Roxycotin 30 Mg (oxycodone)

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I am on 30mg Roxycotin (oxycodone) 180 tablets per month. I have insurance, however, cannot find a pharmacy that has supplies of prescription (I hear many people are having this issue recently). My doctor might prescribe an alternative. I am very afraid of the alternative due to not understanding how medications translate. I fear it not being adequate for me to function and go to work. What is a viable alternative? Does anybody know. I am told dilaudid (I cannot spell the med.) But the doctor is saying 8mg. in the amount of 110 pills (as opposed to 30mg of oxycodone in the amount of 180 pills) that I am currently prescribed. It looks like a serious drop in the ammount and mg. of medication. I fear the worst. Anybody have any advice. It would be greatly appreciated.

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dear freind; the reason that you re having trouble is there is a supply an demand problem with generic ingredients , the FDA has imformed all major pharmiceuitical firms that unapprove ingreidents have gotten in the generic drugs , some drugs have double the strength , some are completely ineffective, people are failing drug screen tests an are wondering why this is the reason, some are getting fake meds from china an india, computer references i recomend would be k v pharmacetiucal recall, an ethex corp. recalls

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HI,
You should not have a problem as there are three generic's to that med I am also on this med. 240 a month. About three months ago there was a shortage but now just about every pharmacy should have them if not just ask the doctor to prescribe you the 15mg in double. or oxy 40's work great also

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First of all, I would like to state that there is NO such drug as Roxycontin, you are either on a regular release dosage called Roxicodone or a 12hour time released dosage called Oxycontin.

There was a problem recently with some companies manufacturing unapproved versions of this medicaction and the FDA has pulled them from the market and for some time, this did create shortages.

However, your doctor and your pharmacy know the conversion rates, so if it is necessary to switch for a period of time, they will be able to prescribe an amount that will control your pain effectively.

Common narcotic side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.

You can read more about it here:

https:/­/­www.medschat.com/­wiki/­Oxycodone/­

Did you have any other questions?

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Try you hospital pharmacy. They usually have it. Otherwise ask a smaller neighborhood pharmacy to order it. I never go to CVS.

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start shooting them

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sorry man, but they stopped production on roxys, and ocs... they have added another ingredient to bind the pill together like rubber. this is true, if u call Pharma and make complaint after complaint, who know's, maybe somethin will happpen. but what theyre doing is tryin to prevent abuse and with the new med, its working, although a lot of ppl are very upset b/c its putting them into withdrwl SYMPTOMS. truely unfortunate for those who actually need it. god bless and reply if u want/need more info. i am a licensed MD.

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If you go GlobalRPH you can use the conversion chart to convert the two. It calculates to 1 Oxycodone 30 mg is equal to 11.25 mg of hydromorphone (daladin).

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So when I go to my docs this Sat Im going to have the same problem I see getting my oxy 30 any suggestions for Sarasota fl

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hey how you doing.my name is hayti.i was wondering if i can talk to you about something.my doctor gave prescription for roxy cotin 30 mg for back problems but due to having insurance problem it has become hard for me to receive them.if you can please email me at [email protected] [1] if you can help me out.thank you

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You say you are an M.D.? What can be done? I have been on 180 a month and dropped to 90 when switched doctors, I was just in a bad accident on top of it, so im dying at this point. I did great mind you im out on leave from work so i can ty to sleepp, which that never happens. I have been on my medicine for 6 yrs and i do not knoq qhat to do or what "fast acting" or "breakthrough" medicine that will work. Im scared yet u cannot find any relief or my medicine i have insurance, and then oeople say they will only take your cash and i know they are on my ins. plan! i need help on what to do> i need to get back to work and im in worse condotion now. It seems like they just presccribe then care less, and he said all my therapists and doctor thats handling my accident now and my general M.D. but he said my doctor knows nothing! i told him how i had a bad muscle spasm in my arm i could not hold a cup, and he said forget my doc, and therapist i should lift weights!

Lost

Thanks:)

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it will just about level out trust me im no doc but i know my pills they last longer than the 30s and in my view they work for pain better and still give a great buzz if thats your concern

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watson warrior,

tHANKS FOR THE POST, ALTHOUGH WHAT MEDICINE ARE YOU SAYING WORKS? I CHANGED TODAY TO HYDROMORPHINE(DILAUDID) I THINK THATS HOW IT IS SPELLED. AND NO RELIEF...NONE I ACTUALLY TTOK 4 , 4MG ONES AND I WAS TO HAVE 3 A DAY I AM BRINING BACK TOMMORROW, JUST DONT KNOW TO TRY ANOTHER, OR GO BACK TO MY MEDICINE THE 30 MG YET I CANNOT FIND ...WHAT DO I DO OR TAKE..I NEED TO GET TO WORK DOC HAS ME OUT ANOTHER MONTH NOW..I AM ALSO TAKING AN EXTENDED RELEASE 20 MG OXYCONTIN, AGAIN NOT TAKING THE PAIN AWAY BUT I KNOW THAT IS LON ACTING.

AGAIN, THANK YOU:) AND SORRY FOR THE CAPS..
HANDS HURT TO MUCH TO CORRECT NOE..LOL

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

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I agree with other posts i as well take 30 mg oxycodone 350 pills a month and my pharmacy told me i have nothing to worry about. They had advised me there supply was very well stocked about 6 plallets full of Roxicodone 30 mg and oxycodone 30 mg .

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Robert,

With all do respect, 350 a mo??? i was at 180 dropped to 90 in one visit! where do u live in a nother state? because around here i have been on over 6 yrs on same meds, and even at 90 a mo. cannot find??? any help?

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Does roxi 30mg show up the same as percacet 10mg on a drug test for employment

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Walgreens pharmacist told me I was taking too much and per his conference call they are only to fill 120 per month with a longacting too and I would now have to go back to my Dr and get my script changed. This is with him not even knowing my diagnosis. Since when do pharmacists tell doctors what to do. Last month they would not fill my script because I was a mile from my house but not in my zip code. No pharmacy will fill pain meds in Florida it is ridiculous for a hard working person with a full time job and 3 kids to be forced into being so sick and in pain.

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Dilaudid 8 mg is a very strong dose . Dilaudid is 10 x stronger than morphine if he's going to give you what you have said there is no need to worry its a very potent medication. If i were you i would do some research on Dilaudid 8mg. I hope i was able to help a little.

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What Dr you go to?

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want the truth? the fact is the dea now wants a letter from your dr describing your condition at you pharmacy,starting march 1st. if you do not have a drs letter you can only get up to 120 tabs.my dr filled mine out im on 480 a month plus 150 dilaudid. but i have had a lot of surgery.im not just asking for it. i have medical problems.

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opana 40 mg are good second if you must

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The problem is with our government wanting to control our every move. Our government is puttin us in a police state. People this is serious. The Dr's know we're in pain but if they go against these laws they will be penalized. I have asked GOD to 4give me if I'm wrong but I truly wish pain on whoever has started this crusade against medicine that is needed for do many. If people are in horrible pain with no relief they may go get alcohol. People die every day due to alcohol. Livers are destroyed constantly but when they die our newspaper won't say the person died due to severe alcohol abuse, but pain pills yes they will announce. Sometimes I wonder about these all over muscular aches like i have. Is this poison? Spray a Wasp he slowly dies. Well our gov't doesn't care about such, just take medicine from those in need because the law can't control crack, methamphetamine etc. So we suffer as a result of a few lawmakers that went on this never ending crusade to take our meds. It's not our fault. Possible a little too much time in the donut shop eh? Too much time doing God only knows what instead of fighting drugs. I can tell you absolute the Clinton's turned their back on the drugs coming from Columbia when we had 8 years of Clinton. I also can tell you the Clinton's have had people killed for less than this. Not because they want drugs but because they do anything for money. And the lawmakers causing these problems, yea, I wish pain on them. I believe My FATHER is ok with me saying that. After all, we reap what we sew.

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Adder Al works wonders on getting you off the other .

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My pain mgmt refused to refill my prescription as she said that the oxycontin is not showing up in the u/a. I spoke to the pharmacy. The pharmacist stated that he has heard that in some people it stops showing up after a while and I might need something stronger. Pain mgmt took me off cold turkey and now I am in more pain. Any suggestions or advice as to what I can say when I go back to pain mgmt. I am not abusing the oxycontin and take it as prescribed. The pain mgmt person made me feel like I was an addict.

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I would love to know wat pharmacy u go too I pay $350 cash for d/4 I know im getting ripped off but when ur in pain u have no choice

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May I just say that from a clinical perspective, PERCOCET is nothing but an absolute con-trick by the pharmaceutical industry. There is no reason whatsoever to combine acetaminophen with oxycodone hydrochloride; there is no synergistic reaction unlike when added to dihydrocoedeineone (aka hydrocodone) bitartrate - which they do at stupid amounts well in excess of what is required to make the antitussive hydrocodone into probably the most overpriced mild opioid analgesic on earth - only 50-60mg is needed per 15mg hydrocodone and the minimum available on the USA maker is SIX TIMES that. The fact that acetaminophen is virtually useless for analgesia and is only useful as an antipyretic can not have escaped your attention, so there is no potency increase if added to oxycodone salts. Percocet is therefore nothing more than a clinically unnecessary cash cow, for which there are really no indications except maybe a very high fever accompanied by moderate to severe pain, and combining them in one tablet and marketing them as they have done is simply conning the public. Acetaminophen is also one of the most dangerous and toxic drugs available and in my view should be a Controlled Drug of at least Sch 3. It is responsible for more overdose fatalities than all other drugs, OTC or Rx, put together. And is a complete anomaly which should really never have been licensed.

No, albeit your dosage is, as I noted, quite large, but you'd most certainly be better off continuing with pure oxycodone than Percocet, which in my opinion should be withdrawn from sale immediately as it ticks all the boxes for a Schedule 1 medication, particularly the most important criterion as laid down in the American CSA - there is no real medical use for this product. Unlike some which are considered essential here but are Sch 1 there, like dextromoramide tartrate, dipipanone hydrochloride and diacetylmorphine hydrochloride, all of which are commonly prescribed outwith the USA but ridiculously considered as having no clinical use there!
Oxycodone has the great advantage over morphine in that it does not induce nearly as much sedation, permitting a normal life to be lived whilst using it. With Sevredol (IR morphine sulphate) one's cognitive and motor functions are considerably impaired by morphine.

There is a more stimulating effect from oxycodone and it is also a superior analgesic, being something in the order of 2.5 times the efficacy of morphine, rather below diamorphine but in capsule form (USA tablets) or any oral formulation having a far higher bioavailability. To equal 40mg oxycodone I require orally at least 5 x 10mg diamorphine tablets (usually by Aurum, but the brand name by Bayer is no longer permitted to be prescribed on the NHS for cost reasons) and sometimes six. Stick with your oxycodone but you would be better off with brand name Oxynorm capsules, which do not contain the binders which lessen bioavailability so much, by around 30% in fact. I personally am still looking for a U.S. Source for Global Oharma 'G74' orange 40mg ER oxymorphone and for Endo OPANA 5 and 10mg immediate release tablets, as there is no license for human use anywhere except the U.S. And it is equivalent to dextromoramide, which 10mg tablets are now very difficult to find, enforcing me to take far too many expensive 5mg strength tablets instead, so oxymorphone - those particular brands, after the relevant research - is needed badly.

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I was on 30 roxy 180 month fda issues so my doc gives me 240 of 20mg roxycotin actually better.

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You would be better off taking percacets 30 mg tablets, especially if you work. The dilauded is used in most cases to put someone In a medically induced coma. They will mame you very SLEEPY!!! Take the 30mg Perce. At least they give you energy and work just as well. I've been on both. Percs 30mg for over a Year and dilauded for a few months. Switching back to percs. Good luck and God Bless.

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That is one hell of a dosage! Even taking into account that the effect of a 30mg tablet is around the same as a 20mg capsule since the binders used in the tabletting process (same applies to temazepam) inhibit bioavailability.
The highest IR I have ever received is 20mg qds, on top of my Oxycontin 120mg bd.
It exceeds the amount considered to be sufficient (except in Palliative Care) by 60mg per day, ref: Good Clinical Practice 2013

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Hi, I write to you because I am a suffering addict who is chemically dependant on this medicine to have any comfort in life. I have fabrys kidney disease, 6 operative injuries to my leg knee and hip and widespread arthritus carpul tunnel and tendonitus. So, I was recently cut off my 180mg regime of 30mg roxicodone for marijuana use. I need a serious advocate of a doctor on my side. please help.

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You will not be able to work on the new Meds he wants to switch you too. They will keep you in la la land. Also watch out for Roxicodone. Prolong use of those and YOU WILL LOSE ALL YOUR TEETH!!! It's a long term opiated problem, I've lost all but three teeth in four years and my teeth were PERFECT PRIOR. I'm also on Oxycotton too, 120 of each month. There is no magic pill, they all have worse side effects then what they help. If I had to do it all over again I would
Pass and put up with the pain.

Human Jackolantern now :(

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