Formula Change Oxycodone

I know this is going to sound a little weird but has anybody noticed with Oxycodone 10mg that your bowel movements are much easier? I have always had constipation when taking my medication and suddenly this month I have had absolutely no issues which is really weird. Another thing I've noticed is my anxiety is really high... Has anyone else noticed going to the Bathroom been easier ? Sorry for the nasty question. ## Are you taking the regular release formulation? Some generic manufacturers use different excipients, which could cause this to occur, since the normal side effect is constipation, according to FDA reports. They also warn that it carries the risk of being habit forming, and may cause other side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, and headache. As to the anxiety...

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Anyone hearing about oxycodone and dilaudid's formula being changed? ## Hello, Maty! How are you? The formulation for Oxycontin was changed a few years ago, to help prevent its abuse and there has been talk about making the others more abuse proof, as well. However, I don't have any precise information on when it will be done, or even if this is still in the works. Does anyone else know more? The FDA classifies this medication as a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. ## I got my 8 milligrams a lot of filled yesterday and since last month I had not this month I have not got the rush feeling like I normally get and I was wondering if anybody if they have chang...

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This month I have been getting the pain relief from my Oxycontin as before. I am now informed that they hanged the formula from OC to OP and that the OP do not contain Narcan. What am I supposed to do when I am no longer getting the relief I had before. I don't want to have to go to the higher dose just to get the same relief. I had to fight the insurance company for what I was getting before. ## That is correct, the new Oxycontin OP does not contain Narcan, however, if someone tries to misuse the medication, it does turn into a gummy substance that retains its time released properties. This formulation change has resulted in many complaints that it does not work as well as the old formulation and causes off side effects. We have had many posts regarding this, for the past several m...

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I am a vet from the war that has no end in sight, I am not special just a soldier like many of you out there. I was shot in the right shoulder and it came out my chest. I was very lucky. Anyway I have been on 40 mg x two a day of oxycontin for 3 years well it was working fine and controlling my pain. Now I am taking the same meds but on the pill it says op not oc. It is almost like I am not on any pain meds at all. I don't think my dr. Has a clue about the change in the formula. He wants to give me more op. but I must have become immune to the meds and I want to know if any one has had any success with a drug called daliade I know that is not the proper spilling but I was hoping some one out there has experience with this type of pain relief med. Thanks mike. ## Purdue Pharma did ch...

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My brother was on OXYCONTIN blue generic k57 40 mg for torn muscles~ he weighed 252 pounds & was prescribed 30 pills by physician~ we'll to make long story short he took 3 bc of severe pain and died in sleep, how can a man his weight have his heart stop by taking a small amount when he weighs so much? Have they changed? They were once yellow but heard genres are bluish & stronger than real ones? ## Hello, Jack! How are you? I am so sorry for your loss, that's so tragic. The tablet with the K 57 marking is manufactured by KVK Tech and they list them as containing only 20mgs of Oxycodone in a regular release formulation. The FDA classifies this medication as a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizzin...

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I HAVE BEEN TAKING PAIN Medication it was great for years.The past months I've have noticed a big change the 20mg. And 5 mg. now it's not taking care of my pain and it's give me bladder infection and makes me feel very shaky.The meds has changed from what it was .I have tried different pharmacies to check for different manufacturers they all have kvk .manufacturers are not matching the name brand.I'm not the only one that feels that way,just go online look under kvk manufacturers .please change back to the original. ## Hello, Pamela! How are you doing? I'm sorry, but this website does not manufacture any prescription medications, it is an information only resource. And the formula for Oxycodone hasn't changed, you've just gotten one manufactured by a differen...

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i need to change medicine from oxycodone way too expensive to something as effective but not as expensive ## There are Morphine equivalents to all the formulations of Oxycodone, the time released, regular release and the instant release. They are all available as generics, so you could ask your doctor about them. I remember when I was on pain management and had a time period where we were switching from on insurance to the other, so there was a break where I had no coverage, the Morphine was less than half what the Oxycodone cost, though it is still not cheap. Are there any questions or comments?

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On my prescription this month they changed my pills i use to get the long pill and one the pill is the number 10/325 .....8 per day these new pills they gave me are not working. Now this new pill is yellow in color with the number 230 on it on opposite side is a triangler shape please let me know what these are so far they do nothing for my pain i pay $80. a month i hate paying for something that doesn't work hope you see my point i get my prescriptions thru OPTUM RX my insurance man say there are alot complaints about this company i need help ## Edward, You were dispensed oxycodone with acetaminophen 10mg./325mg. They are distributed by alvogen inc. They are indeed the same drug you were formally taking but there have been reports that this formulation is less than effective. The b...

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Anyone familiar with oxycotin 60mg ? I was getting 60mg oc but I now have 60mg OP..I wasnt told of any change by the pharm. I noticed after taking these I have a rash under my arms and it seems I have to take the breakthru rx more often..Did I get dupped my my pharm. or are these pills new or different than what I was taken?? Thanks for any hep ## I am not sure what it is supposed to stand for, but Oxycontin OP is the new product from Purdue and is replacing the original product. It has been specially formulated to help prevent abuse of the medication. So no, you were not duped. They have discontinued the original and your pharmacy has no choice but to provide you with the new product. It is claimed to work the same as the original, however, there have been many complaints that is it no...

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I keep searching and STILL don¨t have a straight answer. I am currently on 30mg, 3 times a day of OXYCODONE (legally prescribed) for horrific back pain..... ¿WHAT is the difference between the 2, if any, besides the NAME? oxycodone AND oxycontin........ PLEASE help me out! thanks! thanks!! ## Its the same drug - Oxycodone. One is time released (Oxycontin) and one is immediate release (oxycodone). If they changed your meds from Oxycodone 30mg 3xper day (total of 90mg a day) to Ocycontin it would be probably be 40mg 2x a day with breakthrough meds. ## Pita's comment is basically true. Though OxyContin is technically oxycodone hydrochloride - a slightly different formula, but yes -- essentially the same drug. The major difference is the time-released delivery of OxyContin as ...

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I was researching info on this site in order to have my doctor switch my meds when I see her tomorrow - Wed. I ran across a link that was to a site that would calculate the dosage needed to replace one drug with another. Does anyone have this info and any other info on changing my oxycontin and oxycodone tomorrow. This doctor is a real b...tch and has not increased my meds ever in over two years, so I need to be able to know what she is doing when I ask her to change the meds. The oxycontin does not help so much anymore and the side effects concern me alot. I developed long qt syndrome from 2yrs on methadone so I am real nervous about this new formulation of oxycontin anyway. So needless to say I cant take methadone and morphine makes me ill and fentynal did not work for me but that was...

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just got a refill for my oxycodones n they have alg on top n 265 below.always got the ones with the v n want to know who the manufacturer who makes these,hear there new n woulda been nice if my pharmacy at least told me they where new. ## Hello, Thumper! How are you? I'm sorry that your pharmacy didn't inform you of the change. This tablet is manufactured by Alvogen, Inc. and they list it as containing 30mgs of Oxycodone in a regular release formulation. The FDA classifies this medication as a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I am not a big fan of the formula change but find the op oxycontin to still work on my chronic pain. The main thing I notice is Ill get only 8 hours of relief where the older formula had lasted longer and stronger. This new formula also takes 45 minutes to get going even on empty stomach. but it does work on the pain once it kicks in. im waiting now as i just took my oxycontin about 14 minutes ago and beginning to lose my vision(thats the first sign for me is i get tunnel vision and itching) but just saying, i was on oc formula 12 years and been on this formula 2 months so i dont like it alot but as im getting used to the pills and how they work best,etc, ive learned to still prefer oxycodone over dilaudid for my pain...period. dilaudid is weird, it takes a while to come on and makes me...

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what is the eqivalent dosage of morphine vs oxycodone? I currently take 40mgs of oxycodone, and would like to change to MS IR, what amount of MS IR is equal to 40mgs of Oxycodone? ## Oxycodone is one and a half times stronger than Morphine, so an equivalent dosage would be 60mgs. However, you do need to make sure you taking the same formulation, since both Oxycodone and Morphine come in regular, instant and time released formulations. Thus, if you're taking the regular release formulation of Oxycodone, then you would need a regular release formulation, in that dosage, of the Morphine. The only 40mg Oxycodone available is the extended release, Oxycontin. Due to the dangers of overdose, from getting too much medication, at once, it is highly unlikely that your doctor is going to give ...

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I have a petition against Actavis Pharmaceutical for distributing bad Oxycodone. I called Actavis on the phone and they claim that the formula is the same. I was told by a reliable source that the formula has changed along with more fillers and binder included. Please let me know if you want to find my petition on Change.org. The heading will read ACTAVIS pharmaceuticals: STOP SELLING OXYCODONE AS A PLACEBO PILL TO CHRONIC PAIN SUFFERERS! Stop lining the pockets of Actavis Pharmaceutical! Thank you ## I have been taking 15mg Oxycodone for some time now. I actually break the tablet into quarters and take 3.75mg at night. Last month I began taking my recently filled prescription of Activas 15mg Oxycodone from Walgreens. After taking the Activas I became very sick. Stomach pain with very b...

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is the liquid oxycotin the same (i have not had to get a refill since they changed the pill for)as it was befor they changed the pills ## Oxycontin is a name brand for the extended release version of Oxycodone, which is manufactured by Purdue. The other formulations of Oxycodone have not been changed, included the liquid formulations. Is there anything else I can help with?

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II Have Chronic Pancreatitis And PDr Had Me On Dilaudid But It Only Worked For About Two Hours As Well Percocet He Has Changed mypain meds to low doses of Percocet & added long acting oxycontin. However oxy gives me bad headaches & can take up to 2 hours to kick in & then puts me to sleep! Does anyone know of a different pain med that will help the pain immediately without side effects so tha I can function like a normal human being? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks. ## Have you tried an instant release pain medication, in conjunction with the Oxycontin? There is an instant release formulation of Oxycodone that's available as a capsule and it does just what it sounds like it would, it starts to work as soon as you swallow it, rather than taking some time...

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i received a em saying that the liquid oxycotion is the same before the op pills ## Yes, we have no information on the liquid formulations of Oxycodone being changed in any manner, it would be very difficult to try to do so, since time released mechanisms can't really be used with them. Are there any questions or comments?

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after 2 car accidents..me being the passenger i suffered a great deal of pain n my back my pain management dr prescribed opana er and oxycodone 30 mg for breakthrough pain i took the opana er for 3 yrs and suddenly they changed the formula and they did not work at all.is there any chance that they will change the formula back to what it used to be? the old formula worked great for me..i was in alot less pain i was walking better and alot less nerve pain..for me it was a miracle drug and i did not feel high from it. i just felt so much better than i did with any other meds..so do you think they will ever bring back the old opanas because i did not feel any relief from the new ones that they made so my dr put me on 30 mg morphine er but they give me a feeling of being high where the old o...

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What pill is this, I have been prescribed percocet in the past but never had this number imprinted. Can you tell me if the formulary might have changed? ## This tablet is manufactured by Rhodes Pharmaceuticals and they list it as containing 10mgs of Oxycodone and 325mgs of Acetaminophen. Since this is a generic medication, it is manufactured by several different companies, which creates market competition to help keep prices down. Which one your pharmacy may carry, at any given time, depends on what company was offering the cheapest price, at the time they needed to restock their supply. The FDA warns that this medication carries the risk of being habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth and constipation. Is there anything else I can help ...

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