Difference Between Yellow Hydrocodone Acetaminophen With 1096 Vs White Pill Same Strength But U03. Both Say Sub For Norco. (Page 7)

Just want to know difference between both pills, beside Manufacturers. I was taking Hydocodone-Acetaminophen 10-325 yellow pill #1096 on one side a V on other side. I was then switched to a white oval pill with the same strength, but has U03 on one side. both say substituted for Norco.

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Re: Smith (# 4)

Does it have any wheat or soy in it the U03. I'm have celiac

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Re: Neil (# 7)

My husband is disabled even though you couldn't tell by looking at him. The Walgreens pharmacy told me that the white Watson 325/10mg and the yellows were the exact same on paper. So I told my husband I think it was just in his head the yellows were stronger, yes I know they are stronger than the IP910 and the 176s but on paper the yellows and the Watson are the same. Well May 1st I had a table saw accident and almost lost 2 of my fingers. I got my pain meds filled and for the yellows my husband filled his at Walgreens so he had the white Watson, just to prove it was all in his head I traded him 1 of my yellows for 1 of his Watson's to make a long story short the White Watson felt like I took a tic tac I might of well have. I had NO pain relief. When it was time for my next dose I took a yellow and 10 minutes later I felt the pain start to subside. I will never tell my husband it's in his head again. The yellows and the Watson's maybe the exact same on paper but not even close when it comes to relieving pain and don't get me started on that Tramadol crap.

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Re: Lindsey (# 122)

That is exactly the problem - everyone that has no experience with these pain medications trying to tell those that deal with them every day that they don't know what they are talking about. It's kinda like a guy looking at a book that says how to rebuild your automatic transmission telling the guy that has been rebuilding automatic transmissions for years how to do it. It gets very frustrating. When I need to change pharmacies because they change brands, I call around and ask if they carry the yellow qualitest that was bought out by par industries, but beware par also makes useless whites in their new york facility. So specify yellow and check them before you accept your meds.

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Re: Swim (# 3)

I suffer with cronic back pain and usually get the yellow version of the pill, last refill I was given the white uo2 and I noticed right away the strength was much stronger, definitely reduced pain better than the yellow

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

To me the yellow ones don’t work as well as the white ones, yellow ones seem weaker and don’t hold my pain down for 6 hours only around 3-4 hours

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It seems to me the yellow ones are better and I have tried both. A few people on here prefer the white ones, but the majority prefer the yellow. When I say anything to my dr. or the Pharmacist they say it is my tolerance. That may be a factor as well, but can’t see how when the yellow ones work fine and the white ones suck, but they are the same? I just think the different generic pills effect everyone differently.

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Started on name brand 7.5 back in '96 until insurance wouldn't cover anymore. Told dr. and he changed me to generic 10's because he said they would be equivalent to name brand 7.5's quality of ingredients and he was right. I usually swap brands month to month to not get use to one brand. Yellow V3601 provides me with most pain relief followed by M367 which provides moderate relief. Long story short, I tried U03 two different months in '17 and it's the worst pain I've had in years. Told pharmacy to never put them in rotation again. They don't work. Still getting same relief with other generics.

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Re: John (# 127)

Yep i used to change manufacterors for that same reason but for the last couple years i stayed with par/qualitest 3601 and have not really noticed a decline in relief .... some days i might take an xtra 1 but some days i take less it depends on my activity/pain level more activity =more pain but i also take a day off here & there and just watch tv all day .... but i do maintain patch usage on those days on occasion i might get an xtra 12 hours on a patch but those are few and more often i lose a few hours on a patch thus i try to apply i morning that way they lose potency @ bedtime and the mucsle relaxer helps to sleep threw the pain

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Re: Neil (# 7)

Can't things just b left alone??? Get use to one kind of Med then they change!!!! Leave us people in pain with the yellow Norcis 10-325. We r the ones that SUFFER????

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

Hello, my pharmacy filled my 10-325 Norco with a Manuf: AUROB. Big mistake. I have been taking them for 2 nights and haven't slept at all and the pain I am in is not being helped by this new manu. I have been taking Norco for a while and usually get the yellow from Manuf: PAR P. They are yellow and definitely work better.

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I just started taking the white ones with the UO3 on them and they are horrible. They make me feel sick and give me terrible headaches. I’ve never had a issue with any generic Vicodin before until these. I have discs problems in my neck and lower back including degenerative arthritis and use them to fight chronic pain. These white pills are trash. Pain meds should help you feel better not make you feel worse than before you took them

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Re: Smith (# 6)

Benjamin Franklin and Ulysses S. Grant changed the law, along with Jackson, Lincoln and good old George Washington.

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Re: Swim (# 3)

The yellow V's are the potent because they are the only manufacturers that make them the way they are supposed to be made, I believe they're made by Qualitest or Par, I read that PAR bought Qualitest. Also I think the Watson are pretty good compared to the lousy, utter junk of Malinkroft, spelling? They are the white football shaped ones and they are nothing but filler, they probably put about 1 to 2 mgs. of actual codeine in them because they sure as heck aren't putting 10 mgs. in them. Does anyone know if they still make actual Vicodin anymore? I'd rather have those than Norco and can you actually get the actual Norcos w/o it being generic? Thanks, guys!

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Re: Smith (# 4)

True they are not all the same guaranteed Norco yellow are stronger

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Re: Tired of the fake (# 36)

The yellow amd the peach are both off the market, because they were part of a substantial Gov recall. Endo bought Qualitest, and no longer manufacturers norco, however they still make Percocet.

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And why isn't anybody addressing the fact that the white ones don't work anywhere as well as the white ones. I'm a chronic pain patient and am scared to say anything as we commonly get treated as "junkies" if we complain etc. I went to every pharmacy in the county in FL where i live. I heard some of the craziest excuses as to why i was no longer getting the yellow football shaped norco substitutes, it was creepy .... Could not get a straight answer from any one of them!

I have been taking these white ones for a couple years now iv tried taking more than one at a time but I got really sick....so i put up with this i get maybe 20 min of mild relief compared to all day relief i got from the yellow ones.... It's sad that people who really need and use these drugs responsibly have to go through so much crap.

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Re: Ray (# 101)

There is a BIG difference between ADDICTED and DEPENDANT! I am a nurse and a CRPS patient. I had had CRPS for 18 yrs. I take my medication as prescribed. I have and currently take opiods. I am not ADDICTED! I am DEPENDANT! There is a big dang difference! I know your response was quite awhile ago and just maybe you have learned the difference? Plus learned how to treat others with respect and dignity! But my training tells me other wise. But if I am wrong then I will apologize. But I doubt that will occur. I graduated from nursing school a very long time ago. I have read a lot of your responses and you sound like you have a problem.

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Re: Krazycatlady (# 137)

Totally agree with you! Some people think if you have to take pain medication that you are an addict! I have been on this type of medication for over 20 years and not once have I overtaken it! Actually I don’t take it as much as prescribed! I take it when I need it! I have never taken it to feel a high off of it!!!

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