What to do if you find that 14 narcotic patches are missing from your current prescription?

When you opened the : Box? Call the pharmacy. If they disappeared from your home or apartment notify the police as these are very dangerous in the wrong hands. Kids are overdosing now even on the discarded patches buy cutting them up in pieces and putting them under their gums like chewing tobacco. They call it chicklets. Sounds like a little investigation is in order.

Be Concerned: The question you have to ask is where did they go. Did someone else use them, did they get misplaced or did you accidentally use them up? Your pain doctor is going to be concerned, and may not write you another prescription to replace the ones that are missing. You need to make sure that these drugs are kept out of the hands of those they are not intended for.

Crime: If you suspect a crime, call police, notify pharmacy. In wrong hands your patches can lead to overdose.