I'd say your anger is justified right now. You're right: It's not psych meds. It's not opioids or other painkillers. It's an antibiotic for an infection. You're not drug-seeking. You want to get well. What, is she waiting for you to get pneumonia?

Only thing I can think of is that there is some kind of paperwork she'd have to fill out for another prescription. I do know that a lot of health care providers and organizations have guidelines and protocols to avoid the overprescription of antibiotics as a way of limiting the chances of contributing to an antibiotic-resistant superbug.

If you reported the theft to the police, the police report should be enough to show them for them to justify writing and dispensing another script. You could also remind them that given what antibiotics tend to do to people's GI systems, you're not exactly asking for a joyride here.