CVS stops carrying Tylenol in some stores

[297point1]

http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/201...vs-stops-carrying-tylenol-in-some-stores?lite

CVS this month changed how it stocks Tylenol at its stores in the wake of manufacturing problems at the drug's maker, Johnson & Johnson, that have disrupted supplies for more than three years.

Under the new plan, CVS will try to have Tylenol in stores in each market, but will not have it in every store, spokesman Michael DeAngelis said.

The company is getting enough Tylenol to stock about half of its 7,400 U.S. stores, and it changed the stocking of Tylenol to eliminate empty spots on shelves where the medication would have been.

Two things jump to mind:
- If J&J can't produce enough stock to adequately supply probably the second largest purchaser of your product (likely trailing only Walmart), they must have some serious manufacturing problems
- By this report, consumers seem to have comfortably made the switch to generic acetaminophen. This is good...baby steps. First generic Tylenol, next generic Xanax.🙂

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[confettiflyer]

Generic Xanax? That's more like a quantum leap for our more...hmm, "sensitive" patients.

 

[owlegrad]

Generic Xanax? That's more like a quantum leap for our more...hmm, "sensitive" patients.

Lol

 

[Ackj]

Generic Xanax? That's more like a quantum leap for our more...hmm, "sensitive" patients.

You really have to wonder, why is it always the Xanax? It's hardly ever Zestril, Lopressor, Augmentin, etc. I'm doubtful, but could there really be something to it? How can all of these people have the same issue?

 

[eagles22]

You really have to wonder, why is it always the Xanax? It's hardly ever Zestril, Lopressor, Augmentin, etc. I'm doubtful, but could there really be something to it? How can all of these people have the same issue?

It's because you can "feel" the Xanax working and thus can convince yourself one brand/manufacturer works better than another. You can't feel the effects of bp meds or antibiotics so patients can't complain. It's totally psychological.

 

[Ackj]

It's because you can "feel" the Xanax working and thus can convince yourself one brand/manufacturer works better than another. You can't feel the effects of bp meds or antibiotics so patients can't complain. It's totally psychological.

Usually the complaints I get are adrs "the generic makes me nauseous/itchy/ headaches/keeps me awake all night." It would seem like those are effects that could happen with any random generic, but they don't. It's probably due to the patient population; they're all suffering from anxiety to begin with.

 

[gtpederson]

Some of these folks blow my mind. Had a guy recently pay out of pocket for brand Ambien and Sonata, over $1000 worth

 

[eagles22]

Some of these folks blow my mind. Had a guy recently pay out of pocket for brand Ambien and Sonata, over $1000 worth

Used to have a woman get brand Vicodin and Xanax every month then bitch about the cost. God help the person who mentioned generics to her. Some people are just too easy to separate from their money.

 

[Angela1234]

I wish they'd stop carrying everything.

 

[MackandBlues]

You really have to wonder, why is it always the Xanax? It's hardly ever Zestril, Lopressor, Augmentin, etc. I'm doubtful, but could there really be something to it? How can all of these people have the same issue?

I'm sure the brand name gets more $$$ on the street because its probably more recognizable. I used to get patients asking for a certain generic vicodin by the imprint code.

 

[Sparda29]

I'd wish that when the doctors prescribe the drug for the first time, they tell the patients they are prescribing them Alprazolam (instead of Xanax), Hydrocodone/APAP (instead of Vicodin), etc. That way they would never know about the brand name.

 

[prichardson]

I'm sure the brand name gets more $$$ on the street because its probably more recognizable. I used to get patients asking for a certain generic vicodin by the imprint code.

This is 1000% true, I dormed with a kid that "hustled" and told me people would only buy certain medication at huge markup if it was branded.

He's been in and out of jail lol! 👎