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Have you had a prescription filled at Safeway lately?

Asked by johnpowell (17881points) April 20th, 2018

If you have I would like your data.

Here is why. I noticed a pattern on the last two scripts I had filled.

4/28/2017
Hydrocodone RX # 20496**
Amoxicillin RX # 63407**

4/12/2018
Hydrocodone RX # 20536**
Ibuprofen RX # 63720**

First, the opioid is in the 2 million range. The other normal stuff is in the 6 million range. I’m assuming they are using some primary key in the database that increments for each new record.

So what I am trying to figure out is if the RX numbers are for all stores or just per specific branch. I assume it is all in a big company wide database. I doubt my branch does 40K scripts a year.

And also what I am trying to figure out is if they are only using the 2 and 6 million range. Perhaps statins are in their own range? What I want to know is that if only the 2 and 6 million ranges are used I can infer the amount of scripts that are filled that are opiods.

So some data would be helpful. Like the date, RX #, and type of drug. I know this shit is sensitive so feel free to dumb down the data or not reply at all.

Here is why I am curious. I went to the dentist last Thursday for some routine shit. I was given a script for 12 Hydrocodone. I never used them. Ibuprofen did the trick. It is absurd I was given these.

So what I am thinking is that Safeway puts opioids in the 2Mil range for the RX#. And everything else is in the 6 million range. If this is the case they gave out 5K scripts for opioids and 30K for everything else.

Which is fucking absurd. I would like more data.

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