Got the dreaded backorder text for concerta 27 two weeks ago. No change. Talked to my prescriber who called in Ritalin 30 LA today. It's backordered also.
Six tabs left and it's time to start the pharmacy phone tag game. Win and you get meds before you run out. Lose and you're out of meds, losing the executive function required to find your meds 😎🤙
It's been two years now how is this still a thing
If you're in
it's because the DEA still refuses to increase their production quota.
In 2023 "manufacturers only sold approximately 70 percent of their allotted quota". "in 2022, manufacturers did not produce the full amount" [0] Manufacturers haven't been limited by that quota, they aren't making enough to reach quota. The quota system isn't great, but increasing the quota won't fix it.
The DEA did shut down an amphetamine and MPH manufacturer, which is a big contributor to the shortage, but it was because of shoddy record keeping and "not accurately account for millions of dosages" of opioids. [1]
[0] https://www.fda.gov/media/170736/download?attachment
[1] https://www.yahoo.com/news/dea-shuts-down-drug-factory-212040745.html?guccounter=1