How Can I Get Name Brand Pain Meds Instead Of Generic

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I know that generic Norco is weak. How can I get the real ' name brand' meds? ## If you're paying cash, you can just tell the pharmacy that you want the name brand only. However, if you have insurance, your doctor will need to write the prescription as 'brand medically necessary', or whatever the equivalent is in your state. 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. However, not all generics are problematic. Is there anything else I can help with? ## I have already asked Costco and the hospital pharmacy for name brand, and they say they don't have the code to order name brand for narcotics. They say everyone ...

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My doctor and insurance are now forcing me to wear the patch for 72 hrs instead of my usual 48 hr change. I am having a very rough time after about the 30 hour mark once the patch goes into half live. What is the closest generic patch that matches the Duragesic brand? I am finding that all generics are not close to the brand. ## I used to be on fentanyl patches for years and I had to change them every 48 hours or I went into withdrawals. I live in the tropics and apart from rapid absorption after 2 days a layer of fat and salt film accumulates between the adhesive and the skin reducing delivery. ## I was on the fentanyl patch for years for my chronic pancreatitis. The brand/generic thing is complicated when it comes to painting meds especially the patch versions. Their delivery systems ...

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Anyone have any luck splitting prescriptions for 15 mg oxycodone instead of oxy 30? I go back to DR and hate even thinkin about the agony of a med change. Is anyone finding any reolutions for this....seems like this is going on all over the country? Maybe after 10 or 20 people die of abruptly stopping these meds, or commit suicide from dealing with chronic pain, somebody will step up and DO something!!! This is crap!!!! ## I had the same trouble with all 5 Walgreen's in my Northern New Mexico area, not a single brand or generic Oxycodone 30mg to be had. I have term. cancer and my Rx is for #240 p/m. They know me well and realize that I'm no drug seeker so it wasn't that sort of problem, they were just plain out. I asked my pharmacist if it would cause me trouble if I tried t...

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