Watson Is Now Actavis Generic Percocet 5/325 What Is Up With This (Page 26)
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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.

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Hi Martin,

I've been thinking, and If you do other oxycodone searches on this site, you find a lot of complaints. I'm wondering, if someone has decided to alter a lot of this pain medication. You said you got something stronger, and it still didn't work and this Mallinckrodt isn't working that great for me either. Just a thought!

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Hi everyone,

I just wanted everyone to know, if you type in Actavis in the search box, there is a whole different thread going on about how it doesn't work. I found that out by accident, when I didn't have the link to go to from my email. I was surprised that a whole different group of people are complaining about it.

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Thanks for the info but if they don't have Actavis what one do they carry then? I think we do have rite aid in my area. Thanks

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Hi Lisa...the article says oxycontin which oxycodone is the generic for...notice at the end of the first paragraph it says oxycontin (oxycodone)......there's also another link on the bottom of that article under the reference that I clicked on and found interesting. This is horrible how they can mess with our medicine. What they need to do is crack down on people who are going from doctor to doctor to get one script on top of the other to abuse it...not mess with the medication itself. I wouldn't doubt that eventually a manufacturer will start promoting that they dont use these abuse deterrent polymers in their oxycodone, promising the best form of generic pain relief to those who are in need of. Just give it a few years....unfortunately, that doesnt help us now. Im seeing my doctor this morning and am going to ask to have my script split into two different scripts this way I can get one filled with a different manufacturer and then try another after and see what happens. Im going to call everywhere, even little independent stores to see what they're carrying. ....will go from there!

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That article is oxycontin, not percocet.

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Lola, do you have a Rite Aid? They do not carry actavis, I called. The pharmacist told me yesterday everyone is saying the actavis have no pain relief now. No side effects, just no pain relief. Martin, I am sorry!! I am also one who benefits from the tylenol with oxycodone and not just oxycodone. I am not trying brand name until I get a lower dose Monday. I am taking half of the 10/325 mallinckrodt now with no problems.

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Annie how do you report to this agency? I went to the website but not sure do I call or email? I'll report and have my husband do the same and I will guarantee these people will as well is this not okay for people to be taking besides the side effects is it dangerous???

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If you know Annie that it's something totally wrong how is it not approved yet but on the market? This all seems so crazy to me my fiance with all these people are in so much pain and on top of it sick and what's weird is some targets supposedly don't have acta vis but it seems that's the only manufacturer around. Walgreen CVS and now your saying target which I know in prior talks someone said target had another company. What are these people and my fiance suppose to do until something is done suffer?

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I am also a chronic pain patient and tonight received my first prescription of A333, the Actavis generic for Percocet. I immediately thought the Target pharmacy had pulled the wrong med. I am a pharmacologist so I know FOR A FACT there is something terribly wrong with this formulation. Please stop taking and report it to the FDA. Of course the drug company won't do anything but the FDA will but only if there are enough reports to trigger an investigation. I don't know how to put the link here so if you want to report, google this: FDA and FAERS. I am reporting now.

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Hi everyone,

Today is a better day! I think my body is getting used to the Mallinckrodt brand. Martin I am so sorry to hear, that this new medication is not working well for you. Do you think it's a matter of getting used to it? It took me about 5 days, after being on the Actavis to see pain relief from the current medication. I can wait longer between doses now. Lola, do you plan to get something for pain? I know it's scary, trying to figure out what to try. For me, I had to take a chance because I had to have some kind of pain relief. You don't want to be in bed all day, which is what happens when you get no pain relief. I feel bad for everyone here. Pain really changes the quality of our lives, and for people to make it worse by using us as lab rats is terrible! At least if we get some sort of pain relief, we can get something done on an average day.

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Jennifer I will read this article to pretty much like you said people are with drawali ng and dealing with a new not even approved formula for pain relief so pain suffers are testers so it seems like complaints need to continue to be made so this is not accepted and why would Watson let them do this and be sold out.

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So I'm confused they took certain things out if it to prevent from getting high but to me that seems to make people that don't abuse it the oxycodone wouldn't be as effective for anyone or if at all so pretty much everyone is wasting their money?? And walgreens and cvs is pretty much all we have and cvs 5mg is what thing but 7.5 and 10 is another brand my fiance is thinking about going to 5s from 10s because it's not actavis! It's crazy what they are doing and it just seems they doing all this for abusers but so many people are pain worry about drunk drivers or something because I have seen and dealt with people in withdrawal and it's bad. I hope everyone is okay today

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Hi Martin, sorry to hear the new pill is not that great either. I believe the brand name oxycodone with tylenol is made by Endo the same company that makes Endocet which I, like you have also heard Endocet sucks and causes alot of nausea. The brand name are a blue pill and some people have complained about the dye in these pills too. What can we do now? I am in pain now in places I didn't even know I had pain in when I was taking Watson. I stay in bed most of the day now. This really sucks - don't know what other options are out there now. I see a pain management doctor every 2 months so I can't see him again until late April. I still have not re-filled my rx. I was told now by the pharmacy that I can get brand name percocet if I want it - but now am very leary because if it doesn't work I am stuck until late April as my doctor is one you can't just get in to see and he won't write a new prescription. I feel for you Martin and everyone else on this blog that is suffering. So unfair to all of us.

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Hey Martin...sorry ur new script isn't working for u...I dont know what we can try that will help us. Its so upsetting stressing over how we re going to control our pain. What actavis is doing is removing the addictive additives from oxycodone and adding other things to prevent the oxycodone from being able to give abuses an immediate high if broken down. If they try and cut it up and insufflate it for example, it wont release the drug in one big shot so they can't feel high...no matter what someone does to the pill, it will only release over a period of time. The Watson's would work immediately for us...they weren't an extended release medicine so it controlled r pain...the actavis is an extended release Percocet....they removed additives that were necessary for pain control...being the reason it worked for us and now it doesn't. I hope that makes sense. I've read a bunch of articles on the internet about it since finding that original one I listed in previous posts. Im going to see my doctor tomorrow and see what he has to say n go from there. Wish me luck all! .

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Hi, I thought that the name brand percocet with tylenol in it is made by Endo and is a blue pill? Some people may even be sensitive to the dyes in these blue pills that are brand name percocet 5/325.

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Hi lisa..This goes for everyone else too....just make sure if ur getting the name brand Percocet or straight oxycodone, DO NOT GET THE ACTAVIS BRAND. They are still making the oxycodone n no matter how u get it from them, whether straight oxycodone or whatever, they still messed with the formula to make their abuse deterant oxycodone so just be careful when u refill.

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Hi jen,

I am taking the Oxycodone IR brand now. Thye are better than Actavis but not as good as Watson. I have posted several replies that were longer but did not go through. I will try again later. Thanks.

David

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The pharmacist said name brand doesn't have the cheap fillers which is what causes most reactions.

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Hello,

I just wrote a super long post that was deleted. So it seems Actavis is making this abuse deterrent drug. I think that just means irt cant be broken up or eaten. I am now on OXYCODONE IR and they dont work that good. I give up. Thanks

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Hello all,

Brand name is good I suppose. That is Endocet I think. Didnt people say they didnt like Endocet? not sure. They gace me Oxycodne IR 10mg which is the pure form of oxycodone. I must say so far dissapointed. Pain relief is some but minimal. Better than Actavis but not as good as Watson. Getting frustrated as in some deal of pain and have to work. Not easy. Jennifer I read the article. Not sure I completely understand it. But I think that thye are saying that the Actavis is making a abuse detterent pill. I don't think it means it doesnt have the pain reliever, I think it supposed to mean that you cant break it up or eat it to get the effects faster. They did the same thing to Oxycontin recently. I know becasue i take them. It is a very hard pill that cannot be manipulated or altered. While I still think the Actavis pills suck big time, I don't think they can withold the active pain ingredient legally. But I know they are trying to cut out the drug addicts and abusers. But what about us people in pain? If a pain pill doesnt relieve our pain what is the point??? I may need to go to a stronger pill such as Dilaudid cause right now I am in great pain. It is making it hard to do my job effectively. I have had posts to be "reviewed" also. They never showed up. You have to read the guidelines below, certain so called innocent things can't be posted. I agree I wish we could talk in another forum.

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