Opana Endo Recall (Page 2)

So I heard on the news yesterday that the FDA WANTS to stop production of Endo's Opana. Now my question is are they also gonna make IMPAX/Global to stop production on their generic oxymorphone too? Or is this aimed directly at Endo? I have a script right now that I can't fill for another 2 and a half weeks. What's gonna happen when I bring it in to get filled? It's written as oxymorphone ER NOT OPANA is that gonna matter or am I screwed? Plus on a side note if I would have to get it changed (my script). Would it be too much to ask my Doc to write for 100mg MS Contin or is that too big of a jump from the oxymorphone 30mg ER that I've been getting for a year now?

I only ask that because every other milligram of MS CONTIN does not work for me. Only the 100's do anything for my pain. Don't ask me why, it's just always been like that. And also I would switch to Fentanyl but that too has been all over the news and would be hard to get filled, plus the only microgram that works for me is the 50. The 25 and 12.5 don't do s*** for my pain and it's mad expensive and my insurance probably wouldn't cover that anyways. People, this is a bad day for chronic pain patients. It just sucks. I finally found something that helped me with my pain and they're gonna rip that out from under me and force me to get something that will probably not help me at all. Anyone with any information please get back to me as far as if IMPAX/Global is being affected by this too or is it just Endo? Thank you.

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I called Global myself they have no orders at all to stop there products from being manufactured now that being said if your PC decides to not write your prescription any longer not sure what to do. But the generic is in fact available and not affected by the FDA and Endo.

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Most excellent and thank you Maggie...this jives with my experience earlier having no issues filling my generic strength...my pain doc also told me that from his info sources he's heard implied or otherwise orders from anyone to the generic mfrs so for now the generic version ought to remain available.....sadly I have no doubt that someone, somewhere will screw this up too for the rest of us legitimate users...only a matter of time. By the PC doc also told me that the issue driving the FDA's remove request is the fact that the brand name "new & improved" formulation who's anti-abuse technology was cracked by the abusers, not the generics....
But alas, once the brand name is no longer out there they will obviously turn their focus to the still available meds....its a vicious circle that can on ly end with all CII meds pulled off the shelves...and sadly that will backfire as many heretofore legit users will be forced into illegit means to get their pain relieved...so nothing actually solved, just the real patients getting screwed over yet again by the abusers & the knee-jerk societal reaction of yanking it off the shelf such that only the illegal meds remain......

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Made an error...I meant to say my pain doc said he's heard NO requests from anywhere in govt or otherwise to have any (both) generics pulled along with the Brand name opana...so apologies for screwing that up

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Hi~~
Just on my personal views I think Opana is a nasty nasty drug. I don't like it. I tried it twice. Of course it was prescribed for me. I did not like it at all. When I did take it I would get violently ill. I don't think Opana is a very good drug at all and I have talked with other people and they have been deadly sick off of this drug. Please be careful. Best wishes.

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Thanks for sharing...sad to hear your experience was bad. I won't argue as with all meds there are always some people\meds that do NOT agree with each other. But for those who tolerate well & get significant relief from this med I hope that the generic availability will remain a viable path for now given the loss of the branded name. As earlier stated...the problem remains that once the abusers have no brand name to mis-use, they will turn to whatever is still on the shelf.....

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That was just totally uncalled for. Opana is a great pain medicine and just because this person fails to agree oh freaking well. Now I understand where your coming from. Omg. Ignorance plain ignorance!!!

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Yes your right. I mean what's to stop abuse on other meds? I believe if you are in pain management and are dropped all the time and abide by the agreement well those of us should not suffer the wrath of those that take the meds to get a high. Now how can we still get our meds? I think if your in a program they can test your levels and tell if your legit. You I mean in general. All I know is I am on Morphine now and I'm hurting so bad today. If I was still on the Opana I wouldn't be in this bed right now

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I truly feel bad for you Cactus....I know what its like as it took several years to finally get to the right set of ER\IR meds to control my pain well. And now that you've been forced off the Opana onto morphine which sounds like its doing very little for your pain other than maybe preventing withdrawls. Maybe you answered this but is your pain doc willing to allow you to attempt getting the generic?(for Opana I mean). So far both the mfr & my local pharmacy are telling me they are not yet affected by the cease\desist order that Opana was hit by. I can't say if the generic formulation will work as well for you as the brand name but having had both I can say they worked equally well for me.

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I need to know the same thing Opana worked great for me I don't know what I'm going to do or what they will replace it with. I take 2-40 mg opana in the morning and 2- 40 mg at night I don't know what to ask the doctor for or what he will replace it with I am very worried as I have been in pain for many many years I have been on Opana for at least for five years. Do you think Oxeycoten will work the same and if so how many mg.

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OK Rawdog, Barb, etc; all,

I just checked with my local chain pharmacy & they were able to order & receive the 40mg & 30mg ER generic for Opana (the Global variety). I reported on the 30mg earlier but now they have also re-ordered & gotten the 40mg. So as of 7/15/2017 Bashas Pharmacy is able to order & still get the generic version(s) of Opana. I don't know how long this will hold here in Arizona but for you fellow desert dwellers using the brand name Opana you do have an alternative when its no longer available. Be advised your doc MUST change the script to Oxymorphone ER 40mg or whatever strength & must NOT write Opana & expect the substitution permissible to be sufficient as it cannot be filled that way...I shall report in a few weeks if it remains available for those interested.

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Barb, have you tried the generic for Opana witch is what I'm taking it's oxymorphone ER I get the 30mg. I would try n get that or if you go o xycontin you will at least have to get the 60's to touch your pain or the 80's if your doc will write that high. But the are SUPER expensive. Let me know what you do I'm interested to see what works best for you good luck

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It is rumored that oxymorphone er (40mg) will no longer be available? If this is true, how long till what supply has already been distributed will run out and what is the best comparable alternative?

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Hey Beau, what do you mean it's been rumoured that the 40mg oxymorphone is going away? Where did you hear that from and why just the 40's not the 30's, 20's or 15's? I'm not trying to be a A**HOLE but who or what was your source? I take everything I hear on here with a grain of salt and want the things posted on here to be the truth. So please relinquish your source if you can please and thank you. I personally have not heard anything new pertaining to this issue and believe me my ears are stretched across the web and I just picked up my script from my doc today and nothing was said to me so no news is good news.

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