No, it’s not. Pharmacists are tasked with refusing to fill prescriptions they believe are harmful, and routinely reject combinations of medicines if they are harmful. And the DEA is putting pressure on pharmacies to refuse prescriptions for suspected opioid abusers, so many large pharmacy companies have many limits in place regardless of what the doctor writes.

If you walk into a pharmacy with just an opioid prescription, and you’re not a regular or something seems off such as it’s hand written, chances are you’re going to get denied or at least won’t get your medication until they call the doctor and discuss why you need it.

All the states even have a PDMP - prescription drug monitoring program - that pharmacies have to check before dispensing opioids to confirm the person’s prescription history.