorities right away.

[left-of-center2012]

10. I asked her

She said they were a "mood stabilizer" ????

[Nay]

11. Those are probably pretty 'stealable' if someone is stealing them for sale. It's not like

the pills that are going missing are something like a statin, or an antibiotic, which don't have the effect of getting people high. Yep, someone is def a thief.

[safeinOhio]

3. Report it.

Some pill counters will be looking at peeing in a cup and being hooked up to the polygraph machine.

[Siwsan]

4. I remember this happening to my grandmother, years ago

Well, it happened just once because, after that, she would open the bag and bottle, stand at the counter and COUNT her pills, before leaving.

It's an unfortunate inconvenience to people waiting in line, but that's definitely what I would start doing.

[babylonsister]

5. After having just finished watching

Nurse Jackie, I'm inclined to advise also that you report it.

[mopinko]

7. absolutely report it. the fbi?

you never know if local cops are in on the deal. i would report to fbi/dea.

see if the other woman will report as well.

eta- this person is a danger to your community. stop them.

[Runningdawg]

9. Our old pharmacy would routinely give my husband 90 pills NOT 90 doses which would have been double.

They did it so often, after complaining to corporate and not getting better service, we moved our business.

[elleng]

12. DAMN!

Definitely take some action, maybe local law enforcement, and/or report to 'corporate' of your pharmacy, and if you do, tell them about the other woman's experience; they should be more than interested in such behavior, among their 'franchises.'

[Corgigal]

13. They should have video cameras in place.

Law enforcement can access them. It’s December, and they can sell pills for a pretty penny. They don’t have to be addicted.

I knew of a LEO officer, addicted, who would call in bomb threats to get access. He was discovered and he just passed away. It happens.