Have experienced this myself with one medication—a disturbing preview of Zerobama”care.”
I experienced this also a couple of months ago. Had to split an 80 into two 40s because the pharmacy was out of 40s. That part I don’t mind. The bad part was that the insurance then refused to pay for 40s the next month, requiring 80s be split, but since my prescription was for 40s I had to make an appointment for a new Rx. This is even though it was fine the first month. Totally screwed up.
"Pressures are mounting to offset profit reductions resulting from patent expirations, healthcare reform, and investments related to FDA regulatory compliance for older products,I suspect a good number of these shortages are coming on drugs LONG out of patent, so that patent expiry is not as significant, rather this is an attempt to herd the market away from generics into drugs under patent. I would like to hear how Obamacare -- health care reform -- is causing these disruptions -- surely it must be, but I am unclear as to why.