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I have been taking 10/325 norco for many years. A few days ago I received my medication and found it had been replaced with Aurobindo Pharm U03 imprint. They make me feel very ill with a headache nausea and worse they do not take my pain away at all. I also feel very dizzy. How has the FDA approved this Indian company? Has anyone else had a problem with the U03 10/325 hydrocodone. Im frightened to take them but need pain relief.

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Meijer replaced my usual 10/325 qualitiest brand generic with the aurobindo white uo3 and the difference is staggering and frightening. I am shocked this medicine was dispensed by a brick and mortar pharmacy as it is nothing remotely similar to hydrocodone. Firstly, it doesn’t reduce pain. Second, I felt the effect within minutes —- and it was unpleasant and alarming. There was a heaviness behind my eyes and head that continued throughout the day. The best way to describe it was heavy and heady. I felt tired, and later became irritable, emotional and angry. India is known for making synthetic opioids and either the sloppy FDA approved a drug that includes one, or my pharmacist is rouge and replacing real drugs with synthetics, so HE can sell the actuals on the street. Do not accept the u03s if you can help it. I would have much preferred enduring a bit more pain with a weak Watson 853 refill from CVS. At least the pills would probably have been real.

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I have never encountered these so I don't have an actual reply about it but I actual very thankful for you all telling your story so I know what to look for. I have experienced taking medicine from India before and did have a terrible experience. One month I was forced to go to walmart pharmacy because I was out of town and they gave me my regular medicine except the company was different and i looked it up and it was from India. I didn't feel right after taking it and got a quick migraine with nausea. The drug I was on at the time was paxil the antidepressant. It is scary that is seems almost all drugs no matter the type coming from India are terrible and substandard and because we live in a greedy capitalist society nothing is done to protect us as patients. Now I know never ever to accept any of my pain meds if I see the bottle has that company's name. Thank you all. Best of luck to everyone here and I pray each of your pain can ease someday.

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Re: Big girl (# 8)

Yes Meijer Pharmacy switched to Aurobindo Brand on 11/02/17 and is not getting any pain relief. Pharmacy says it is same as Norco. You are not alone.

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you must report to FDA. I have called them and they sent me something to fill out regarding the bad reactions. If you don't do it.... they won't know.

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Re: Jwg (# 11)

Why should the people of the United States be forced to take drugs made in other countries with sub standard quality control..and there is no way our FAD regulations could ever be met..people get paid off...to let things pass with junk ingredients...we need to contact our senators and bring our drugs back to the US...where they can be supervised.....FDA..wont approve life saving procedures and drugs for very ill patients...yet they let our very important meds be made in 3rd world countries...does this make sense to anyone!!!! Ya they are cheaper....but is it worth it...and our US companies could make the generic drugs for the same price....give me a break..they are making a fortune on these meds that they have made in other countries....i am done...this is outrageous...i knew within a couple of days that the meds weren't the same..terrible headache and dizziness...

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You're right, this aurobindo stuff is crap!! Our regular pharmacy got robbed so we had to go elsewhere...foolishly I assumed it was all the same but the percocet we were supposed to get is more like vicodin! This shouldn't be allowed plus the Dr. and pharmacy says it's too bad! And the end result is we suffer... Whatever!!

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I also have been taking Norco 10/325 for years and from the same pharmacy. Then I got a refill last month and the pills were different so I asked and they said it was a different manufacture called Aurobindo pha. I get extremely dizzy from these and a slight headache which in the last 3 years has never happened to me from the usual manufactures Mallinckrodt. I thought something else was wrong with me because of how dizzy I was. Worst Month ever getting stuck with a bottle of 60 of these. I would not recommend these and they do not help with pain as well as the other brands do. CRAP!!

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They are right, you should report your problem. I have heard many people talking about this brand of medication and they are all getting sick or no relief. These are obviously cheaply made products and that is why some pharmacies are buying them to cut costs unfortunately at many pain patients expense. The more people who complain through the proper channels the better chance something could be done. I have stopped expecting the world to care much about our pain problems, but we can't go silent. That makes it too easy for them. Best of luck.

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Yes, I had a very bad reaction to these aurobindo hydocodone/acetaminophen tablets. They have TONS of fillers in them. They tell you they are from New Jersey, which is not true. They are bottled in New Jersey but they are made in India. They gave me headaches as well as nausea plus they gave me no pain relief whatsoever. I wrote them up and FDA sent me papers to fill out. So I told them we should never buy from India...no telling what kind of fillers are in them. Terrible medication.

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All the pain meds made by aurora pharmacy in India are garbage in my opinion and everyone else I've spoken to that's gotten them as well. Also found out that the FDA ALLOWS there to be a 20% difference, either way, of the active ingredient in any generic form of any medication. This means they seem weaker because they are. It's acceptable and allowed by the FDA that there be 20% less of the active ingredient, cuz we all know they're not going to have 20% more of it, which would also be acceptable and allowed. Typically, more of these drug companies are trying to save $$ by shorting the active ingredients. The sad part is the Food and Drug Administration allowing it.

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They are fake!!! Did nothing for me at all!!! And yes they are from India, don't know too much about them at the moment, I just started looking Into it, because I had the exact symptoms you had plus I know for a fact a real pain pill from a fake one, and this has been the first time in over 10 years I have ever encountered this, that's how long I have been on pain pills, from a car accident, so believe me, your not imagining that crap! When I saw your question, I just had to reply, because I'm very pissed that people are passing this pill off as a real pain pill.

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Caused me to itch really bad. I wanted to itch my skin off. Meijer pharmacy said it was cause it working better. Cvs pharmacy laughed at that and said it has to do with the binding starch. Calling my doctor Monday to switch to cvs they carry the Watson which doesn't bitter me.

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My Von's pharmacy just bought a batch of Aurobindo. My 7.5/325 is not relieving the pain as well and only lasts about 3 hours. I have taken other brands for chronic back pain and various surgeries for years and have not had this happen. Will try other pharmacies next time. The sellers should be more responsive to complaints!

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Is Norco U03 generic 10/325? I dont know the difference. I was getting Mallinckrodt prior to this and I could tell a chemical difference.

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This med has me feeling strange and sometimes nauseous. This Indian company should not be allowed to sell this product in the USA. Doesn't help with pain much either.

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Having the same problem. Was recently switched to the white with the U03. Caused me severe headaches and made me foggy and I know they are crap because Norco actually make me constipated which sucks but these have the opposite effect. I don't know of any opiates that cause diarrhea but I know that withdrawal does, which in turn means the white U03 pills are crap....literally!!

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Same Club Flagstaff carries them. They give me the wake up effect after 40 minutes and work on pain... Frys carries different brand. They make me tired do not work on pain.
Been taking meds since 2006. Severe spinal problems.

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Pharmacy was giving me yellow norco 10mg. Now they gave me white norco 10mg manufactured by aurobindo. I'm confused because the pharmacy say it's the same. Please help. I feel different, the white ones do not take away the pain.

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Good luck! Wallgreens is switching them all too! Using the cheapest version available which in my state is mallinckrodt which is junk and has been giving me chest pain, racing heart and worse provides no pain relief! Others have been saying actavis company has been bought out and the new Watson's are junk too and these new generics actually contain tramadol which numerous people have never taken but yet came up positive for it after taking these generic norcos being given to us by these greedy big pharma companies! What a sad sad situation this has become.

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How strange, I had the same issue with the same manufacturer. The symptoms you're mentioning are more likely from withdraw of the Hydrocodone. What happened to me is my regular pharmacy was short and could not fill my prescription. So I took my script to Sam's Club. Later in the day, after taking my second pill I started getting grumpy and a little nausea, with no pain relief. So I looked up this company, Aurobindo and found lots of issues, FDA violations along with posts like yours. This has happened once before, when Walgreens switched suppliers, with these chalky white pills from yellow. Needless to say I feel your pain, literally.

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