Amneal Pharmaceuticals Hydrocodone 10-325 (Page 10)

I have been taking hydrocodone 10-325 (made by Watson) for about a year. I picked up my prescription yesterday and instead of the normal yellow pill, I received a white oblong pill imprinted with m367 on it. I took 2 for breakthrough pain and had no relief what-so-ever. I called the pharmacy and was told that they will no longer be able to get the med from Watson. Does anyone know what has happened? I have chronic pain, and these white ones from Amneal Pharmaceuticals is not going to cut it. Has anyone else experienced this?

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Re: Mechelle (# 177)

I use cvs,however my husband receives his medication from V.A. they send Amneal hydrocodone to my husband. I've asked my pharmacist to order Lupin pharmaceutical hydrocodone 10/325 Amneal is trash. I'm sorry it just doesn't help my pain at all..

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Re: Randi (# 179)

Thank you for info on Lupin. I take 10mg/325 and have been getting Mallincrap frrom WG in Dallas. Will request this for a change. Thank you much.

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Dano -- Watson quit making those.

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Re: David (# 6)

I've been given these awful things for pain!! They are not helping at all. I'm on my 3d trip with cancer, this time it's bone. Without something i can't move...I need the pain relief,
and this is not cutting it!!!

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Re: Pedro (# 15)

Thank u for the advice.

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Re: Suze (# 166)

So sad..I feel your pain! What's really sad is the V.A. my husband goes to this brand Amneal is all they have for our veterans! It doesn't help my husband at all! It's a disgrace!

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Same thing happened to me. I’ve been on the Watson for 25yrs and now I got gut rot and belly burn and no relief from the pain. I used to take 1 Watson In the mornin and was good to go. Let me know if you find an answer.

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Re: James Christopher (# 187)

Watson & qualitest were both bought out by (imo) junk pharma companies ... qualitest was bought by Par Pharmicuticls with their hydrocodone facility in NY and they closed the Qualitest facility in Alabama (yes I used Qualitest for years) the problem is Par kept using their sub (par) [yes intended] formula (imo) because it uses fewer and/or less of the active pain relieving ingredients.... Watson was bought by a Brazilian pharmaceutical company which also (imo tho I have much less experience with Watson) this company also kept the less effective formula for the same reasons ... these purchases (if I remember correctly) happened around 2016/17 Par kept the Alabama facility open for a lil over a year (imo to use up & fulfill suppies & supplier contracts) not informed on the Watson transfer details ... it's a shame that junk companies can save money making less effective product & then using that saved money too buy the best companies that make a more effective product & then cut that products better components to reduce cost .... just an example ... if they make 100million pills & save 1cent on each pill that is $1,ooo,ooo more in profits for every million pillsi ... that's a lot of motive for inferior product production and keeping the active ingredients at as close to the 80% level as permitted by pharma bought & paid for legislature in DC ... if you advertise a gallon but only have 107 ounces there is a big lawsuit then why can pharma say 10mg but only include 8mg of active ingredients which is allowed by the fda thus aproved by congress ..... and it is not right ""the people"" need an easier way to remove congress members from their positions...

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Re: Roro (# 188)

Amneal Pharma is what they give me now for pain.
Hydrocodone 10/325.
I Used white oblong m365 by "Mallinkrodt" ( might be misspelling it) pharmaceutical and worked better but still not close to brand names.
But Amneal Pharma which is I believe from India, generic garbage does absolutely nothing for my chronic back pain.

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Re: Randi (# 186)

I get same prescription from civilian doctor and pharmacist can't even get other brands.She says they are not available?!
Does nothing for pain.

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Re: Matt G (# 190)

I go to a pain center,and I asked my Dr to write Patient prefers Lupin Pharmaceutical Brand. I usually don't have a problem, but I do check my prescription when paying the pharmacy. If it's Amneal Pharmaceutical brand I give it back. My pharmacist orders Lupin for me. The 2 medications can be tested by a chemist,& they're not the same strength. Amneal doesn't help my pain at all! Give that a try..I really hope it helps you! Terrible to have to even ask because it shouldn't matter which company makes the medication..

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Re: Randi (# 191)

Thank you for your help.
Which pharmacy chain do you use?
My current one is saying that only generic brand they can get is this one I am on and some garbage ones I looked up.
I will ask them for this specific have my doctor send them order or switch pharmacy.
Again thank you for response and help.

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Re: Matt G (# 189)

I am currently taking a hydrocodone/acetaminophen 7.5 from Walmart. This medication causes me to be dizzy, sick, and does NOTHING for my pain. My doctor refuses to write anything else. They changed the manufacturer around March 2022 or so. I wasa told by the former head Pharmacist that they got a new provider and that several people complained about the new provider. I asked my Doctor if she would write a different substance and she refused. Who did Walmart change to? Any suggestions?

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Re: James Christopher (# 187)

Watson has been discontinued for hydrocodone/acetaminopen since 2016. The people that bought them kept the Watson name for other than pain medication.

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Re: Randi (# 186)

The Feds caused this problem by listening to people say that they had children killed by "opiods" when they were actually killed by street heroin and /or fentanyl. They are into denial. Prescribed opiods killed very few people and they stole the medication.

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Re: Randi (# 179)

It is the cheap fillers that are the problem.

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Re: cliffj (# 196)

Actually (imo) it's the 20% reduction in effective ingredients

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Re: Dano (# 2)

I have been on hydrocodone for several years due to degenerative disc disease and severe erosive arthritis. I only take them when the pain is overwhelming. I used to get the yellow Qualitest, and they gave me great pain relief. But Qualitest quit making them, and I had to use a different brand, which was like taking candy. No pain relief at all. I did some research and found out that the FDA allows drug manufacturers to use up to 20% less of the medicine in genetics. So a lot of generic medicine manufactures do that because it’s cheaper. So that’s why some brands work better than others. It’s maddening! Generics should have the exact same amount of medicine in them and the same binders so they are exact replicas as the name brand. It’s totally wrong for the FDA to allow this!

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Re: Becky (# 4)

I totally agree! It’s so maddening that those of us in the same situation as you are have a hard time even getting a doctor to prescribe pain meds. And when they do, it’s a nightmare at the pharmacy. They treat you like you’re an addict and only want the meds to get high. I’ve never experienced a “high” from pain medication, just a minimal amount of relief. Medical professionals should be ashamed of themselves!

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Re: bellasmommy (# 9)

And Qualitest doesn’t make those kind anymore. They were the best for pain relief.

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