Camber Pharmaceuticals Generic Percocet (Page 9)

Just got Camber Pharm generic Percocet at Walgreens instead of the Actavis brand. It's giving me an upset stomach and causing me to feel weird. Has anyone else had a similar reaction?

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Re: MeJane (# 160)

I agree, there is major collusion going on between the FDA/CDC and big Pharma. I do believe they are adding naloxone to most opioid medications, without properly listing them. I also believe they are tweaking some of the inactive ingredients (povidones, PVP(crospovidone), croscarmellose sodium) which are all polymers. Slight tweaks in these ingredients can completely change the molecular structure of them resulting in adverse affects (creating a clandestine form of "opioid antabuse" per se).

As far as legal recourse, going up against the FDA and big pharma is nearly impossible without a concerted effort by patients/pharmacists/independent labs/lawyers. One of which, unfortunately, no law firm is going to undertake. I am a lawyer myself. Trust me when I tell you that as chronic and/or acute pain patients we are ants among gods against the FDA and big pharma combined. Any lawyer/firm will tell you, as I am now, that any such endeavor is completely futile and not plausible.

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Re: Jen (# 158)

Which pharmacy did you find that carries something other than Camber?

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I tthink we need to start with a letter writing campaign to the surgeon general with a CC to the white house, basically stating that we are NOT JUNKIES but chrnic pain patients who need help. Nothing to lose but a stamp.

Office of the Surgeon General
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Ave SW
Humphrey Bldg. Suite 701H
Washington, DC 20201

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Surgeon general contact info -
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 202-260-2549

I spoke to a very pleasant helpful person who said the surgeon general does not have regulatory power over the FDA but is a good starting point. In your email please reference this thread. I explained that generics are causing us in the chronic pain community a great hardship. I said chronic pain patients such as us are tired of being treated like junkie criminals when we go to fill an RX, and she suggested we have our doctors be very specific when writing an RX to fill it out for the brand we best tolerate, which is not always easy getting PRIOR AUTH. from our insurance companies. Delays cause pain if your running low on meds or out. She also suggested googling and joining advocacy groups for chronic pain since that would give us a bigger voice. I look at it as a start.

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ALW (# 162) --

I found CVS in my area (Connecticut) does not have Camber. I also learned that Rite Aids have been purchased by Walgreens and are slowly switching to the brands Walgreens carry, which is Camber. My dr and I made quite a few phone calls trying to find either the Actavis or any manufacturer whose Percocet didn't contain Blue Dye due to an allergy. My dr even asked Walgreens if they could order it for me due to my allergy and was told no and that she should contact my insurance to get them to cover the brand name. That would be great if the name brand didn't also contain blue dye. But my local CVS carries 2 generics, neither or which are Camber. So i had all of my meds switched to them.

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Re: MeJane (# 160)

I think we were detoxed off opioids without even knowing it. I think they have come up with something that's not opioids to dull pain. Opioids were chosen for pain meds because they replace a bad feeling with a good one which accounts for most of your pain relief. The government doesn't want you to feel anything good from pain meds. China has been making designer drugs mimicking methamphetamine and marijuana and other drugs staying one step ahead of DEA by changing a single molecule to keep it off the illegal list. People liked them so I think this what is being done with pain meds is along the same line. I may be wrong but the pain meds I am getting just aren't getting the job of relieving the pain done, but that's just what I think, maybe they are working for you. I'm sure some people think they are, people who are new to pain meds and that's what the government is counting on. You can get off these pain meds and that alone should tell you they are not opioids!

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Re: Jen (# 165)

My Walgreens in Southern California has the Actavis. I just picked it up again yesterday. My plan is to check with them a couple weeks before to see if they still have it. If not, I'm going to an independent pharmacy that can order. They have more freedom. Fortunately I have one close by.

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Re: Marv (# 164)

Thanks alot for your do diligence Marv!

We all need to come together with one voice to say NO MORE AND NEVER AGAIN will we be silent and allow our government or big pharma to kick us to the curb with inferior generic narcotic analgesics to treat our severe chronic pain because of what drug abusers do with them! Stop treating us like 3rd class citizens in our own country! Stop abusing severe chronic pain sufferers because of YOUR failed war on drugs! We are the innocent who are being treated as if we're the problem, when clueless government over reach is the problem!

It doesn't take a very smart person to know what's actually going on here! Big pharma and the government's opiate epidemic created so big pharma can create a whole new generation of drugs with new pill prices for 10 years and then repackage them several more times for a 30+ year strangle hold of new outrageous pill prices because the current line up of opiates have reached the end of being repackaged for new pill prices!

It's not our fault the government cannot control controlled substances! It's 100% the governments fault, but we the severe chronic pain patients are the scape goats! This is definitely the lowest of the low to scape goat legitimately suffering Americans even for the huge Swamp American Government, but then we all know just how low down our government can be! We're the newest example of just how insanely out of control the government is and they're trying to justify it as we needlessly suffer! It makes people like us want to beat these politicians with baseball bats everyday and tell them all you get is Tylenol and we're going to limit the amount of Tylenol to the same dose for all because one size fits all in our socialistic view of pain management!

Now how insane is that?

Oh! Wait! Here comes another government study getting the results the government wants because they're paying for it!

How can anyone with a conscience allow innocent legitimate severe chronic pain sufferers suffer in this country and try to justify it? The American government and big pharma won't even blink, lose 1 second of sleep and then blame us for their failed policies! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, HOW DARE YOU!!!

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Opioids pain meds do not make you nervous nor do they make you geek they have the opposite effect on you. This should tell you that there is no opioids in these meds. The government will say they have come up with a new synthetic opioid and that's accounts for the 10/325 or the 5/325 or what ever dose you are on and that account for the strange feelings people are having

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Re: nomas (# 169)

Yes you are absolutely correct. Those of us chronic pain mgmt patients who have been on a regimented, controlled PERCOCET program for years know the difference. With all the many shared same side effects we’ve all been experiencing for this same time period there’s know way we could all have reached our tolerance to the same medication at the same time either. Its obvious to us we have been given a placebo or new synthetic opioid without us knowing it being used as guinea pigs to test it WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION OR CONSENT! This has to be true as there seems to be no other common denominator here. Those who are new patients wouldnt know the difference. Glad our experience lets us educate them to the fact we are being used & POISONED. Its making me crazy. Ive tried every generic in last 8 months & all same give or take. All these new formulated ones do thats positive is keep me out of physical dependence withdrawals PERIOD. My next step to really seal the deal if its only the generic forms is on my next refill I’ve already arranged to be “medically necessary BRAND ONLY PERCOCET” authorized by my doctor & my insurance company. Problem so far here in FL is locating a pharmacy that carries or can order the brand. My pharmacy & others have told me so far their wholesaler’s dont carry it?!? I’ll keep trying though; once I get the Brand Percocet I’ll let you all know my observations. We’ve got to stick together on this ”Go Team Good Patients!” We will win this fight!

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Re: Bella (# 167)

I was able to get my actavis today because my doctor had my pharmacist order it for me due to severe stomach and pain problems. Walgreens did not want to order it and believe me, they put me off for 2 days pushing my time back to get them. Now I know I was taking a non-true pain med the way it effected my body with the camber. Walgreens said they won't order it again but at least for a month I have true relief. What a huge difference!! Day and night!! I believe camber is a placebo or a treatment med and we are used as test tubes. The worst part they made me feel very shamed with their attitude over it. ACTAVIS is alive and well. They are making them. I got the first batch out of a new bottle, no sickness, no headache, and finally pain relief...thank the Lord.

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Re: Lildarlin (# 171)

I know Wallgreens will not order the Actavis if they run out. I have a very good relationship with the pharmacist and he tried after I got the Camber. Thats why, in the future, I will check way ahead of time and if they dont have it, I think the independent pharmacist will order it. It took a while for my stomach issues to get better when I got back on the Actavis. That Camber (among other issues) was burning my throat. I felt like my neck was on fire. The anxiety and heart palpitation was through the roof. Whoever is responsible for making and distributing that poison; I hope they suffer.

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Re: Lildarlin (# 171)

I'm so glad you are getting some relief. I was in a hurry this morning getting ready for an appt and forgot to say that. Also, Im very sorry that Wallgreens treated you like that. It's so infuriating and emotionally traumatizing to suffer while the rich get richer. Then on top of it, the people responsible pretend like they dont know; when really they dont give a damned. I recently picked up a script for zofran (generic of course) and didnt check but it was a different manufacturer. I dont need it often. The pills were so bitter, they made me gag. I complained and the pharmacist gave me a bottle of the glenmark manufacturer that I had before. However, he informed me that the other brand would be the only one they have in the future. Now I have to find where I can get that. I asked about the price to buy the name brand Zofran. $365 for 30 pills. This generic drug business is nothing but a racket. No one can tell me that generics are the same nor is the purpose to lower the price of name brand. Im sure our president and all of our representatives dont use this generic garbage.

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Re: Bella (# 172)

Walgreens did order me the Actavis for my recent script. Until then I was so very sick from the Camber. I've had my new script for Actavis a couple of days. When I talked to them about ordering them, was when I took 2 stomach medications I had been prescribed because of what the camber Percocet had done to my stomach. I cannot believe the difference between the actavis and the camber Percocet. Since back on the actavis, my stomach is getting better but I wonder if it will ever be completely well from a month on the Camber. My pain is better, my nausea is much better and I'm getting pain relief. ACTAVIS is a pain medication that works the way it's suppose too. At least for me anyway. I am convinced I was being detoxed from all the nausea, vomiting, shaking, etc.. on the Camber. My life will always be filled with pain until the day I die because of my injuries, but being I. A real pain medication as Actavis has given me the quality of life back I lost for a month. I was in bed with the camber everyday. Back on the actavis I haven't had one headache. I don't count on them ordering this for me most likely again, but I have independent pharmacies that carry the brand. Walgreens was out of the actavis but they did order it for me. Back on it for almost a week, it has made such a tremendous difference in a positive way. I will never put that camber in my body again. Us chronic pain patients, need to be treated with respect and dignity.

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Re: MeJane (# 170)

Your right. It has nothing to do with tolerance. I got my actavis percocet back and it's a true pain medication. It's as if I haven't taken a real pain medication in 31 days. Please don't let any pharmacy ever tell chronic pain patients that it's our tolerance. If anything after taking the camber Percocet for a month, my actavis is acting stronger as a true pain med, and its giving me the relief chronic pain patients are suppose to have. Nothing to do with tolerance. God Bless.

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Re: Bella (# 172)

That is not exactly true, that Walgreens will not order activist if they run out. I live in the San Diego area and my Walgreens had received a number of complaints and so did in fact reorder activist which I got with my last refill

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Susan (# 175) --

Read my post again. I had said tried the first time and they would not let him order it. I complained to corporate and then got some in and still have it. Dont know if my complaint had anything to do with it. However if they run out again; I know Wallgreens will not order the Actavis if they run out. Then I will call the independent pharmacy. I think they said they could order. I wont wait until the last minute.

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Susan (# 175) --

Sorry im confused; so you are saying they will reorder. I have to ask to be sure this one will. WHAT A PAIN WHERE A PILL DONT REACH (-: On second thought it did reach that area too ((:

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Ladies and gents, fellow chronic pain sufferers, we MUST unite and send this to HHS, FDA, drug companies, White House, surgeon gen, and anyone else you can think of. I am sick and tired of putting up with the GENERIC crap and prior auth BS for something that works. I'm tired of feeling like a criminal when I fill my script in order to have somewhat of a pain-free existence. I see we have some knowledgeable people here so we need to brainstorm this and come up with a plan and course of action. Right now it's close to three A.M. I'm not due for another pain pill till four and my sciatica and neuropathy are white hot. Let's get busy....and save ourselves a lot of suffering. Thanks.

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Re: Marv (# 179)

I did report my issue with Camber's generic Percocet to the FDA. You just have to go to their website and fill out a form. But i've had a representative from Ascent Pharmaceuticals, which I assume is maybe the parent company of Camber emailing me nonstop since. And at first I couldn't fill out the form since I was in the hospital after having surgery on my spine. And she emailed me daily. Then gave me a number I could call to answer their questions and it just rang and rang. In my opinion they are a joke. And don't care about the consumer, only themselves.

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