PHARMACIST STEVE

Hi,
i stumbled upon you while google searching possible actions i could take to file a complaint against a pharmacist and i was hoping you could give me more information for possible actions i can take. I think i should give you my background so you can better understand. I am a 46 year old mother of 2 adult children (college ages 18 and 20) I have been under the care of pain management doctor since 2007. I have had 18 epidurals with no relief, facet joint injections, a discetomy and most recently a numeral stimulator trial all these procedures have been oneffective ands my MRI results have gotten worse. i have 5 bulging discs, 6 herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, stenoosis and scolosis basically my whole neck and lower back are blown out. not to mention the sciatica and ridiculopathy. as well i have broken my tail bone due to lack of sensation in my lower extremities. i work full time but have needed opiates and muscle relaxers to do so since 2007. I have been on 3 medications consistently since 2007. soma 350mg (carispidol), percocet 10mg (max dose from 2008) and morphine 100mg from 2010 which was increased to (2 3x a day last year) and even with these medications i suffer when i work but i refuse to lay down as i was told by the original orthopedic surgeon who said ” life as i knew it was over” at the age of 37. so thats the back story now to the issue my normal pharmacy 3 months ago said they could no longer fills my prescriptions they were nice and apologetic but it was and is a issue for me. so i went to another pharmacy ultimately. (i get my re’s at different times during the month because i have run into filling issues in the past and been pushed back 2-3 days from time to time. so now i fill my morphine then about 2 weeks later my soma and 2 days later my percocet. recently i went with my morphine rx to walgreens and the pharmacist made a big deal out loud about my dose, called the doctor who was on my side and ultimately filled the rx but said he will not fill the quantity again. then 2 weeks later i went in search of a pharmacy who had my percocet in stock it happened that a different walgreens had it and told me to wait 20 minutes but then called me back to tell me i was told they wouldn’t fill my rx perviously which i explained i was told that but by a different walgreens and for a completely different medication. (apparently the pharmacist who filled my morphine tagged me somehow) since she then told me no walgreens will fill my prescriptions! my prescriptions are totally valid i need them to function and any pharmacy can pull up my records and know i have been on these 3 controlled substances for many years! I was thoroughly embarrassed i feel completely discriminated against and that this is totally unfair! I will be making formal complaints i told my doctor who said this is totally wrong and probably i could sue for discrimination. How can a pharmacist black ball me for legitimate prescriptions i have been taking for years? without these medications i will surely go into withdrawal let alone be completely immobile. I read a lot of stuff about filing complaints if your disabled but what recourse do i have? i work full time on these medications but surely couldn’t work without them. the only thing i have is disabled tags on my car and my job knows i am not to lift more than 3 pounds nor walk a lot and since i work at a college its not my physical body needed its my brain. I teach biology and am a senior college lab technician. This cant be legal what he has done essentially blocking me from filling my rxs at all walgreens in , NY. i msut be able to do something? any feedback i would appreciate.
thanks

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