Watson Is Now Actavis Generic Percocet 5/325 What Is Up With This (Page 3)
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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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Stevo - you can get endocet, just ask your pharmacy to order it as they usually don't carry that in stock but I know they will order it as they have for me in the past. I also believe Mallinkrofdt is available as well and a friend was getting that one filled at Target but your area might be different. But they are available if you ask the pharmacist to order them.

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Actavis Oxy 10's suck. I've noticed a lot of generics are getting weaker. My PM gives me 180 a month but they are needed. Bad fillers. Hell, holla if you miss the round watsons. Awesome generic. I'm on a Actavis month cuz no one but s***ty Walgreens agreed to fill it and gave me white oval morphine ERs. I hope I make it. Pray for me. Thanks.

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I thought l was crazy too! I use Walgreens also and was switched to Actavis. I feel like my skin is crawling and burning. At least now I will be able to talk with my Dr. I am so glad I went on line. Thanks to all of you for your comments. Have a blessed day!

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chilli just because you are an addict does not give you the right to judge or call others addicts that are in severe pain! It is not in peoples heads OK actavis is junk for percocet! You really sound like a fool that does not even know the subject at hand.

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I've noticed for many years that generic pain meds weren't as effective. I had to quit taking some generic oxycodone a few years ago. I was nauseated, bloated & generally felt awful. I can take generic beta blockers & antibiotics but benzos & pain meds just don't work for me. I don't know if it's the fillers or what. I have painful bladder syndrome or (IC). Magnesium stearate, in particular really sends my bladder pain into overdrive. The generics use larger amounts. Facilitates pills coming off conveyer belt. They can make more in less time. Ever notice how generics leave powdery residue in the bottle compared to brand, which leaves little residue?

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Endocet and Mallincroft are still available through Walgreens but you will have to ask the pharmacist to order it they don't stock it on the shelves. Before I switched to Vicodin I was taking Watson percocet and then when they stopped making it I had to get the actavis - only took a few pills and got extremely sick so never took one of those ever again. I did have the pharmacist order endocet for me and it worked pretty well but no where near as good as the watson percocet did. Now my pm dr. switched me to Vicodin about a year ago and I have just decided to stick with that since it is brand name. I am tired of all these different generics that don't touch my pain.

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I have to remind the wal-mart pharmacists every month not to give me activas percocet. I switched all my meds from Walgreen's to wal-mart and have been getting my 120 percocet 10's because I was stuck on activas for 4 months. I thought it was my tolerance at first but detoxed off it and it still did nothing. I hope something is done about that actavis because I am in real pain due to bilateral calcaneus fractures in my feet. Rhodes helps much better but what happened to mallincroft or endocet or roxicet? Hmmm anyway if they try to ever give me actavis again I will withdrawal till next order comes in.

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This is what happens my friend when all of these greedy corp ba$tard firms get together and merge/buyout each other...NOTHING at all you can do about it!! Some generics have up to 20% LESS of the active ingredient, that is not good at all and can make a very big difference and if you think about it, guess what, it saves the greedy company a ton of $$$$...once again, all about the dollar and screw people and america.

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Just because that was YOUR story does not mean it belongs to everyone else! My 200 count Percocet used to last 4-6 months because I only took it when needed. As soon as the pharmacy switched to a new brand, my consumption went up because the new generic does not work! Patients began coming in complaining about it as well. Dismissing people out of hand saying they are addicts does nothing to address the problem that some of these brands are ineffective. Chronic pain is not all in people's heads! My husband had his ribs broken twice to have a lung removed and 7 surgeries on his leg after being hit by a car because his leg got bent back up behind his head. These things have left him with chronic pain that is physical in nature and not all in his head!

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I'm stuck with my crappy brand as well because the pharmacy gets a contract with a drug company to get the medication cheaper so until the contract expires they won't switch to a different brand. The bad thing is that waiting for the contract to expire could be years. The best thing we all can do is complain to the FDA. When they get enough complaints, something will happen on that level.

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@jan qualitest is pretty good. I also got stuck with a month of actavis brand!! Never again. I went to WalMart and was given the a333. Imo placebo. I've heard of zmainly Walgreens, sometimes Cvs and rite aid to carry Actavis. I go to Publix pharmacy. I now get Alvogen brand they work pretty good!! When I first got the A333 s I had read about it, but had to experience a long month of pain. I don't wish for anyone else to be stuck with that 216.00 of pure garbage.

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I work in a pharmacy and the reason many are not carrying Watson brand is because it is popular on the street and many were selling their prescriptions for a lot of money. It's not fair for the legitimate patients who really need it. I plan on finding out what brand of generic Percocet my pharmacy has switched to because it's garbage. My husband and I both agree this new generic doesn't work worth a darn. I think we all need to start complaining both to our pharmacies in addition to the FDA. Patients have complained many times since we've switched to this new brand so that tells me it's not mine or my husbands imagination that it doesn't work. My prescription is for a quantity of 200 and that used to last me 4-6 months. I now go thru that in barely 2 months. So now I'm unnecessarily taking more Tylenol than I should have to. I had a really bad migraine last week and took 3 Percocet all at once to have the affect that 1 of the old brand did. I NEVER did that before because I didn't need to. 1 tablet did the job before so it's pathetic that I would now resort to taking 3 because this new brand is crap. I'm watching 20/20 right now about fake medicine being sold on the streets. I would expect this to happen on the streets but I don't expect to get fake or poor quality medication from a pharmacy. We all need to complain LOUDLY to the FDA to get rid of these cheap ineffective medications!!

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Yes I agree as well about actavis. Thought it was just me being tolerant but agree it sucks. It seems like I need 3 times as much to amount to 1 Watson. I've complained to Walgreen's but their hands are tied supposedly.

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Hi I've been reading all of ur responses I was on hydro 10mg/325. For 2yrs they stopped working my Dr then added 125microg fentanyl really not much difference I turned my new script of patches back into him so he just put me on oxy 10mg/325 an yes im taking generic actu as A333. The reason I'm even on here this morning Id I was searching to see which generic is best for perks cuz I'm not feeling that much pain relief. I'm disabled neck Id just not It's all messed up car accident like 11 yrs ago knee damage they had to take miniscus and cartridge out so bone on bone since 2010 arthritis throuout an fibro. Now 3 wks ago ER visit cuza jaw pain end up 80% blockage so I had to have stent im blessed an thankful I made it an still here Anyway back to these M&Ms I feel that I bght are really upsetting to me byes I remember Watson they were fantastic pain was gone!!! Now I'm taking 2 pills each time I need for pain insteada 1 every 4 to 6 hrs An yes stomach is a mess sick feeling im going to ask my pharm I go to walgreens also but I'm going to ask her for a different generic if they can't then im trying Riteaid or giant eagle I'll call first Im really hoping for all of us that live an suffer daily with pain that we get a stronger oxy next time I've been paying outa pocket for over a ur I finally got Medicare an pharm card today Why cnt we get roxicet ? On my script it says oxy. Generic Roxys PLZ Id app an answer back ty for all of ur comments PLZ talk to me guys

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CVs has been of no help to me as I'm not on their system.. Walgreens pharmacist turned away 3 or 4 ppl in front of me I saw it today, turned me away too, but last week I filled 112 a333 transferred my lyrics flexerill etc , they also filled my long acting morphine last month, but turned me away today..but its probably a blessing, I received Endo mscontin it worked, but I'm going to Publix tomorrow they be always been good to me. I just can't drive so I have to wait for a ride for tomorrow...

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Yes what happened in Fl was unlike a lot of places..so the Dr was rx Ing large amounts of Oxycodone 30...but Walgreens here in fl was in on the pill mills in the pharmacy side. There r pm s but once u get to the pm then onto pharmacies who r either not in stock of meds or Walgreens. Who has a checklist..which some will deny you can google Walgreens good faith filling policy..but this is putting folks in pain, withdrawal, stigma ,harassment and some to street drugs, over dosing

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@Rammstein, I left Co late 2014, had some problem finding a prescriber,but its all @ ppl you know...but in Co a thread on which a cpp started ppl opened up n shared docs info actually helping a lot of legit pain patients..and there are clinics there that do drug panels, but if u use marijuana therapy and had the license u were ok not down here in Fl, nothing near as bad as Fl...

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@Tracy yes I used the hydrocodone too the in 2012 ..it just didn't work at all. But the A333 are giving me GI pain like razor blades on my belly..just wanted to agree with u on that actually it was the 10\500 half the scrip blue half white Watson 540 not made I that strength anymore. But

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Anon, it is horrible in Michigan to try and get a pain script. Most doctors are afraid of being charged with a crime if they issue a script to a patient they have been seeing for years for chronic pain. My neurologist cut his patient load to less than half of what he was seeing. I have severe back and headache issues but he now refuses to see me because of his fear of being charged with a crime if he issues me a script I have been getting from him for several years. Where do I go now. The pain is very real but the doctors here in Michigan are not taking any new pain patients. I know the FDA is trying to stop the abuse of pain meds but when you have updated MRI's to show proof of your medical condition I do not understand why they are getting involved in OUR treatment. Also since they have made it harder for legit patients and pillbillies, the pillbillies have turned to illicit drugs and we have had numerous OD's, some resulting in death. We need to get the law changed, I don't know if they will listen to us but maybe the doctors can help us.

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@Diane I left Co to come to Fl..its been a pure struggle.yes laws were changing I Co but nothing like here in Fl

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