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i've been having some tooth trouble (i.e., infected gums & pain) - and am not able to see a dentist yet because of my insurance not being in effect until december. so i am on antibiotics and pain medication to get me through until i can get the work done on my gums (i require oral surgery). i went to fill my prescriptions but when it came to the pain medication (vicodin) the pharmacist asked for my ID. i gave her my ID, she made note of my driver's license. that's the first time ever a pharmacist asked for my ID to fill a prescription - she told me that was the new law required for filling controlled substances but its the first i've heard of it. are they doing that now? or did she just ask for MY id because she got suspicious? because some time ago i've had to get the same prescriptions filled and the pharmacist did not ask for my ID's.i also have refills for my prescriptions, will i run into problems when i go to refill them?

Doint it in lots of places for lots of drugs, scripts and non-scripts; try buying pseudophed.

For a controlled substance, such as Vicodin, you need a photo ID in order to pick it up.  Yes, it is a new law.