During a medication shortage, how do some pharmacies have a consistent supply and others are on back order for months?

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The adderall shortage has hit me hard over the last year, but I finally found a pharmacy that is able to fill my script every month. I occasionally try other pharmacies closer to me and they tell me they are still in back order for months. The one that has it consistently is a super small mom-and-pop shop and even major pharmacies like CVS have been out for ages. How do some pharmacies get it all the time and others don’t?

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Some stock up to reduce ordering or maximize price breaks, others will reorder consistently to meet current demand.

Your example is a perfect comparison for this!

The mom-and-pop shop ordered a nice round number to be ready, and they don’t have a lot of traffic to get through their stock.

CVS will go through a lot, and every week will order what they expect to need for the next week.

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