Posted by Fred23 on July 11, 2004, at 23:14:48
In reply to Re: Ativan v. Xanax for as-needed dosing » Fred23, posted by guttersnipe on July 11, 2004, at 18:55:45
> > Would "msurtees" be able to ask the pharmacist for a refill of those, on his own, or need the doctor to re-write the prescription, if he wanted to try the sublingual?
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> Good question ... one to which I must admit I don't know the answer. When I was taking Ativan, I think the pharmacy I used carried only the sublingual tablets, because my prescriptions didn't specify sublingual and I didn't specifically ask for that, but that's what I got. I suppose either the doc or the pharmacist should be able to give a better-informed answer than I can ...What country are you in? The press release about Biovail acquiring Ativan from Wyeth talks about the sublingual being available now in Canada, but not yet in the U.S.
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