Question:
I was prescribed 40 vicodins on 8-5-05 with 1 refill. I was wondering if I can get my refill on 8-8-05? I am suppose to take 1 every 4-6 hours but I have taken more than that and would like to get my refill tommorow. will they refill it for me?
Answer:
This is a little late reply:

>> 40 vicodins on 8-5-05 with 1 refill.
>> can get my refill on 8-8-05

technically yes, but the pharmacist would probably call your doctor. If you are using the medication that much, something is not right.

Taking 1 every 4 hours 24/4 = 6 per day, +1 extra pill for the first day. IN 3 days you should have used no more than 6x3 +1 or 19 pills. You have used double that.

You should have talked with your doctor if the pain was not controlled on the prescribed dose.
Answer:
Hey bigdp, how are you doing?

Do not take double or extra doses of Vicodin. Taking more than the recommended dose increases the possibility of liver damage or effects on your breathing. (Express Scripts Vicodin)

Opioids such as codeine, hydromorphone, levorphanol, morphine, and oxycodone are also included in Schedule II of the CSA because they have a high potential for abuse. (Joranson Federal and State Regulation of Opioids) Some of the few being more heavily abused by adolescents and adults than ever before. (Drug-Rehabs.org About Us)

However, tell your prescriber or health care professional if your pain does not go away, if it gets worse, or if you have new or different type of pain. Although it is generally recognized that the states, not the federal government, regulate the practices of medicine and pharmacy and that federal law generally defers to state law in areas that do not directly conflict with it, registration, record keeping, and reporting, enables enforcement agencies to identify the manufacturer, distributor, physician, or pharmacist who diverts controlled substances to illicit uses. (Joranson Federal and State Regulation of Opioids)