Hydrocodone Amn

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are there reported differences in strength or quality between the hydrocodone products of the different manufacturers?

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My doctor prescribed 5mg hydrocodone /apap as needed for pain not to exceed 4 hr intervals. The pharmacy dispenses the drug from at least three different manufacturers in differing forms of tablets. Are there studies or reports comparing the pharmacokinetics or quality control results for the tablets?

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No, there are no reports to be found to give you those precise details, but yes there can be differences from one generic manufacturer to the next.

They can actually differ in the amount of the amount of the active ingredients by as much as plus or minus 20% measured against the original name brand.

Learn more Vicodin details here.

As long as they fall within that acceptable therapeutic window, as set by the FDA, they are considered equivalent medications and they don't have to tell anyone else what the exact fluctuation is and they don't have to measure against each other, just the original name brand product.

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My doctor prescribes me. Lortab .10-500 but generic is the only type my insurance company will pay for. Watson has changed their blue tablets to white and they fo not work like they used too. The ingredients are not the same or they have started using s lower quality active ingredient. I know my medication. Its not the same if all of a sudden they do not work for my pain. I have an aunt who has had back surgery also, even as he ssys they do not help since they changed the pills to white. I will never allow the pharmacy to give them to me again.

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