Is There A Generic For Brand Name Oxycontin Extended Release?
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The cost is way too high. I though generic oxycontin was coming back. Does anyone have an update?

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Re: Lar (# 21) Expand Referenced Message

I get oxicodone 10mg 5 xday for breakthrough . my neurologist gives me Oxicontin 20mg 3xday. They don't work. Should I ask her for ER oxicodone? Isn't that same drug I am already taking except for ER? Sue

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Re: Sue (# 24) Expand Referenced Message

No am not addicted to Oxycontin. They just don't help and the fillers r dangerous. I need to no of a substitute ER is around cause don't no what to ask for. Sue

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Yeah oxycodone ER. My medicare part D won’t pay for it-only the brand name-but the pharmacy filled it for me one time because they thought “substitutions permitted” meant they should do that even if my insurance doesn’t cover it.

Rite aid had them.

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Re: Ruth (# 7) Expand Referenced Message

I have medicare, my part D is Caremark/CVS and oddly they cover brand name oxycontin but not generic oxycodone ER.
I pay less than $8 for 56 on Medicare at Rite Aid, CVS, or Wallgreens.

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Re: Verwon (# 1) Expand Referenced Message

I have been on oxycodone 10/325 5xday for years for pain relief so I could work. This year my neurologist put me on Oxicontin 20mg 3xday. I went to fill it At my pharmacy few weeks ago and he said he was waiting on a delivery for generic. He gave me brand instead. I have 2 questions. Is there a generic and was does op stand for? I heard there was no generic and I know its time release but I also heard the fillers r dangerous. Please tell me if u no the answers. Thanks Sue

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Re: Leigh (# 5) Expand Referenced Message

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Sue. I am on TR Oxicontin 3xday 20mg and don't understand how u can get addicted. I am on oxicodone which helps and can understand how u can get addicted to that
Please explain.thanks Sue

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I know here in Tennessee there is no generic for Oxycontin. Because the company went back and changed the drug to make it more abuse deterent there is supposedly no generic available for this new type of Oxycontin. They may still be able to get the older version generic but I'm not sure they are supposed to be selling it. The brand company got a new patent on their new formulation so generic companies aren't allowed to make it yet. At least that is what I have found and been told by the pharmacy.

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Walgreens just offered my 80mg generics i refussed. Thinking they were crap but now i think i will try them. So someone is making generic oxycontin 80's

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There is now a generic drug for Oxycontin ER and it is Oxycodone ER. I know for a fact.

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I have posted this reply before but here is my story and opinion: I am a chronic pain patient with serious concerns about the way pain is being treated in the US. The FDA means well I'm sure but I am not an addict, I dont abuse my medications and have never had an incident of almost dying. I feel greatly for those who have lost family members and friends to these drugs, but even in the study it recognizes that most of these patients were abusing the medications or combining them with other drugs and alcohol. I do not feel like those of us who really suffer on a daily basis with debilitating pain should be punished for the actions of addicts and/or people who decided to mix the meds with other substances. The government is going to have to start making the difference between us and them clear to physicians and the country as a whole. Everyone seems to be panicking as if drug addiction is a new disease. An addict will find a way to use, but those of us with true pain issues don't want to use an route of getting our medications through any means but our physicians. They have stopped listening to us. My own pain clinic who I have been a part of for over 2 years is now beginning to look at me suspiciously for no other reason than the new FDA report. Thankfully I found a wonderful Nurse Practitioner within my pain clinic that sees me for who I am and doesn't question my pain or my need for these medications just to live a normal life. That is all I desire. Not to feel high, not to feel a buzz or feel good, just normal. I do not wish to be bed ridden at 36 years old, and without these medications that is where I would be. I would be glad to be off all medication as most of us would if there were cures for our ailments. I have chronic pancreatitis with no known cause so there is no course of treatment but pancreatic enzymes and pain medication. Find a cure and I will be glad to give up these drugs that give your minds so much trouble. I am tired of hearing about the opiate epidemic. I will admit there are more doctors out there prescribing in an unsafe way and many drug dealers pushing the stuff out, but do not place real pain patients into these categories. Stop punishing us for the bad behavior of others. This is not kindergarten where you punish the whole class for the behavior of one kid. This is about people's lives and whether or not they can live them as most people do. Without daily mind crushing pain. Thanks.

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I have a family member who was prescribed oxycontin -er (20 mgs.) and of course the cost is beyond reasonable. Anyhow we called a few pharmacies and asked the price. He has no insurance that covers meds. Except he can get them through the VA.(VA said they did not have oxycontin but he could get morphine through them). Anyhow Walmart was near 100.00 cheaper so we went with them. We just noticed that the bottle says it is oxycodone er 20mg and is generic for the oxycontin. We were told there is NO generic for oxycontin and now are concerned we did not get what we were suppose to and we still paid nearly 500.00 for a generic, wanted info before he starts them tomorrow, thank you for any help.

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Well said! We have lost our insurance coverage and pay cash, not to mention GA workers comp wont pay for the pain meds because of all the druggies and new protocol out there. I'm trying to get the best cash price and the pharmacy sizes me up when i show them the script. I usually walk out without my pills and feel like a dirty junkie doing the walk of shame to my car. I wouldn't even take a tylenol if i didn't need it. I pray daily this changes. I would sell my soul to be ok and not require any of these meds!

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What should abuse have to do with it. How about punish abusers and let people who actually need it for pain buy at a reasonable cost. That's crazy.

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I take 3 10mg of oxy a day for back pain( three years) I am wondering if I would be better off with a time release pill. I am 63 and very active. My concerns are getting addicted to the drug.

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There is a generic Oxycontin made by PAR PHARM and it is Oxycodone HCL ER. I had to switch to it last month because my insurance, Medicare supplement Blue Shield, made Oxycontin non-formulary, and my co-pay would have been $50. I had the strange side effect of sleeplessness on the generic, for about a week, which really worried me, but then my body adjusted and I was able to sleep on it. I thought the pain relief was comparable to the non-generic (and co-pay was only $4!).
This month my pharmacy said they had to order it, but ordered the non-generic, and by the time it came in they said they had used up their allotted monthly allowance of the generic medication (and did not even apologize for their error). So I called around to the five other pharmacies in my (small) town and two said the same as my pharmacy, two said the generic wasn't even in their catalog, and the other one said they couldn't get the med until the end of the month. Of course I knew it probably wasn't wise to med shop by phone but I was in a lot of pain and having horrible tension headaches, and I am one of the unlucky people who can't drive on any kind of medication ( and I'm tired of asking my daughter for help all the time).
To make a long story longer (sorry) I had to pay the $50 for the non-generic med, regular Oxycontin. I am going to try to make these last so I can get my next script in the first of the month in Oct., before they run out of their monthly allotment of the generic.
( Dunno if it makes a difference, but I live in Calif - maybe the generic hasn't come out in all the state's?)

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I beg to cordially disagree with you and, with all due respect, there is NO SUCH generic OXYCONTIN as Purdue has in fact cornered that market for AT LEAST the next decade due to their manipulation of the FDA's rules and regulations! I would be MORE than happy if I was proven wrong (so I could actually afford to go back on it), but as far as any and all of the research I've done on this subject matter (and it's a LOT), I've yet to find ANY drug manufacturer who's been able to offer a comparable "OXYCONTIN" generic whatsoever. Further..... Let's be absolutely SURE that we're talking about the same 'animal' because, YES, there ARE generic OXYCODONE drugs available from any number of pharmaceutical companies at this moment. HOWEVER, there are NO other companies who are making, much less selling ANY form of OXYCONTIN! Please remember that there is a VERY distinct difference between the two and, again, I'd be MORE than pleased if anyone knows differently! Be well, everyone! Christine ;)

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There is a generic brand of oxycontin available since Jan 2015. Depending on your insurance it may be cheaper to buy the name brand. Check with your pharmacy.

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Try the Fentanyl patch! You'll find that it gives effective and consistent pain relief and you're insurance most likely will cover it. See my other post.

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You are absolutely correct! I, too, got the donut hole after months (mainly due to the Oxycotin ER) but I'm now thankfully on the Fentanyl patch which I feel is MUCH more effective and my Medicare Advantage insurance covers it. My only out of pocket expense is about seven bucks and I can certainly live with that, especially since it actually gives me much more effective and consistent pain relief! Good luck, Christine

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Purdue has cornered the market on the manufacturing and marketing of any Oxycotin ER drugs (through some very manipulative and caggy methods, if you ask me) so, unfortunately you're stuck with having to deal with their outrageous prices at least for (from what I've gathered) at least another ten years. I, too, cannot pay that kind of money for simple pain relief until I remembered an alternative that one of my pain management doctors from 2003 have me. I'm back on it now and it actually works far better than the Oxy ER and its called Fentanyl. That come in patches you apply to your skin and it gently but consistently infuses your body with medication for three days at which time you replace it with a new patch on a different place. Work with your doctor to determine what dose is right for you based on your pain level, your current meds and dosages until you find the right one. I'm almost certain you will be happy with its ability to manage your pain and you'll never misses the other one (not to mention its cost! And, even though I'm in the dreaded Medicare donut hole, where my ins. Co. wouldn't cover any of the Oxy ER cost, they are covering the Fentanyl patches and I only have to pay seven bucks for a months supply of patches. Good luck and let me know how it goes! Blessings and be well, Michele

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