Actavis Hydrocodone 5 325

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I've been taking Watson 5-325 hydrocodone from Walgreens for years for back pain. I am disabled, have scoliosis and two bad car accidents caused the need. 3 months ago Walgreens changed to this new Actavis brand. It isn't working! Until I read this, I thought I would have to increase my dosage. Also for the past 3 months I've had sore throat and pain in sinuses and ears. I thought I had overdone my Flonase and have gone through 2 rounds of antibiotics without relief. When I read about the mother's ears ringing and nausea, I put this together. Thank you so much! I scheduled another appointment today for next week about this. Hopefully a new scrip will solve both issues. I went to CVS today and found out they have qualitest brand hydrocodone.

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@Brat Cat,

You're definitely not alone in complaining about Actavis brand hydrocodone/acetaminophen. A plethora of other patients have left similar comments in related discussion threads here. Ever since Actavis took over Watson, the product quality went down hill almost seemingly overnight. That's the overall consensus anyways... I hope you can work closely with your doctor on having him/her specify a particular manufacturer's name on your future prescriptions to ensure that you get what you know already works.

Wishing you happy holidays and a pain free evening!

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Actavis hydrocodone / ibuprofen 7.5/200mg does not work. I used to have a different generic manufacturer called Qualitest & it worked great. I have been taking this medication for over 10 years & the last 2 months on the Actavis Brand has left me in pain & experiencing negative side effects such as nausea & diarrhea & extreme ringing in ears. Wallgreens says they have no control over what they order generically but I think that's a lie. They used to carry Other generic that worked but this generic ACTAVIS is a joke. I filed a complaint with FDA but they require lot number & NDC number which when asking for the LOT number, Wallgreens gave me a hard time about getting that info & then said they can never really tell you from which exact LOT it's from. How is that legal? It's not required to be provided on your scrip info which is ridiculous because how then can FDA research it without know which lot it came from. I think we as consumers need to push back & demand testing be done on these cheap immitation of pharmaceutical generic drugs being passed off to us which are packed with fillers etc. The past 2 months have been hell with terrible side effects from Actavis generic brand. I hope someone helps prove or agree I am not alone.

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Re: David (# 1) Expand Referenced Message

I got my 10 32 gyro at CVS all it's doing is giving me a headache. Can't bring em to Dr because I already took 6 trying to get them to work. Guess I will have to wait for next month then just let him know I suffered all month!

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Re: Mauser65 (# 2) Expand Referenced Message

I have had the opposite problem. I have taken ACTAVIS for years and have been very satisfied. Last week, Walgreens gave me CAMBER and it is HORRIBLE! It does not stop the pain, gives me nausea, the shakes, etc. Walgreens refused to order the Brand for me or give me ACTAVIS. It took me all day to find a small pharmacy who still stocks ACTAVIS. I hate generics. Depending upon your anatomical system, we all react differently to the fillers. I had this problem with Vicodin. The smaller pharmacies are much more focused on the customer, not $$$.

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