New Oxycodone By Cara Made Me Deathly Sick!

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I have been taking oxycodone 30 milligram for about 10 years. I have neuropathy in one leg due to nerve damage,(3 back surgeries). I have been taking different brand of generic roxicodone throughout the years, but this new oxycodone 122 by CARA made me deathly ill. I thought I had the flu at first, and had called in sick at work for 4 days before finally figuring it out. Horribly NAUSEOUS with severe headache. Anyone have the same symptoms with this new brand?

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oxycodone 224 by Cara? not 122 sorry

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Here in Jersey people cant get them, thank God i got mine 4 days ago. I have a friend that said he just got ones made by SUN and they made him so sick!!!! Legs hurt , etc. he said it was like going through withdrawls!!! WTF is going on???

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@Earlene,

Did you mean to say Cara or Caraco Pharma? Both appear to be legitimate manufacturers, but from what I could gather, the 224 oxycodones are made by Caraco (also known as Sun Pharmaceuticals) and NOT Cara.

I do wonder what it is though that could be making people sick. So after further investigation I came across a list of inactive ingredients hoping to pin point the culprit. Do either of you know if you are allergic to any of these binders/fillers?:

FD&C Blue No. 2, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, lactose anhydrous, silicon dioxide, corn starch, and sodium starch glycolate type A potato.

I hope this info helps. Please post back if you have any other details to share so we can try and get to the bottom of this!

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Thank you very much for the information, I have never been allergic to anything in my life but obviously something in this made me terribly sick! I guess I'm not the only one either. I guess if enough people reported maybe they'll look into it? I called and made a report to a number given to me by the pharmacist. thanks again

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I found out whats going on. I asked my Dr,. He said they were taking the old ones off the market and making them where if you chew or Insufflate them, you will go into full withdrawals. He said they put an agonist in it. But I never did either and i know people who never did take them but the RIGHT way and still got really sick. anyone else getting sick??

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No, I do not do that to mine either! but thanks for the info anyways. I have a doctors appointment on Friday and I will discuss this with him also. maybe he can put me on something else. I do not know what would be comparable with the oxycodone 30

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Same here I got mine fill yesterday it was a new brand made by carac got very sick severe headache so on my wife also takes them so I gave her one of mine she got very sick thinking we had the flu and ended up taking her to the hospital still thinking we was sick with the flu until I found this post by you so now I am stuck with nearly 145 30 mg I can`t take so what can someone do you can`t return them

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I've never posted before but after getting these 224 Oxy's, knowing I felt I was going through withdrawals, I began to search on my PC. I'm glad I found this Site. There are many other Complaints I found. I also was amazed after copying and saving much of the research I did on Caraco Pharma, which is a 100% Owned subsidiary of India's Sun Pharmaceuticals (Over 57% of Sun Pharma sales are from markets outside India, primarily in the US.). I really find it hard to understand how and why the FDA would allow Caraco to re-start operations in the US. I have saved a lot of facts, past history of infractions, etc.. If the Moderator would like me to post more info for all, I will. A few things I'll add here and now. There is one non-active ingredient Caraco uses in these 224 Oxy's that no other Oxy maker has listed, and that is Silicon Dioxide. I went to Wiki and found that 95% of silicon dioxide is used in Cement. They also use a type of Lactose and though others do also, the extra large size of Caraco's 224 Oxy has to mean that there is a lot of added extra ingredients. I think they put a fraction of OXY they're supposed to put in, and then use that Oxy to supply a "black market" maker perhaps in India, just my best guess. All I really know is that they Do NOT yield the pain relief I have received for many years, and I've used many other various generics. I find it awfully suspicious that for some reason Pharmacies seem to be only getting Caraco Oxy. Is this a punishment? You'll see in the bit I'm pasting that Caraco has, in the past, made oversized tablets, incorrect dosage, and contamination a plenty. I would like to get an official analysis of exactly what these extra large sized 30's actually contain. I'll wait to hear if anyone cars to hear/read more of my findings (oh yeah, they've had about 30 recalls in the past, you really have to wonder why the US needs a company from India to come here and make our meds).

"""Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. (Caraco) has recalled numerous drugs at the request of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration because of the companies failure to meet the FDA’s current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) requirements. The FDA originally learned that Caraco was manufacturing double thickness pills, which may lead to patients to unintentionally suffer from an overdose and/or death."""
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it appears like Caraco was allowed to re-start in 2012. I'll paste this below:


Sun says FDA clears plants where marshals seized products in 2009

Michigan plants cleared to make 2 products under strict supervision

August 28, 2012 | By Eric Palmer

Two Michigan plants that three years ago had so many manufacturing and recall problems that the FDA felt compelled to send in U.S. marshals to lock up products have been given permission to again manufacture some drugs, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said today.

The seizure of about $20 million worth of products three years ago and the issuance of a consent decree was tied to a string of issues. Caraco had to recall metformin pills for diabetes that fell on both sides of the size specification and were contaminated with metal scrapings, a 2008 warning letter said. The FDA said Caraco had poor control of its raw materials and a possible formulation error. "Today's seizure is intended to lead to major changes at Caraco's facilities," the FDA said at the time. The company today says those major changes have taken place.
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Yes I mean Deathly ill I thought I was going to die I had rapid heart beat severe cramping Head pounding Blood pressure was 198 over 102 and I rarely ever have a headache I just thought I had a bad case of the flu at first and when you are taken 10 different kinds of medication that you been on for a lot of years you would not think it would be that until I notice my oxycodone 30mg bottle was highlighted with same medicine with different shape and/or color I would probably never figure it out if that was not on my bottle and they are made by caraco which after lots of researching on tine internet they just open back up in 2011 after being close down for three years from contamination to wrong formulas being made Read up on it type caraco violation in your search bar or type caraco brand oxycodone make me sick I do not why they even let them open back up after all and I did call the FDA and reported them What are they going to do just what until a person dies if it has not already have happened thinking they was just will sick with a virus or flu and die because of them before they close it down for good and never let them ever open it back up

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Re: sunny10 (# 2) Expand Referenced Message

I don't know but it is definitely something. I am disabled with severe back issues - I cannot walk on my own and have been on my pain meds for 10 years to give me a quality of life and allow me to be a mom to my sons! I have malabsorption, celiacs disease, and a hiatal hernia in my throat. I have reactions to dyes and fillers in some medications so my doctor had me on the Malinckrodt brand of the oxycodone 30 mg and all of a sudden, Hannaford says they can't order them anymore and they only have Camber or Rhodes. I tried both and got so sick with the Camber, my doc says it was the yellow die. They switched me to the Rhodes and they are so big the darn things got stuck in my throat and nearly killed me because of the hiatal hernia!

The pharmacist called me and said they can order the Lupin brand and that is what I picked up today. Sometimes, I have to either break up my pills or crush them up and put them in pudding, applesauce, or ice cream. Apparently, Lupin bought Novel labs so if you think you are getting the Lupin brand, it may be the Novel Labs one that has the n 23 and is a brick! It really pisses me off because they can let illegal drugs poor through our border and kill innocent Americans but if you suffer with debilitating pain and depend on pain management to actually get out bed and function, they are flooding pharmacies with pills that are disgusting and have dyes, fillers, and God knows what else in them! It's disgusting! Something is definitely going on because it's happening everywhere!

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Re: David (# 3) Expand Referenced Message

I suspect they’re weak and people are getting withdrawals. The genetics can be up to 20% stronger or weaker than the name brand and still be approved.

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