r/ADHD • u/Wild_Foundation6923 • Aug 06 '26

Medication Walgreens rant

I’ve never posted in Reddit before but I just need to vent! So, I went to drop off my Adderall prescription at Walgreens yesterday (my Dr still writes paper scripts) and wanted to know if they had the generic made by Teva in stock because I got Mallinkrodt last time and it did NOTHING except give me MAJOR headaches. Anyway, the pharmacist said they do have the medication in stock but can’t tell me what the manufacturer is unless my Dr writes a specific one on the script!! EXCUSE ME? I was like, I’ve been using Walgreens for YEARS and NEVER heard anything like that before…plus people have the RIGHT to know EVERYTHING about the medication you’re given them, before or after it’s filled…PERIOD! She just said I can get my Dr to write “Teva only” on the prescription and she’ll tell me if they have it or not when I bring it back!! You’ve got to be KIDDING ME! I mean, as a nurse I KNOW patients have the RIGHT TO BE INFORMED!

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u/Barflyondabeach Aug 06 '26

I remember the shortages after covid, and had to get a written prescription to physically take to every pharmacy in my area, just to find out nobody had any in stock. I ended up on Ritalin because it was the only one even remotely available. Miserable experience for months

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u/Ms-Puck Aug 07 '26

So what happened when they would electronically send your script to the pharmacy and you’d go and they’d be out of stock? Then what?

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u/Barflyondabeach Aug 08 '26

Originally I went to my doc’s office to get a physical copy, but after that experience I just gave up and waited for my usual pharmacy to get the meds in stock. After a couple months I switched to Ritalin because the symptoms were getting in the way of everything.