My doctor recently switched me from vicoprofen to regular vicodin. I still have a refill left on the vicoprofen, but I am worried that if I attempt to fill it, I will get red-flagged.

Has anyone had experience filling multiple scripts for similar medications, specifically different medications that contain hydrocodone? I know I would not get away with this with scripts for the EXACT same medication, but this is a fuzzy area, not sure what would happen.

Both are from the same doctor in my case. Different pharmacies, and only one pharmacy has my insurance info.

Well you can get the refill, put the new script on hold to fill later.

Why not just ask your doctor? He may say go ahead and refill the vicoprofen, the new script is good for 6 months (I think, someone correct me if I'm wrong). It does sound like a fuzzy area, I would ask the doc.

As long as the scripts do not overlap, there is no problem.

Fill at different pharmacy's and if you have insurance don't use it for both.

Maybe I didn't explain clearly enough. I have already filled the new Vicodin script once. I am wanting to fill the remaining refill on the old vicoprofen because I hate to see them go to waste. Just worried I would get in trouble.

That's ok, you can do that. Just don't let them overlap. While there could be a reason to change to one of them, just don't take the chance.

If you let the correct amount of time go between then you don't have to worry about a PMP in your state and you can even file it under your insurance if you want.

If the newest one was a 30 day supply, then fill the other a few days before the time is up.

Same doctor, two different meds. Since it was the same doc it shouldn't be a problem.

Did you fill them at the same pharmacy?

different pharmacies -- only one has my insurance info

MrOwl,

See my post. Space them correctly to be safe and it won't be an issue, you can even do it on your insurance.

I've had a doc in practice with my own doc give me a new prescription of a med I still had a refill on, that my doc gave me. Not like yours, but the EXACT SAME MED. I took the new one to the same pharmacy, because they were filling it early, the doc changed the directions after he gave me the original.

I filled the new script and later filled the refill of the first one.

Yes, it was a controlled script also.

Thank you, Stacy. I will just wait the 30 days to be safe and then fill it.

That shouldn't be a problem at all.

Yup, Stacy is right. As long as you don't overlap them, no one cares.

Make it easy on yoursrlf fill one script and wait 60day and fill another. That way you cannot be acued of doctor shopping. But is you id fill they (both) within 30 days and your state has a script monitoring system every pharm that uses a computer to order drugs will have you down as a drug seeker. Snd leave it up to the pharmist to fill it or not.

No doctor shopping, both scripts are from the SAME doctor.

i agree not to chancce it -- BUT, same thing happened with my son and he had no problem getting both...and i am positive as i saw both huge bottles.

they do it because vicodin is not as hard on the stomach. he had both kinds and still does.

insurance paid and no problem. however i am his mom, not yours and wouldn't want to get you in trouble. or just ask a pharmacist.

If u use a dif pharmacy and no insurance on the one you shouldnt have an issue ..its really becomes a prob when the insurance gets involved. JMO

It wouldn't be a problem now and insurance could be used. If a doc gives you hydro 10/500 and then writes a script for 10/325, that is a different medicine. You can even get 30 Lortab 5 today and then tomorrow the doc gives you 30 Lortab 10, not a problem at all to fill.

There wouldn't be a problem with filling Vicoden and Vicoprofen at the same time, they are different meds, especially since they are from the same doc.

In reality a person could be taking the Vicoden one day and the Vicoprofen the next, to not be so hard on their liver.

Stacy is correct in all of her posts in this thread. My PCP wrote me 90 5mg Endocets. A few days later the dosage was changed to 7.5mg. Same amount 90. Pharmacist had insurance approval as soon as submitted and when the 5mg was rewritten a month later no question. When you use differant pharmacies then your asking for problems.

If it is a different strength or because one has tylenol and one has Ibuprofen you can refill right now. There is obviously a reason the dr. changed it and you should not have any problems.

i agree dont go to a different pharmacist. the one is filled, it hurts your stomach so your doc gave you another one. fill it. the problem with waiting is a script will expire and then you have to go back to the doc and do it all over again. if the doc gave you the new script because it hurts your stomach and the pharmacist want to play dea then heve your doc call the pharmacy. the only problem you may run into is insurance and the person behind the desk might not tell you this. they will lust say sorry we cant fill this yet so you gotta make sure everyone is on the same page. but like i said you MIGHT have to pay out of pocket. same dr same pharmacy = not dr shopping.

MrOwl....The only Problem I can see you having is.....If the Pharmacy decides to call the Doc.....He may be Upset with you for filling both scripts ...even if it is 30 days apart. The Doc most likely was trusting you to Not fill the other Script ...or else he would have canceled the older script at the Pharmacy! JMHO

I don't even think you will have a problem with your Ins. paying for it.

You should be fine filling it If and big IF the pharmacist says something I would just tell em "Oh God!! I am sorry! I told my husband,wife,son, etc to call in my refills for me because I was too busy to do it". Your pharmacist prob won't say anything though like the other posters have said. Just use the same one and you should be good.

Do you pay for your scripts yourself? If so, no prob, just go to a pharmacy you don't usually go to, or better, one you have never been to, like some mom and pop pharmacy and pay cash, don't let them know you have insurance even if you do. nothing wrong with doing that. just don't ever go back to that pharmacy again. mom and pop pharmacies (being they usually only have one) will not have your script records in other pharmacies, since there are no others of theirs. lol. hope that helps.

If you don't pick them up at the same place at the same time you should be alright.

I don't know if you live in a state that monitors scripts, but the safest bet is to go to the same pharmacist. I'd be wary of these suggestions of going to a different pharmacy and not using insurance. It's good to stick with one pharmacist.

Diddo on Tiades remark. No matter what you pay with doesn't your pharmacist ask for your DL or SSN? Either way, the pharm. has to send in all this info at some point and it would be a bad "surprise" to have your regular pharmacist that trusts you find out that you have been filling scripts behind their back. I know it sucks but better safe than sorry.
The state I live in reports almost everything at some point. I am very lucky to have a great pharmacist who will bend over backwards for me if I am in a bind and as long as its legal

FL does not yet have a monitoring program. I assume that's part of the reason there is a pain clinic on every street corner.

Ok, I've got an update.

I have now both filled the old script, then the new one's first refill. I waited MOST but not all of the 30 days each time.

Both times, just to be safe, I did it on a weekend so they couldn't call my doctor.

I got no questions either time. In fact, the first was a pharmacist who had been a jerk to me before. No problem this time.

My state DOES have a PMP, so there may be some problem down the road, but for now it seems to be fine. Anyway, there are no more refills on the old script anyway, so its not like this will be happening over and over again.

Thank you everyone for all the replies.