Generic Opana For 2012 2013-new News-group Against Pain Relieve

Here is a piece about a group trying to stop pain medicines from being made generic unless its the way they want it made.
By StopOxy

A national organization that fights prescription drug abuse is sounding the alarm about the possibility of pain pills without safety features being released to pharmacies across the nation. The nonprofit Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence (CLAAD) is urging the FDA to prevent the return of crushable versions of OxyContin and Opana.

This Org is Raising the Alarm about Abusable Painkillers

Under government pressure, the makers of these powerful opioid drugs reformulated their products to prevent abuse. The new versions of the drugs are resistant to crushing, making it impossible to smoke, snort or inject the drugs in order to circumvent their time-release formula. Studies have shown that prescription drug abusers and dealers are less interested in the new versions of the drugs because of their tamper-resistant features.

The Generics Might Not Be Safeguarded

Despite evidence that reformulation of painkillers has reduced abuse, several drug companies have requested FDA approval for generic versions of these drugs. The generic pills, which would have no abuse-deterrent features, could be released to pharmacies early in 2013.
CLAAD recently sent a letter to the FDA urging the agency to halt the marketing of generic versions of OxyContin and other opiate drugs without abuse-deterrent features. The letter was co-signed by several other public health organizations, including the American Academy of Pain Management and The Partnership at DrugFree.org. A bill that is currently before the U.S. House of Representatives would require drug manufacturers to use tamper-resistant formulas for all opioid painkillers, including the generic versions of OxyContin and Vicodin. The bill is not expected to be approved before the expected release of the generic formulas.
An unfortunate side effect of the reformulation of OxyContin and the drop in its abuse has been an associated rise in heroin abuse. Research reported by the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that making OxyContin more difficult to crush led many people to turn to the next easiest drugs to abuse. Besides a rise in the use of heroin, researchers found an increase fentanyl and hydromorphone abuse.

Although many drug experts suspected that opioid drug addicts would turn to other drugs, no precautions were taken to help people who were addicted to OxyContin or Opana before the reformulated versions of the drugs were introduced.

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Last year in March 2012 I had surgery for acid reflux and repair of a hiatal hernia. The following month, is when ENDO changed the formula on my Opana 40 ER. Within six months of starting on this new glob of sticky glue-like stubstance, my reflux came back with a vengence and after severa; tests were performed in the hospital they found I (coincidentally??? ) had developed two ulcers in my esophagus/stomach!! I told my pain management doctor that I suspected the new formula caused my ulcers and asked if I could get the generic formula I was told their office won't prescribe the generic due to abuse potential and that very soon they will be banned and pulled from the shelf.

And if anyone thinks the generic is cheaper than the brand, think again. The brand costs anywhere between $750 - $1,000 and the generic is not much less, maybe $50 - $100 cheaper - that's it! I was told that when a generic version of anything first comes out there's not much difference in price. I can't remember the reason I was given but don't be shocked when you go to pay for the generic. So, painpatients suffer while the drug addicts just find something else to get high with.
It's not fair!

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I was addicted to pain pills for sevral years and original opanas took me to a whole different level of addiction. When oxycontin changed to prevent abuse, people could still get crushable oxys and the street price went from $1 per mg up to $4 per mg. Opanas and other opiates also increased as a result and addicts couldn't afford their daily maintenance dose so some turned to injecting pills which allowed them to use less but still get high. Others, including myself, turned to Soboxone which was cheaper and kept withdrawl at bay for longer periods of time. Those on the needle eventually turned to heroin when their tolerance became too high to afford the amount of pills they needed. Eventually, we all come to a crossroads and the majority of addicts I associated with ended up getting soboxone therapy. Even with the increased use of heroin, the outcome of making "rubber" oxys and opanas was the best thing manufacturers could have done. If generic manufacturers choose to make crushable pills despite the knowledge of its' predecessor's death toll and other devastating results, that company should be held criminally and finaciallly reponsible for every death, every orphaned child, every drug related crime, car wreck, etc, etc, etc.

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Actually, I just read where addicts dissolved the rubber Opana's, which destroyed my stomach as well, it's permanently damaged... In Indiana there was a historically high outbreak of AIDS from taking Opana intravenously....the future is ADDICTION PILLS. Look up the new definition of ADDICTION in the updated DSM, the Bible for Drs & INSURANCE CO. The woman in charge also works for a pharmaceutical co & is developing a new ADDICTION drug. Now CPP are addicts & insurance will pay for her drug. Drs walked out of the updating of DSM, addiction hurts families, not helps them in the case of CPP. And stop blaming the addicts & look up Purdue's lies that oxycontin was not addictive (at the start of the opiate issue), etc, they plead guilty & paid a few mill & made 2.3 BILLION on oxy alone in 2007.....the damage was DONE. And no harm reduction, no measures to help addicts, just make CPP 500,000 plus... WHERE'S THE REAL EPIDEMIC HERE?.....SUFFER MORE.

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