Watson Is Now Actavis Generic Percocet 5/325 What Is Up With This (Page 27)
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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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Okay everyone - I actually called Activus Corporate offices and other departments and filed my complaint - Activus took over Watson and yes, they changed the total formula but if you still get Watson, it's probably the remaining supply.

Go to : actavis.com/en/ContactUs/default.htm
Actavis U.S. Customer Relations -+1 (800) 272-5525

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Thanks - after reading the same complaints about Activus' Percocet, I called the corporation, spoke with several representatives and even emailed them about how this pill does not work and the side effects and that I wasn't the only one. They are getting the Lot # and say they will be doing an investigation. Of course, they also said that the oxycodone is the same but the rest of the ingredients are not. I am going to also file a complaint with the FDA and anyone else that can look into this. I will also mention this site so they can see that something is "not right" with this pill.

I'd hate to see any of us be one of those a couple of years from now on those legal case claims of residual side effects just because we believe we are buying this product on good faith & end up with drywall - anyone interested in joining me? My problem is there is no other medication that will handle my pain as well as the Percocet I've been taking for years. How come we are always getting scre*#@ed and suffer because we have no choice!

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I just found out I can get brand name. I spoke to my insurance and walgreens and they have brand name. I'm going to ask for the lower dose first. The 7.5/325 especially since it will be name brand. Has anyone else tried? You can also have your doctor do a prior auth for it if your allergic to fillers in generic. I get several meds brand name from my insurance and I never thought to check on this one.

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Hi Lisa, and everyone,

Well, today was better thank goodness! I did wait 4 hours between doses, and That seemed to help. I also used 1 lidocaine patch instead of 2, because the pain seemed worse with 2. I did use 1 more pill today, than I'm supposed to but I think it will get better. I think my body is getting used to the Mallinckrodt. If it goes well by the end of the month, I will stick with this brand. It's really frustrating, to try to get your body used to a new medication. I can't wait to ask the pain clinic about stronger meds. I'm afraid to ask my P.C. doctor. Well, I hope things get better for everyone. It's so funny about the abuse studies ect. I said in the beginning, that it was probably something to wean us off oxycodone. That's really terrible for those of us in real pain. Do they really think we would risk our livers, if we were not in real pain? Keep in touch everyone. Please let us all know if you find something good for pain.

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I too am having bad headaches and anxiety from these pills unable to work tomorrow. Will return to MD for new script also use eahlgreens. Not anymore though. They could care less.

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Hi Lisa..I dont quite understand what u wrote about actavis not using it on pill form and the abuse deterant only being used for those who abuse it? The abusers are breaking up the pills to insufflate it or IV it for that immediate high and rush. Actavis removed the addictive additives and added whatever it is to prevent the oxycodone from giving that high when it is abused. So the medicine can't get abusers high. They are also trying to prove that when doing this, their form of oxycodone can still give pain relief to those who need it. In changing up their formula, its making everyone sick and not working at all in helping control our pain. The article I read is on a site from Generics and Biosimilar Initiative. The article itself is titled , Actavis makes agreement for abuse deterant oxycodone. The article is dated march 5 2013. I encourage everyone to look it up and read it...form their own opinion on what the article said. I can only tell how I understood it. Let me know what u think.

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What about has anyone tried Sam's club or Walmart to see what generics they have? Just a thought. Hope everyone is finding relief today.

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Hi Martin...No..we are not crazy! I posted the link in a message but they didnt post it. I have been trying since yesterday morning to let u all know what I read. This morning I checked this blog n nothing I sent was here so I tried again with as little info as possible in hopes of my message being posted so u guys know what's up. I read it on the internet. Generics and Biosimilars Initiative is where I saw it. It talked about actavis making an abuse deterant generic oxycodone. So the oxycodone in the actavis percocets we have been taking are a completely different formula..they had to of removed ingredients n added ot ghat ers to make it abuse deterant. We all have been going through withdrawals from the watson and gettin sick from what they used to formulate their generic. Apparently it hasn't been approved by the FDA so 2014 is basically their trial run if I understood what I read correctly. Check it out n read it. You mentioned you got a different script yesterday. What is it and is it working? I wish we were all able to call eachother n talk about our experiences...kind of like a support system without having to keep posting messages n waiting to see if its approved to post. I have to type a security code every time I try to post a message n I dont know why? Its frustrating!

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Hi Martin, yes it seems that Actavis is experimenting with our bodies I say this is cause for a legal suit. This is totally NOT right. You mentioned you are in pain I was curious as to how you felt after you got your new medication yesterday you said you were going to take a pill after work? Any relief? Any side effects? If I can't get the brand name I am trying to call around and find roxicet. I spoke with my sister and her friend had the roxicet but she lives in Illinois. She said it worked great for her - no issues. I won't go with Amneal or Alvogen. I see Jan is on the Mallinkrofdt but is having problems with that one as well as far as no pain relief. How much longer can we go on without pain medication that WORKS. I have the worst depression today again with crying episodes on and off it is unreal. As I posted in my original post way back when this all started - it is WRONG what they are doing to us and how can a company just switch meds on people who have depended on it for years just in order to get out of bed in the morning? I can tell you these Actavis pillls will not be flying off the shelves - they will see in a very short amount of time that people will NOT put their life in jeopardy anymore and take this BS crap they call a pain medication. Clearly it is NOT doing what it is intended for.

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Hello Jennifer,

I cannot begin to tell you how angry I am right now. So Actavis is experimenting with us for free? In the menatime I have been sick as hell for 3 weeks. Terrible anxiety. No wonder I went thru like ALL my Xanax. Sleep issues. Cant sleep or sleep for 18 hours. Calling Actavis to complain. Let us know what else you may find out. At work, so this has to be short. I don't get it though. If they take the active pain ingredient out of percocet, what is the point for pain patients/ They changed Oxycontin so it cannot be broken or chewd but it sill takes the pain away. Although I've heard theyre not as strong. So we werent all crazy for noticing this Activis crap was bad. And everyone else (pharmacies) said it was the same drug. Not. Wow, livid!

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I also thought that was for people who abuse it and crush it. Not ones who take pill form. Like it won't work if it's crushed or something like that. Again I could be wrong.

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Jan , I seen they were making an abuse deterrent oxycodone. But I didn't think that was percocet. Just the oxycodone without the Tylenol. However I didn't think it was a approved yet. By what I read. I could be wrong.

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Thanks Lisa, I will try to call Rite Aid- that is a good idea. I will let you know what I find out!

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Hi Angela. Have you tried to see what Rite aid has? I think walgreens and cvs are actavis. Is watson the only brand you ever had besides actavis? Do you have a rite aid close by you could call?

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Dear Lisa,
You are too kind! I tried asking my pharmacist( atleast the one that was there yesterday),but she was not that helpful. I am basically going to call around and check if any pharmacy has any Watson remaining. If you find anything out, please let me know because my dr told me to come by the office today and he will give me another script. Then the hard part is finding what to take! Thanks again!

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Hi Angela. I am so sorry your in pain! Do you know what brands are available for you to try? I have only had Watson and Mallinckrodt and I haven't tried qualitest yet but I may that next just to compare. I have no problems with mine now. I don't have side effects but we all react differently. I am very close with my pharmacist so if you want me to mention some brands for you, I will. Hope I can help.

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Hello again,
It's Angela- I had to stop taking the actavis Percocet b/c my head feels like it's going to explode! Not to mention all I want to do is sleep. Still have GI issues, but the headache is by far the worst symptom. I did get a hold of my dr and they are going to give me another rx and discard these. I have been calling many pharmacies around town( especially the smaller independently owned ones;) in hopes of finding some Watson Percocet remaining in their stock. This truly sucks!!! I called my insurance co and asked about the brand name Percocet & naturally it's excluded from coverage without an appeal. In everyone's honest opinion, which generic brand would you take if you had no other choice? HELP! My pain was finally controllable with the Watson brand; in fact, at times I didn't even have to take them every 4hours. Now this happens- it really sucks!

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Hey everyone. .I've been sending messages but they haven't been posting them. Actavis is not working because they are formulated without the addictive additives. They are experimenting to see if it works. Lucky us...I read it on the internet. They are tryng to prevent abuse where people cut em up n insufflate or melt em...they experience an immediate high, with this actavis brand, it wont make u high if abused cause they took removed whatever it is in the Percocets that gives u that feeling. That's y they're not helping with pain relief...its a completely different formula than the Watson formula. Research it and u will see....hope that helps to now know why we re hurting so bad on this medication.

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Someone else started a thread and people are posting that Amneal and Mallinckrodt are way better then Avtavis. It just shows how we all respond differently.

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I am sorry Jan!! Maybe I am not a good person to compare to since I take the 10/325. I feel like they work so well. However I can't compare to actavis at all. Who has the qualitest brand? I am going to ask my doctor to lower my dose and I don't mind trying those. I am only taking half mallinckrodt at a time. I have to see if the qualitest has yellow dye or if they are white. Dye bothers me. I read mixed reviews on them but the lortab qualitest was great.

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