Scarcity does not directly correlate with cessation of manufacturing.

[beehive23]

When the WHO listed carb/levo as a critical med to have on hand big pharma stockpiled it. Now stockpiles are running low or out due to the fact it is off patent and makes no $ for Big P leading to repurposing, and of course cessation of manufacturing. This results in a concerted effort to have Dr's try to put patients on repurposed meds that are under patent...keeping the money train flowing to Big P. This can result in something as simple as changing color and shape or adding a non related substance to combining two or more meds into one. Hang tough.

[Zscaleplanet]

All the more reason to stock up, as we have discussed before. With multiple pharmacy chains having issues - Rite Aid bankruptcy, CVS walk-outs, Walgreens walk-outs and closings, etc., it's the smart thing to do. Add to that, the global supply chain for many things is teetering on the edge.

I work in procurement and I see it across the board in various industries. All I say is, if you have the means, then consider inlaying as much back-up stock of meds and supplements as you can. And then rotate those supplies on a regular basis as you use them.

[CuriousMe12 in reply to Zscaleplanet]

Crap on others in the parkinsons community...admirable!

In the words of one of our old screen favourites

[Zscaleplanet in reply to CuriousMe12]

You do you, and I’ll do me. Besides, I just warned the community what they should be doing. Those that will pay attention will, and those that won’t won’t.

[CuriousMe12 in reply to Zscaleplanet]

And I'm similarly advising that your strategy means taking away and denying others in the community.

[beehive23 in reply to CuriousMe12]

with that reasoning every time your dr. has you increase the dose someone does without

[beehive23 in reply to CuriousMe12]

this is not a stockpiling for nuclear holocaust...its essentially to keep enough extra say...1 month...to safely come off the drug without NMS

[beehive23 in reply to CuriousMe12]

for example...where i live every winter after a big snow storm my pharmacy runs out of some of my meds as the mountain passes close...i choose not to be in the hospital with NMS etc....i keep 1 month extra rotated before expiration to AVOID PANIC....at the suggestion of my Dr.

[CuriousMe12 in reply to beehive23]

Good luck over winter

[beehive23 in reply to CuriousMe12]

thanks ...i plan ahead after 20 yrs with pd so im ok....

[Zscaleplanet in reply to CuriousMe12]

How so? No one is being taken from and no one is being denied. Inventory levels are acceptable at this time. But I trust big pharma no more than I trust any government, especially this current administration. Even squirrels are smart enough to stock up nuts for those long dark winters.

[nldr18 in reply to Zscaleplanet]

Thx for the info. Please explain back-up/rotate relative to expiration dates.

nldr

[Zscaleplanet in reply to nldr18]

Take your oldest meds first basically. Rotate your new supply to the back. It’s a common approach to food storage as well. That way you don’t get stuck with something that has expired, although C/L has a decent shelf life in my opinion.

[nldr18]

The “use by” date on prescription drugs always is a year. Is C/L shelf life actually longer?

[beehive23 in reply to nldr18]

i believe so....its quite a stable molecule when combined with carbidopa which is an enzyme inhibitor as it withstands breakdown in stomach acid conditions ie:resistant to oxidation/reduction.....this does not apply to liquid or spray form....just the pills

carbidopa molecular structure