Watson Is Now Actavis Generic Percocet 5/325 What Is Up With This (Page 16)

I had been taking 5/325 generic Watson percocet for 4 years. Suddenly I get notified by Walgreens which I have insurance that there is no more Watson brand and I was given generic percocet 5/325 by Actavis. It is not the same at all. It has no pain relief for me. I used to break the watsons in half sometimes and never had a funny taste. I just broke one of the actavis white tablets in half and it immediately tasted like salt or alka seltzer? Has anyone had any issues with this drug too. Also, along with it not working right it has made my GI tract and stomach so ill feeling and cramping. This is not right how can they take away a medicine that someone has been on for 4 years without any problems and tell them to suddenly switch. Would a peson who has been on a certain heart medication for years be told to suddenly switch that he can't get that medicine anymore? I don't think so. I don't know what I am going to do but when it comes time to have my rx re-filled it will not be with Actavis and I will have to pharmacy shop I guess to see if I can find Watson. I am very depressed now and so unhappy I can't believe it.

REPLY

REPORT

Hi Jennifer, I don't understand either because I thought Walgreens was the only drug store that carried Watson anyway. I guess it's worth a try i don't know. Right now I would give anything for a Watson as my neck and back are killing me and I haven't even done anything substantial today. I knew the day would come when the pain would catch up with me. I have my rx but don't know where to turn. I have to get it filled this weekend with something but what? That is the million dollar question. What are you taking again and any side effects? If there was a CVS that had them I would be the first one in line! I am in Florida and I doubt they have any. This is still so devastating and if only we knew it was a long time coming we could have stock piled some for the reallly bad days. How I am sure we all wish we had known what was going to happen. I think back about this time last year and never dreamed that my medicine would be taken away from me now after all the years being on Watson. Who could of predicted or who could of thought that the only medicine that truely works would one day be gone - it really doesn't seem right. Something has to be done there has to be a way they can bring back the original formula.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi Martin, hi everyone,

With the tens unit, the Mallinckrodt isn't so bad.Without it things are not good! I get my script filled Sunday, and I decided to stick with Mallinckrodt. I know what to expect from it, and Raley's still has that brand. I checked first because I didn't want any surprises. I hope you all find something, that relieves at least some of your pain.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi Sara, so then are you still getting the Watsons? You stated that your pharmacist will order them. Are you still taking the old Watsons? Thanks for any info.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi lola...I think Walgreen s was the only one who carried them but im sure there are a few other places that must've. Actavis called me yesterday to see if I knew the lot number of the actavis I had. I told them patients dont get lot numbers...we just get our script. They said they're investigating the complaints so hopefully our voices will get somewhere? Lola, where in Florida do u live? I use to live in south Florida but now live in Georgia. Ur right....couldnt hurt to try n call CVS n ask if they can special order meds. Be curious to see what they say when u say its for Watson's. The stores near me dont do special order. ..big chain stores. I never asked the smaller ones since I knew what the outcome would be but try n see what they say....let us know.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hey Martin, haven't heard anything from u for a bit.....how is ur pain doing? What meds are you using now? Is it working?

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi. How is everyone doing? Lola did you call your walgreens to see if they got watson back? My friend just got her 2nd refill of watson. I am taking the endocet and doing fine. I hope everyone is well.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

What??? Ur friend got her second refill of Watson's? How? I was on the phone with acta S*** n they told me there is none being distributed anywhere n the only left have to be from whats left in stock. Walgreens doesnt keep much of a stock so I dont get it? Where does she live?

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi, I haven't called Walgreens because I don't think they are going to have Watson again. They do have percodan made by Watson and I am going to ask my doctor if I can try that. Your friend is lucky what state does she live in that she can keep getting the Watson or does she live in a real small town that maybe they don't move them that fast. If my doctor will let me try the percodan i will do that - last week I got the endocet. The walgreens by me said they will always have the endocet and can order it every month. Right now they have 3 bottles on the shelf. I must say that for me at least they don't act in my body like the Watson 5/325 did. I don't have the quick onset of euphoria and a warm feeling followed by immediate pain relief with these. I know Jan said they made her anxious but I only felt anxious just a little bit yesterday but I drank a whole can of coke right after I took one. What I don't like about the endocet is that is does make me sleepy which is a real bummer. I can't stand to feel fatigued and like I am carrying around bricks. I will say that it does the diminish the pain a little bit so I can do my errands and chores, but the Watsons completely took away my pain for hours. Still suffering from depression don't know why still but I have read it can be from the pain pills. It is just a mess. If I could find Watsons I would be there asap. Someone said that CVS may have them but I haven't tried since now I can't get another rx re-filled for 3 weeks unless I get my doctor to let me try the percodan. I can't stand this getting my rx re-filled only to find another med doesn't agree with me. The anxiety then of having to wait almost another month to try again causes alot of stress does anyone else feel the same way?

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

you guys have got to google this...I sent the link earlier but hasn't been approved yet so im trying this....lola..especially u since ur in florida....this came from a florida paper or newscast...I don't know which one but after reading, you will see other relatd articles on the page to search through. may help make some sense of whats going on with pain meds and why walgreens changed where theyre getting these meds from. This is an Indiana news site. wthr13 is the news network so enter that first in your search then add to it September 18, 2013 which is the date of the article and the title is walgreens secret checklist reveals controversial new policy on pain pills

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Now im excited to see the below went through...the next one that is the florida based info is on the orlandosentinel site. the article is dated September 29, 2012 and the title is Rx for Danger: Pain patients decry oxycodone shortage, but DEA says there isn't one. this is 2 pages long but there are other articles here where they bust or crack down on pharmacies such as walgreens and cvs

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi Jennifer, I don't understand either how she got another refill with the Watsons. I asked the same question about what state does she live in I was thinking a small town that they still have back stock. All the Walgreens in south Florida don't have any left. I don't know about CVS. I did go to a Medicine Shoppe and the pharmacist just lied and said he doesn't even have percocets. Probably thought he was going to get robbed. He was a real jerk and acted like I was a drug seeker.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Thats where I filled my script at for the mallinkrodt. ...@ the medicine shoppe. Has anyone looked at the sites I listed below? I dont get how they get away with this drug seeker title? Its like a trap. If u have a script n have been taking a certain brand then the store u have always used stops stocking them n u try n find another store that carries em then ur looked at like a drug seeker? I compare it to coca cola n pepsi.....my family prefers diet coke, if theyre out of diet coke yet have diet pepsi, my family will just get it at another store....makes sense. The pharmacies..drs....DEA...FDA, etc, all know the effects of changing brands of medication that one has been on strictly for a period of time, yet when we're blindsided n put on the spot with new meds, go thru withdrawals, try n find our usual brand n search for answers y this is happening, we're legitimately categorized with the a holes that screwed up the system n ruined us being able to help ourselves. With any other scenario, if we've done our homework, researched the topic or issue nd armed ourselves with as much knowledge as we possibly can, we would be considered responsible n smart, but when it comes to our treatment in pain relief, the more we put out there to the drs n pharmacies about what we know, they think we're drug abusers or addicts. The system sets us up to be discriminated against n looked done upon it shouldnt be legal to throw us in the same circle as the ones who we want to strangle for making it this way. Then in doing some more research on our situations, this website pops up in the search results called blue light something or other so I clicked to see what it was and its a website where people who use street drugs or who abuse their medications to feel high....luckily u have to register to make comments or to post cause after reading just a few posts, I so badly wanted to cuss these people out cause the crap theyre posting about is the exact reason we r getting such a hard time now with our legitimate, legal pain problems!

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi all,

Work has been busy and havent been able to pop in. I am taking Oxycodone IR also known as Roxicet. Thye work just OK. For pain, Watson was a 10. Roxicet is a 5 or 6. I am struggling with pain and yes depressed Lola. I am going to try Endocet or Mallinkroft next. Anybody have an opinion which is better? My RX goes til June so Im screwed til then. Jennifer, would love to see those articles. Will have to google when I have a chance. Hope you all are doing well.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi all,

So much to say! First, I received a letter from the Actavis company. Of course they denied that the formula had changed. What did we expect? Also Jennifer, I had the same experience with calling a small pharmacy. I asked if he had any percocet, and he said no. I was shocked! How are you a pharmacy with no percocet? I thought the same thing you did, they don't want to get robbed. This is getting really crazy! I called Walmart one day, and they said they didn't have any either. Seriously? Anyway, I picked up my script Sunday from Raley's, and got Mallinckrodt again. It isn't that bad and I think my body is adjusting to it. It seems there's always something! I'm back using my tens unit again, but the electrodes are causing an itchy rash on my shoulders. Now I have to get online, to try to find the hypoallergenic kind. Hey, at least they're available. It is 12:00 P.M. and I just took my 3rd percocet. I can take 6 a day, but it's hard to make them last, when they don't work that great! I have an MRI for my shoulder Friday. I have to do that before I can get the spinal epidurals again. I'm not even sure I want to get those again. The risk are kind of high. I was able to mop 2 floors yesterday and polish furniture, but I really paid for it later!
I hope everyone finds some relief today , from your pain and have a bright spot in your day! I think about you all a lot, because I can relate to living with pain. Keep in touch.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi Jennifer and everyone, I think I will stop asking where that person keeps getting her rx re-filled with Watson because why would they give up their Watson source right? lol. I have been taking the endocet and like I stated in my other post it is not without side effects for me - now if I take the prescribed dose per day I get really blurry vision so I have cut them in half and it seems to be a little better. Then the other issue is that it doesn't give me the energy that I had with the Watsons quite the opposite - after about an hour or so I start to feel sleepy which i absolutely hate that dragged out down feeling. However, they do help a bit with my neck pain. So Martin if you were to try these they might work for your pain better than the oxycodone IR. I see my pain doctor on Monday don't know if he is going to listen to me or not because he doesn't talk or have any eye contact. Jan so sorry you are having to have the epidurals again. Are you sure it will help? I have heard they only last a brief time and then you are back where you were with the pain. A friend of mine takes Alvogen percocet 10/325. Just a warning don't get this generic it is as bad as the Actavis. He hates it. Has no pain relief and gives him really bad headaches. I don't know what is left out there to try. My pharmacist told me there is a new time released percocet that just came out called Xartemis xr 7.5/325. Any one heard anything about this new one?

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi Lola, and everyone,

Lola, I heard a little about the new pain medication. My husband showed me a video on the internet. I thought it didn't have any tylenol in it, but I guess that's not true. I'm not asking the doctor about it though, because the info I read say's it comes in bottles of 100. I get a lot more than that now, so I won't rock the boat. It would be nice to try something that works! I'm walking very slowly on the treadmill right now, so I will talk to everyone later. I feel like my life is too sedentary due to pain. It's actually helping a little!

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi lola, im not too keen on taking something time released....when I think of time released, I think how if im hurting bad and take a time release, it would take longer to kick In. ...plus, I dont wanna b no guinea pig to some new drug like we pretty much were with actacrap....my new name for them. I will say, after reading all these articles on the internet the other night, I dont trust ANY of these drug companies. ..theyre all a bunch of kids fighting on the playground then suing eachother over their cuts n scrapes.....,

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

As a chemist and a pain patient, I follow the news and watch trends. Most narcotics are now being reformulated with "inert" binders or fillers rather, such as sodium bicarbonate as to discourage abuse via insufflating or injecting. There is only a few years until all scheduled opioids are in some way altered to eliminate the potential to be used other than the intended route of absorption. On that note, I prefer the fentanyl patches without the gel, they seem to stick better and have more of a constant absorption. Also, they are so much smaller and gone are the risks with breaking the patch and overdosing on the gel.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Hi Aeon, welcome to our pity party here...lol.....jk. I posted about the new abuse deterrent formula here some time back...the only thing though that isn't made clear is when Ive read the articles about it, it talks about Acta"crap" (Actavis) using the abuse deterant formula that perdue pharm used in there drug oxycotin/done, I cant recall at the moment which one but it was a drug that was by itself, with no Tylenol or such, then reading further into the article it talks about oxycodone...if you read my posts throughout these pages, you will see I search the internet a lot and read a fair share of articles pertaining to pain meds, even if it doesn't seem relevant to our conversations here on this thread cause theres usually a mention or two of something in the ball park of our medication, what one pharmaceutical or another has been dealing with when it comes to pain meds or legal suits, etc, etc....just like the websites I talked about a few posts down...the titles of the articles may seen irrelevant, but in reading them, there are paragraphs that are relevant to us and questions we have wondered. as far as fentanyl, that's stronger than most of us are taking and you are going to be getting hit the hardest with all the changes taking place with schedule II and I meds. read my posts a few comments down,,,i have I think 2 that are somewhere within the last 10 posts...theyre two that are posted one after the other that have titles of two articles, one is something I found on a Indiana news website that will mention other things in our interest that have nothing to do with the title of the article and theres another one from the Orlando sentinel newspaper in central florida that talks about this new policy and forms Walgreens is now using because of all the trouble they've gotten into with the DEA regarding dispensing pain meds. let me know what you take from it after you read it. From what I read though, now would be a good time for u to try and find something other than fentanyl to help you control your pain.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Yes, druggies are making it difficult for real pain sufferers! If you watch"The wild and wonderful whites of west Virginia" You will see what I mean. You can watch snippets on (youtube) They are shown, abusing, crushing, insufflating, ect. all types of drugs, including opiates! When I saw that, I just wanted to smack them. When people publicly abuse drugs, it gives the powers that be a chance to say "see, they all abuse drugs" They just want to be high! I'm actually trying to learn to deal with the pain longer, so my body will learn to deal with less medicine. It's been going really well. The problem is that as you get older, the aches and pains spread to various parts of your body. Now that meniscus tear I have in my left knee, is deciding to act up more often and the fibromyalgia is getting worse. I refuse to get knee surgery! I'm finding that lifestyle changes have to be made, at least for me. If you don't have some type of hobbies or something to distract you from the pain, you will probably take more medication. It's a catch 22, they tell us to do more and doing more causes more pain. Anyone check out the related thread under ours? I see that Actavis is mentioned at least twice.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

What country manufactures Acatavis's generic product oxycodone 10mg/acetaminophen 325mg tablets ## Hello, Melvin! Ho...

2 REPLIES

I have been taking Oxycontin and for BTP Watson 10/325 generic Percocet for a number of years; they have always given me...

10 REPLIES

I found a pill and I need to know what it is a.s.a.p! It's round and white and it has Watson 932 on it. Is this a Pe...

27 REPLIES

Hello I was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy 2 years ago and I'm prescribed these a333. Idk what you people are tal...

2 REPLIES

Both my mom and I are chronic pain suffers. I have had 3 back surgeries and she has had 1 and has osteoarthritis. Actavi...

4 REPLIES

I just started immediate release amphetamine salts (Actavis, half-moon, #26) on tablet. 20 mg (3X daily). Reaction (alle...

1 REPLY

does this thismedication help if you get all your teeth removed. for the pain ## Hello, Kenyetta! How are you? The gener...

1 REPLY

If anyone could help me with just these two...Rhodes or Endo - as those are the only choices I have for right now, I'...

9 REPLIES

it is oblong in shape and has watson 825 on one side and a line on the other. ## Watson 825 is Acetaminophen 650 mg and ...

5 REPLIES

I have a prescription for Percocet/5-325mg tab EN....I got a generic from the pharmacy that reads oxycodone/apap 5-325 M...

12 REPLIES