Actavis Oxycodone
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I recently got my prescription filled and discovered that my generic Watsons changed to actavis. They are horrible!! They don't work even close to Watsons! Im in pain because they don't work as well. Im very disappointed and will be finding a different pharmacy!!!!

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I can't find a store that carries actavis brand oxycodone (15 mg). Walgreens doesn't carry them anymore and that's what I have been taking for five years.

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Well, I have a horror story about Safeway Pharmacy in largo, Fl. I was a steady patient at my local Winn Dixie Pharmacy for 3 yrs. I am disabled with horrible daily pain. I used a generic from them, and it worked fine. Well. Winn Dixie decided to close all their pharmacies with no notice. I had one day to find another one. So I went to them, they asked who my pain management doctor was, and they said yes we take him. Here in Florida they had had a huge abuse of pill mills and addicts. My doctor is not one of them, and he is very well respected. Well, they filled my script with a generic I never saw. A big, blue one that said 214 on it, and I found out the manufacturer was Caraco. After 2 1/2 weeks my pain was not controlled, and then 4 days ago, I had such horrible abdominal pain, I almost went to the ER. I had to freeze my stomach, and 3 days later, I still have pain in my stomach, and my other pain is not controlled. I have liver issues so I am not allowed to have nsaids, aspirin, and especially Tylenol. Apparently this company has been shorty the actual medicine anywhere from 8-14% and putting in the fillers I just mentioned. I was told by the pharmacist at Saveway that Florida statue permits 8-12% less of the actual medication. so, I called the FDA. They said absolutely not. The deviation can only be less than 1%. All generics are evaluated against the brand names. Then I was told by the pharmacy tech that the DEA in Florida dictates what they can order. Another lie. They only dictate how many they are allowed to order. What they order is their decision. And to top it off, I gave the FDA the NCD code, straight from the pharmacies mouth, and the FDA said the first 4 digits indicate it is indeed a Caraco product, but he said it does not list it as Oxycodone, in fact, it doesn't list any medication. This may very well be a med that has not been approved by the FDA. He urged me to fill out a complaint, which I intend to. And I urge anyone else whom has had this issue with this medication to please file a complaint. He was pretty upfront about the fact that one complaint will not spur an investigation. But, I read on the internet today at least 20 reviews from others whom had their regular generic switched out for this one. Not just half pain relief, but sickness, like I had, vomiting, headaches, severe stomach pains, this is real. People can go to their website and fill out a complaint, or you can call them and they will send you a paper complaint. The number is (301) 796-3400. I also read where they were sited twice for shorting the medication.. The pharmacist at this Safeway was very savvy, she knew this drug had fillers added to it. That is why she said it is the only one they carry. There plan is to weed out the drug addicts, I assume, because I have excellent script insurance, and my co-pay for the brand name for 84 pills is over 600.00. I am totally disgusted. And it was Pam Bondy in Hillsborough county, Fl that started this. I agree, we had a bad problem with pill mills and people coming from other counties, and even out of state. So some action was definitely necessary. But now she has made it impossible for those of us whom really need it to function, ie. (do our housework, dishes, vacuum, dust, shampoo, laundry, grocery shopping) and aren't looking to get high; to be able to get a decent generic. That is why I went to the FDA. They trump any Florida statute they may have passed regarding oxycodone. And they just passed the amendment for medical marijuana here in Fl. I will be 1st in line.

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I am using Kratom for pain now. It's an amazing legal substance you can find online with no hassle. Check it out people. It's the real deal. No more WD and it takes my anxiety and pain away.

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Zunie, yes because it is immediate release you can cut it in half.

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I have Activas 10/325 mg. can I cut the 10mg in half, the whole seems to make me dizzy and a little disoriented. I am also getting the sweats? Can anyone help me on this question? Thanks!!

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The m block 15 seem to work best for me I'm on 6 a day and they help my pain

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Activis is crap! That's all there is to it they are CRAP! Watson was VANTASTIC but not Activis. I told my pharmacy about this product and they told me that Activis was a fill in and that they would be carrying the other brand. The brand that works. I forgot the name! I hope this is true because I'm going to searching so as to stay away from Activis! The crap pills!

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I believe stopping the use of these pain meds rather that fighting for what's rightfully obligated to those suffering is what "big brother, oh brother" wants. I know pain meds are decreasing in strength. Formulas are changing and pharmaceutical drug abuse is allegedly at an all time high. My father was just released from a 3 week hospital stay and from a small bowel resectioning. His wound did not heal well and a fistula has formed, an open hole that must be irrigated and cleaned daily and the pain is unbearable for him. The doctor declined to prescribe any narcotics for him firmly stating that Tylenol would be sufficient. Wth?? I was shocked. I told her that he received Percocet and Norco in 2010 and 2014 for 2 previous surgeries and she still declined. My dad is home now and in terrible pain. How is he expected to recover under so much stress? I can't stand to watch him suffer. His hospital is through Kaiser Permantente of California.

We don't live in a 3rd world country. What is happening??

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They are not the same at all. Endocet is made up of a different form of what we consider percocet. It's actually 3/4 the strength per MG than actual percocet. It's corner cutting BS and all the pharmacies are on board to make a few extra bucks and get people to not want to take it anymore. Phasing out all us addicts who obviously let doctors butcher us just to get pills. F-ing ridiculous. Everyone pays the piper one day though and they will too.

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Please sign my petition against actavis. See change.org for more details.

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IF you are from Detroit or Michigan, go to Farmington Drug & ask for their Manager & see if he can't order Endocet. Otherwise, try the Walgreen managers or other larger drug store Managers (ONLY) to order it after your Doctor writes it for Endocet (by Endo Mftg.). Your Doctor should not have a problem writing it if he wrote what you are taking. It is a generic of Percocet & my friend IT WORKS!!!

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Before I found a local mom & pop pharmacy to dispense my monthly Endocet I was forced to take Activis because it was the only thing I could find and it made me vomit twice. It was an unusual vomiting because one minute I was sitting down watching the football playoffs and the next minute (out of no where) I started vomiting with no warning of nausea, that happened on 2 occasions. Even when I first approached the mom & pop pharmacy they tried to get me to settle for the Activis because it's cheaper and more profitable for them. The pharmaceutical companies do not care who their medicine kills or injures, they just want to make a ton of money off selling their drugs even though they know that there will be billions leveled in legal suits because they have those billions factored into their bottom line. Greed truly is a terrible thing amongst the human race.

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I ended up in ER with a multitude of problems! Walgreens was just being CHEAP ordering these! ALWAYS ask what manufacturer, because it is the
"inactive ingredients" that can kill you! If it is ACTIVAS no matter WHAT the drug is~DO NOT GET IT FOLKS!!! So what if it still has 10/325 or whatever strenghth!!! It is NOT the same thing as Watsons because of the inactive ingredients. You have a right to know what the inactive ing. are & also, have them disected or inspected at your pharmacy. After all, it is going into your BODY!

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I got the activists brand closed my throat up probably all the poison in it.we all need to get this recalled.I ended up in hospital.

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You are absolutely right. They are horrible. They don't work at all. I was on them for 2 months due to shortage of mellonkrat my usual brand. Mellonkrat works perfect for me. I was in so much pain using actavis. I plan to call FDA on actavis in hopes to get them off the market. They suck.

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I hate actavis. They are like taking 1/2 dose. I am on 30 mg. These don't work at all. I was in pain for months due to the shortage of mellonkrat. My suggestion is ask for M. They work best where i can cut my 30 mg in half.

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I'm glad to see I'm not crazy and not alone. I have lower back pain (scoliosis, degenerative discs and arthritis in my spine). I was on Norco 10mg 4/day and was functional. I had surgery (fusion L4 and L5) in November and was switched to the Actavis oxy, post surgery. I was told these, the Percocet is stronger than Norco. I'm now on the 7.5mg 3/day and it does nothing. My PM Dr doesn't believe me. I am absolutely miserable.

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Lola....my problem with hydrocodone 19 months ago was because I got Actavis hydro. There were many complaints of that drug! I have noticed that the main problem with these meds is where the ingredients are coming from. The country of origin. One pharma company from the same country had tons of problems with their making of meds, etc found by the fda 13 months ago and they were meds sent to the US. Anyway, this company wasn't allowed, until problems were fixed, to provide meds to the US or open any labs here as fda wouldn't allow it. You can read about it on fda site (Sun Pharm). Well, there was no update to solutions done or anything and guess who has labs in the US now and are able to provide our meds.....hydrocodone being one of those meds? You got it, Sun Pharmaceuticals! I found this out when my mother Got her hydro from a new manufacturer and I researched them. It was a med her pharmacist talked her into trying....for the sole purpose of them being cheaper and insurance is not paying for the brand that works for her! Unbelievable! This has gotten way out of control! We can no longer get the meds that work for us and have to take crappy meds!

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Tracy, they never changed the Watson norco watson has been making that all along my friend just got 90 of them from the local Walgreens. He got the 10/325 oblong white pill. The norco 5/325 are white with little red speckles in them and they are also by Watson not Actavis. He has been getting the Watson norco for years and still does it is the percocet that is the problem. He says the norco works better for his back pain than the percocet did even the Watson. The actacrap is not going to change I fear it is hear to stay unfortunately. I had to switch to Vicodin as my main pain med now because not one of the other bulls*** percocet brands out there work and they just mess up my stomach. The pharmacists also lie about not getting any complaints about the atacrap but I am sure they are not flying off the shelves like the Watson did.

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Jennifer.....I got a letter from Actavis today regarding the OXYCODONE from October. They CALLED my pharmacy to get info from them and then had the nerve to tell me, " since you could not give us the lot number we could not investigate." What a freaking crock! They got the lot number from Walgreens and, not surprisingly, LIED to me about it! Their MEDS are pure crap and with all the adverse reactions called in on Oxycodone and Hydrocodone alone, they are claiming no fault! Someone I know, to this day, is receiving Watson HYDROCODONE. Did they go back to the watson formula for that one only? Well, now I am back to taking a pain med that does not work well for me because of the Oxy bs! It took over a month AFTER quitting the percocet to get my stomach back to somewhat normal! Oh yeah.....no mention of them refunding my money as they have done for others! I hope this company has many legal suits against them for bad meds!

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