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#797851 - 11/04/08 01:27 PM Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release
Oxy80 Oxy80 GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/30/08 Posts: 1906	There is a new GENERIC Oxycontin! I attached a somewhat blurry picture of it, did the best I could. Let there be no confusion, this is a new pill on the Market starting around October 9th. I know this for a fact because I was just prescribed 80mg Oxycontin and my NEW insurance wouldn't cover it which ended with me getting the generic as the Purdue 80mg Oxycontin was about $160.00 instead of the normal $30.00 which it usually costs me for 60 pills. Further more, the pills are garbage and don't work to control my pain what so ever. I normally could take 1 Purdue Oxycontin 80mg and it would last me the whole day. The generic may as well be a sugar pill, it doesn't control even the smallest pains I have. Thankfully, I only paid $15.00 but that's even a ripoff. I'm going to have to contact my doctor and try a different medication altogether as I can't live my life in constant pain. Consider this post a warning for those of you who are prescribed Oxycontin. However, my sources tell me this medication might be discontinued near the end of the year. But for now, it's a valid generic and not some left over Teva or equivilent. If the picture is not clear enough, there is an M withing a square on one side and the imprint 596 on the other. There is no score of course as it's an extended release formula. Needless to say, I'm very dissapointed as the Purdue OC worked very well for me. They took away my pain for a good 8-12 hours letting me live without awful pains. Now I have a question, what medication could I switch to that would be equivilent to a Purdue Oxycontin 80mg? I'm thinking Opana if there is no generic for it. My Doctor is VERY understanding and will prescribe anything I can pronounce, so I need some names to throw his way. I'd like something extended release so I don't have to pop pills all day long and I'm fairly sure Opana comes ER. Any sugestions? I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can offer me. Attachments Description: 80mg Oxycodone Controlled Release
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#797930 - 11/04/08 03:22 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: Oxy80]
whatsaywhat whatsaywhat Enthusiast Registered: 07/30/07 Posts: 220	What's the problem with the Mallinckrodt 80? That it gels up? $;\)$
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#797935 - 11/04/08 03:27 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: Oxy80]
mypainmeds mypainmeds Newbie Registered: 08/13/08 Posts: 30	I was put on Opana 2 years ago when it 1st hit the pharmacy shelves. I was on 2 40mg Oxycontin a day and had little pain relief. I now take 2 20mg Opana and they work great for me. Cost me about $100.00 a month for 60 after insurance pays 80%.
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#797937 - 11/04/08 03:30 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: whatsaywhat]
Oxy80 Oxy80 GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/30/08 Posts: 1906	I don't know what you mean but gels up? That sounds like as if someone were to try to crush it up in some way. My problem is that it doesn't relief my pains. Certainly it doesn't give even the slightest relief compared to an authentic Purdue Oxycontin. I experienced a similar problem when there used to be Tevas available. They simply didn't relieve my pains. I really don't care who makes the medication, I only care about the relief it provides and this formulation doesn't provide the effect I require to live a somewhat normal life. It's also going to cause me to take the 2 a day I'm scripted where the Purdue OC would give me more relief with the one a day I was taking. I don't do anything to the pills to disable the time release mechinism built into the pills. I just take the pill with a large glass of water. I don't crush or chew any pills as that wouldn't allow the pill to work as intended. For whatever reason, and it's beyond me. But there is just no relief provided by these new generics. I'm going to switch my medication after I do plenty of research to find a solution to my pains. It's hard to believe a person with a script for Oxycontin 80mg would suffer on the generics when the brand provides a world of relief in comparisson.
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#797940 - 11/04/08 03:33 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: mypainmeds]
Oxy80 Oxy80 GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/30/08 Posts: 1906	Thanks for that bit of information, I may end up switching to Opana ER if the price works out. I'm not trying to be a drug addict, I just want pain relief. This OC generic just flat out is terrible and I don't know why.
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#797993 - 11/04/08 04:33 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: Oxy80]
whatsaywhat whatsaywhat Enthusiast Registered: 07/30/07 Posts: 220	Oxy80, you seemed to be writing overly much about IV use in my old post about morphine, so I was just wondering if that was the case. Obviously, I'm glad you're not abusing your meds. Opana is a great painkiller, but it's still pretty expensive. Could your doctor switch you to a lower dosage of dosage of OC's so you'll avoid the generic 80s? Something like two oc40 twice a day instead of one OC80 twice a day?
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#798154 - 11/04/08 09:42 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: Oxy80]
Dennit Dennit GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/14/08 Posts: 1576	It seems impossible that a pill that has the same active ingredients as the other would have no effect on you.
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#798178 - 11/04/08 10:32 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: Dennit]
mypainmeds mypainmeds Newbie Registered: 08/13/08 Posts: 30	Originally Posted By: Dennit It seems impossible that a pill that has the same active ingredients as the other would have no effect on you. It is not impossible. The problems is that it does gel up. You have to take it on an empty stomach just like Opana. It gels and the med releases more in the bowels to have more absorption and more effect. Opana is also easier to ween off of because it takes less med for the affect.
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#798184 - 11/04/08 10:44 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: mypainmeds]
nephro nephro GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/04/06 Posts: 8817 Loc: UK, despite the rumours	Originally Posted By: mypainmeds Opana is also easier to ween off of because it takes less med for the affect. If that were the rule regarding weaning off opioids, fentanyl would be the easiest. I can't see the relevance of the amount of medication at all.
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#798247 - 11/05/08 02:44 AM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: nephro]
whatsaywhat whatsaywhat Enthusiast Registered: 07/30/07 Posts: 220	And it would take me years to get out of my 300mg codeine a day habit...
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#798258 - 11/05/08 04:08 AM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: whatsaywhat]
Lynx4 Lynx4 Veteran Registered: 08/08/07 Posts: 588	I take Opana ER 20 mg 2x a day. They are supposed to last 12 hours - they last about 6, but I've been on them for about a year. I wanted my doctor to up the dosage a little, but he only wants to go to Fetanyl patches. I don't want to go there yet. I'll have chronic pain for the rest of my life and although Opana is a big boy, Fentanyl is a giant boy, if you know what I mean. When I go for my appointment, I'm going to see if he'll give me 40mg of Opana 2x a day and change my breakthrough medicine to something lower (I'm on Opana 5mg IR for breakthrough also). Or maybe he can change the breakthrough medicine to 10mg IR and leave the ER at 20mg. Either way, something has to change. So yeah, Opana is a good medicine to ask for, and is stronger than oxycontin. I would think your dosage would be 40mg 2x a day though, since you're on 80 mg oxycontin. And by the way? I'm with you on some of those generics. I was on the generic Fentanyl patch 2 years ago (very low dose) and suffered greatly until my next appointment. I had the doctor write "Brand Name Only" and then insurance paid for it. Opana ER does not have a generic and probably won't for at least another 2 years. It's been on the market around 2 years and I doubt the Patent will run out for at least 2 years, if not 3 or 4. So if you go to either Opana or Fentanly patches, make sure he writes Brand Name Only for the patches. Oh, and Endo makes Opana - I don't remember who makes the name brand Fentanyl patches.
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#798333 - 11/05/08 07:53 AM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: Lynx4]
iris iris Veteran Registered: 05/26/04 Posts: 602 Loc: waitin for spring	For some people it does make a difference who the manufacturer is. You would think it wouldnt but it does & everyone is wired differently. A while back I was on prozac & when the generic came out it was like I was on no drug at all. Oxy, have you spoke to your Doc or the pharmacist about the med. Maybe they can give some options. But I assure you, its the med, not you. I've heard it happen to more than myself.
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#798348 - 11/05/08 08:12 AM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: Lynx4]
Oxy80 Oxy80 GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/30/08 Posts: 1906	Thank you all for such helpful responses. Not only does it make me feel good that people care enough to even respond to me about this, but also care enough to offer a lof of qualified information. I have no reason why these generics provide little if any pain relief for me. Perhaps my mental state has a lot to do with things. I simply don't know. At one point in time I was given what my Doctor called a pain tolerance test, a test that supposedly is about how well you tolerate pain, and the reasons you can tolerate the pain as well. It was determined that I have very little ability to tolerate pain in general. So I'm a weakling when it comes to pain and I openly admit that. So based on the feedback I've read in this thread Opana would indeed be my next step in pain relief. I definitely would like to avoid fentanyl at all costs, I'm only 43 and my conditions worsen over time. If I keep moving up to stronger medications I'm afraid I might be leading myself into a dead end of sorts. I'm also going to consider being scripted 40mg OC, first I'll need to find out if they make generic 40s. I don't want to be stuck in the same boat with even weaker medications. My Doctor also told me to look into a morphine pump on the internet which is surgically implanted in ones body and pumps out or rather releases a preset amount of morphine into your blood stream I would imagine. I'm talking about this without any knowledge as I haven't yet done any research on this pump idea. It's probably designed to run out every month leading to the same monthly doctor visit. It would sure would be nice to only have to go in to see the doctor say just once a year. Particularly if a patient is diagnosed with a From the bottom of my heart I honestly thank everyone for their valuable help. Once again DB has proven to be an invaluable source of help for me. I can't thank any of you enough. God Bless you all. P.S. I'm lucky to have an extremely caring pain management specialist. He told me he won't stop helping me until I am as pain free as humanly possible. With having the least amount of side effects at the same time. That is basically his philosophy.
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#798392 - 11/05/08 10:14 AM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Releas [Re: Oxy80]
funkybreakz funkybreakz Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/24/04 Posts: 1307 Loc: My Living Room	are you Shure this is a new generic? I was under the assumption that all generics were pulled until perdue's patent expired. Which is another few years. Could be leftover stock from the pharm. Last month my doc switched me from IR to 40 Er's. The pharm gave me 40 milligram dava's that have been discontinued... (I looked it up) as I figured I would be getting perdue. And I must say, they were horrible... No pain control at all, but did keep me out of WDs. And 12 hrs my [censored]... After 6, the aches, sweats and extreme pain was rearing it's head. Got switched back to IR this month. _________________________ cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile, nothin left to do but smile smile smile!
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#798445 - 11/05/08 11:55 AM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Releas [Re: funkybreakz]
Oxy80 Oxy80 GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/30/08 Posts: 1906	I'm 100% sure this is a brand new Generic made by Mallinckrodt. Mallinckrodt in my opinion doesn't make high quality generics, I mean none of the pills they try to copy are what I'd call "The best generic" considering any of their pills. Mallinckrodt already made generic Oxycodone or really a Generic Roxicocdone which I've tried and thought were low quality as well. I happen to think ALL but a few of their generics are of good quality. I don't know the reason these particular Oxy pills don't work on me. And really, I don't care why. I just want to get a name brand everything. Just like the last time (Last month) on my new and same insurance. Last month I paid $30.00 for #60 count oxycontin and this month it was $158.99 from the SAME pharmacy where they know me by name for the SAME count. I asked them what's happening and why am I getting this generic of Oxycontin explaining I thought all gernerics were pulled?!? I was then told by the pharmacist/owner that there is a new generic that came out in around October, 2008 and tthere are already plans to have it discontinued around the end of 2008. It's the craziest thing I've evered heard of in the medicine game. Meanwhile, many unlucky participants like ME are forced to take the generics in many cases because of such a steep increase in price. I'm on a very strict budget and can't afford those large price increases. I have to pay already per month over $500. Seems like a lot when they charge so much for purdue OC 80s. But they more than make up the price for the other medications that 'i rake, I definitely want to find an insurance company that continues to sell them for $30 like I've always paid for thenm, I guess the good old days in comparison. I hope it's true they will discontinue the subpar pills so I can get the name brand again. There is no worse feeling when you've jumped through all the proper hoops to get yourself on the proper pain medication and then with NO warning whatsoever a little known generic pops up that you're insurance will offer a deal because its a generic pill but if you want BRAND like you/I got last month from the same insurance policy the price jumps from $30.00 to $159.99, something fishy seems to be going on. I'll know more when I call my doctor as all of the above information was from a pharmacist. There could ve varying reasons for this type of action?
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#798488 - 11/05/08 12:51 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: nephro]
mypainmeds mypainmeds Newbie Registered: 08/13/08 Posts: 30	Originally Posted By: nephro Originally Posted By: mypainmeds Opana is also easier to ween off of because it takes less med for the affect. If that were the rule regarding weaning off opioids, fentanyl would be the easiest. I can't see the relevance of the amount of medication at all. Well for me fentanyl was the easiest to ween from. I was on it for a year. That is unless you are hooked on those stupid suckers. I never got a steady dose on that patch anyway. I just said EASIER not that any opioid is EASY to ween off at all. I have had my share of bad withdrawals the past few years. Just speaking of my experience and we all know everyone is different when it comes to meds affecting our bodies so good point Nephro.
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#798509 - 11/05/08 01:19 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Releas [Re: Oxy80]
NotBillGates NotBillGates GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/15/04 Posts: 2873 Loc: 867-5309	Purdue Pharma L.P. Announces Resolution of OxyContin® Patent Lawsuit with Mallinckrodt Inc. Mallinckrodt acknowledges validity of Purdue patents; Purdue licenses limited sales of some generic oxycodone strengths Stamford, CT – September 2, 2008 – Purdue Pharma L.P. of Stamford, Connecticut and Mallinckrodt Inc. of Hazelwood, Missouri have agreed to end the OxyContin® (oxycodone HCl controlled-release) Tablets patent infringement lawsuit between them in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. According to the agreement, Mallinckrodt acknowledges the validity and enforceability of Purdue's patents and admits that marketing generic versions of OxyContin under its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) without a license from Purdue would infringe these patents. In exchange, Purdue has agreed to grant Mallinckrodt a royalty-bearing license, ending in 2009, to sell limited quantities of generic versions of 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg extended-release oxycodone tablets. In the most recent decision in the litigation which Purdue and Mallinckrodt have now settled, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected claims that the Purdue patents were unenforceable because of Purdue's alleged inequitable conduct in obtaining them. In an Opinion and Order dated January 7, 2008, the Court stated, "There is no evidence of deceptive intent with respect to Purdue’s failure to disclose prior controlled-release formulations or its failure to disclose [a Purdue scientist's] affiliations, both of which were made in good faith." "We are pleased to resolve the dispute with Mallinckrodt in a manner that respects our inventions," said John H. Stewart, President of Purdue Pharma, in announcing the end of the lawsuit. "We will continue to defend our inventions against infringers." Purdue Pharma is a privately-held pharmaceutical company known for pioneering research on persistent pain. Headquartered in Stamford, CT, Purdue is engaged in the research, development, production, and distribution of both prescription and over-the-counter medicines and hospital products. Additional information about Purdue can be found at http://www.purduepharma.com. _________________________ “Choosing Obama is a great opportunity for Americans to show the world they can change, be humble and learn from their mistakes." - Nelson Mandela
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#798525 - 11/05/08 01:36 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: mypainmeds]
nephro nephro GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/04/06 Posts: 8817 Loc: UK, despite the rumours	Originally Posted By: mypainmeds Originally Posted By: nephro Originally Posted By: mypainmeds Opana is also easier to ween off of because it takes less med for the affect. If that were the rule regarding weaning off opioids, fentanyl would be the easiest. I can't see the relevance of the amount of medication at all. Well for me fentanyl was the easiest to ween from. I was on it for a year. That is unless you are hooked on those stupid suckers. I never got a steady dose on that patch anyway. I just said EASIER not that any opioid is EASY to ween off at all. I have had my share of bad withdrawals the past few years. Just speaking of my experience and we all know everyone is different when it comes to meds affecting our bodies so good point Nephro. It may be that the suckers are very hard to withdraw from due to their short duration of action, whereas the patches wear off more gradually.
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#798573 - 11/05/08 02:56 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: nephro]
jpbp jpbp Threadhead Registered: 09/23/07 Posts: 867 Loc: okie	Wow, I am surprised to hear that you all think fentanyl is easy to withdraw from. I just came off of the 50 mg patches and I thought I was going to die! I will never, ever put one of those on again. Too expensive. And to whoever said to buy name brand only, that is correct. I tried a generic one time and it threw me in wd's. I was mad at my pharmacist for that one! Fortunately, he traded me out. He took one look at me and was, like, boy you really look terrible. I could have slugged him! I chose to get off the patch because (after a year) it didn't help with pain. It also cost me $300 each month. I found a new pm doc and we are working on some medication. Oxy, I don't know what to tell you. I guess it depends on your insurance. However, even if they don't pay and you can only use a certain mfg for you meds, then I would just pay it. That doesn't help you out, but good luck. _________________________ All you have to do is smile, smile, smile!!!
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#798577 - 11/05/08 03:08 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: jpbp]
Oxy80 Oxy80 GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/30/08 Posts: 1906	NotBillGates, I'm not so sure I understand your post. Does is mean that at the end of 2009 they will no longer make this lousy generic? By then I'll have switched medications hopefully. I'm in so much pain it's ridiculous, I simply can't stand all the pains. I didn't realize what a good thing I had there for a short time. $30.00 for 60 count of Oxycontin 80mg was pretty much the deal of a lifetime. I should have known it wouldn't last. Nothing about medications that's great never seems to take hold forever. I sure do miss my Purdue Oxycontins...
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#798586 - 11/05/08 03:39 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: jpbp]
DanielWA DanielWA Veteran Registered: 02/27/07 Posts: 601	Originally Posted By: jpbp Wow, I am surprised to hear that you all think fentanyl is easy to withdraw from. I just came off of the 50 mg patches and I thought I was going to die! I will never, ever put one of those on again. Too expensive. And to whoever said to buy name brand only, that is correct. I tried a generic one time and it threw me in wd's. I was mad at my pharmacist for that one! Fortunately, he traded me out. He took one look at me and was, like, boy you really look terrible. I could have slugged him! I chose to get off the patch because (after a year) it didn't help with pain. It also cost me $300 each month. I found a new pm doc and we are working on some medication. Oxy, I don't know what to tell you. I guess it depends on your insurance. However, even if they don't pay and you can only use a certain mfg for you meds, then I would just pay it. That doesn't help you out, but good luck. There are 2 generics...one being with the gel made by Sandoz, and the other "mesh" type made by Mylan. I know that some ppl don't care for the Mylan mesh type at all, but the one good thing about those is that you can cut them, and so if you need to taper down to get off of them, it is a good option. I trade off each month getting the Sandoz one month and the Mylan the other. It's very hot here in the summer, and if I wear the gel, I seem to get more of it, so I use the Mylan's when it's over 100 degrees...which is most of the summer here As far as pain relief goes...I have been on them for 8 yrs, and have stayed on the same strength for the last 6. They don't work as well as when I started, but I really don't want to go any higher, so I use other things for breakthrough. I am so sorry you had a hard time jpbp...I watched my husband go off of them too, and he had some bad days, but he didn't like how they made him feel, and it was for chronic headaches and I am not sure that is a good med for those.
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#798587 - 11/05/08 03:41 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: Oxy80]
DanielWA DanielWA Veteran Registered: 02/27/07 Posts: 601	Originally Posted By: Oxy80 NotBillGates, I'm not so sure I understand your post. Does is mean that at the end of 2009 they will no longer make this lousy generic? By then I'll have switched medications hopefully. I'm in so much pain it's ridiculous, I simply can't stand all the pains. I didn't realize what a good thing I had there for a short time. $30.00 for 60 count of Oxycontin 80mg was pretty much the deal of a lifetime. I should have known it wouldn't last. Nothing about medications that's great never seems to take hold forever. I sure do miss my Purdue Oxycontins... That's what it sounds like to me Oxy..they probably have an agreement until then, and then will probably consider extending it or just stopping it. I guess it all depends on how much they are getting in "royalties"...$$$ always talks! Hope you find something that works, and feel better soon!
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#798593 - 11/05/08 03:53 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: DanielWA]
Oxy80 Oxy80 GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/30/08 Posts: 1906	Meanwhile the person with intractable chronic pain who once depended on the Purdue OC 80's for long enough our bodies became tolerant or dependant on them. Lesser effective medication makes a big difference in how people feel. These generics don't ease peoples pains and they absolutley aren't effective.
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#798608 - 11/05/08 04:21 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Releas [Re: Oxy80]
Milvus Milvus Member Registered: 09/13/07 Posts: 104 Loc: the depths of East Asia	Don't they run tests on these generics to make sure they are effective? It amazes me that they can undergo large-scale production and prescription of these if they have no effect. Hope all works out for you, Oxy80.
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#798615 - 11/05/08 04:38 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: jpbp]
nephro nephro GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/04/06 Posts: 8817 Loc: UK, despite the rumours	Originally Posted By: jpbp Wow, I am surprised to hear that you all think fentanyl is easy to withdraw from. I think only one person said that. I just compared the lollipop with the patch. I would have though that it would be one of the hardest drugs to withdraw from, all else being equal. Doctors (especially anaesthetists) who inject the drug report severe withdrawal symptoms every few hours.
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#798705 - 11/05/08 08:49 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: nephro]
mypainmeds mypainmeds Newbie Registered: 08/13/08 Posts: 30	Don't misunderstand these statements. What may seem easy for 1 may seem like terrible struggle for another. All opiates are no walk in the park to come off of especially if you run out and go cold turkey. Not all generic companies are the same. I have found that Greenstone generics are the best on almost all their meds. my kids got zithromax for ear infections often and every brand except greenstone liquid for kids had grit and bitter taste. Greenstone was smooth and had a pleasant taste. The same goes for their pain meds and anxiety meds.
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#800795 - 11/10/08 10:13 AM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: mypainmeds]
Oxy80 Oxy80 GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/30/08 Posts: 1906	I've noticed another interesting thing about this generic which is a little alarming to me. I don't mean to disgust anyone, but this generic Oxycontin no longer has me constipated. When I took my usual 1 Oxycontin 80mg per day I was always constipated. I can take two of these in a day (that is what I'm prescribed) and I'm not constipated at all. 160mg of Oxycodone ER should constipate a person. The only reason the generic isn't constipating me is because there's like a pinheads amount of actual active ingredient in these pills. I can't believe the FDA would approve of this medication for pain relief. I'd love to know who to complain to because I'd like to give them an earful. Even worse, when I told my Doctor he said he has no problem putting me on something else but that I'd have to wait until my appointment. They told me they're no appts open sooner. It seems like they're booked a month in advance? The last thing I'd like to do is warn anyone thinking of getting this medication make sure you aviod this generic like it's the plague. All you'll do is suffer on this stuff.
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#800881 - 11/10/08 01:20 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: Oxy80]
nephro nephro GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/04/06 Posts: 8817 Loc: UK, despite the rumours	Perhaps the pharmacist would be your first port of call. Where I live, there is a system in place for reporting faulty medication, so I would imagine you would have something similar. It would be nice to see the results of such a complaint about weak generics at last, and it would settle a lot of arguments. You're also going to be in severe withdrawals if the amount of active ingredient is much less than it's supposed to be, unfortunately.
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#800882 - 11/10/08 01:20 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: Oxy80]
fisher56 fisher56 Enthusiast Registered: 10/02/07 Posts: 243	Hi Oxy, Thanks for the heads up! One question, maybe you could answer. My pain mgmt. dr. prescribes Oxy 10/325 - how long does this stay in your system? They give me a UA everytime I go to the office, maybe if I was in trouble, or something I wouldn't mind the constant UA's. I'm just getting sick of the entire situation--treated like I'm less than a person, who has been in chronic pain for about 20 years. I have records, and have made a appt. with a "new" dr. for tomorrow. Any advice? Thanks! fisher
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#801108 - 11/10/08 06:37 PM Re: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Oxycodone Controlled Release [Re: fisher56]
PrivateRealm PrivateRealm GRAND Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/18/03 Posts: 3067 Loc: In my realm, I'm QUEEN	Alot of pain management dr's give UA's to make sure for one, that you are actually taking the prescribed medication (as many of us fight to get it, many other's lie to sell it obviously), and second, to make sue of course that you aren't taking anything else that is not prescribed. As long as you are taking your medication, considering the fact that you are getting pain relief, I would just pee in the cup. _________________________ Anne~~~ "A person's true identity is rarely apparent in the life that they lead."
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