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Wanted to share with everyone how happy I am to have finally received the new generic Opana ER 20mg tablets from my pharmacy. I had found Opana to be very effective for my chronic pain and was very sad when they switched it over to the new formula as it wasn't nearly effective as the original octagon shaped tablets and caused stomach aches. These new generic ones seem to me to be as effective as the original formula had been.

The tablets I received show to be made by Global Pharmaceuticals and are a small, round, green tablet with G73 imprinted on them. I'm happy to report that these are just like the original formula. Now I no longer have stomach aches from taking those plastic pills that Endo is selling.

I sure do hope that these remain as they are, but I have read a couple articles that state it may not be too long before the generic tables are switched to the new formula. I hope that never happens as I'm very happy to be back on effective Opana once again - it has been the only medication I've received that allows for me to have a clear head while taking care of my pain.

Best of luck to others in achieving effective pain relief!

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I'm thinking about taking the meds I have and telling the Dr to keep them, if there not helping me why take them.I've been on the couch for two weeks,I want something that's works, not this Rubber crap!! That's what a pain Dr is for, too manage your pain, so of he can't I'll go else where

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My doctor refuses to write me the oxymophone HCL 40 mg but did in jan.and feb and now will just write me the endo 40mg that is not worth 2 cents and when I told my drthe scrpit had to be written oxymophone hcl she refused and wrote me opana er and wrote on the script not to be subuited depenseas written . What can I do get oxymophone hcl

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Since I cannot get my dr to write oxymophone HCL 40MG and all she will write is the name brand opana er 40mg the none crushable type made by endo and I do get oxycodone 30s what can I ask for that is extended release that will go with the oxycodone 30s I really liked the new gobal opanas or oxymophone HCL but according to doctor I might as well forget about it she said it was a street drug lol!!! Hell it all comes from pharmacy .

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You could try Exalgo, etc. But I think you should get a new pharmacy. My doctor writes for Opana and my pharmacist fills it with the generic. No reason he shouldn't. It's the law.

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I definitely wouldn't get too used to these generic Opana ER's. That new ruling on OxyContin, which banned companies from producing a non-abuse deterrent formula, is likely to extend to ALL extended-release opiates/opioids. Sorry to be a buzz-kill (pun intended).

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Your exactly right jamie but doctor will not write script for oxymorphone HCL but in jan and feb they put on script gernic ok and I got oxymorphone hcl but in march they changed it and my guy at pharmacy told me you will have to have your dr to write script for oxymophone hcl to get what I been getting so when I asked my doctor to write oxymophoneHCL she refused and stated itvwas a street drug and they would not write it and I showed her my bottles that thats what I had gotten the past 2 months she refused and said if the goverment wanted to do something about the current drug problem that they would take these off the market and I got my script for opana er despense as written and I got endo 40mg brand name and I told her that the others were better and cheaper she said they would not write them and I have been seeing this dr for almost 2 yrs and hate to leave they have been very good except for this issue with opana thaxs

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In SOME states that's the law. It's not a nation-wide law that a pharmacist replace a generic substitution for brand-name meds.

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I was just giving 60 Opana10 er and 90 perk and 10. None of the big pharmacys had Opana in this small town. So i tryd a local one and boom , pick them up tomarrow. I also asked for generic , said no problem . The script was written as Opana er 10. So dont letem bull s*** u. I just hope this things work.

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It isn't the 10mg pills they have a problem with. It's the ER's that if you want generic, your Rx must say oxymorphone ER and then the strength. If your Rx says Opana, u will not be able to get the generic because the current opana is crush-resistant whereas the generic is not, so they are Not the same!!

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This is not true. It depends on which pharmacy you go to. Where I live most of them will fill it with generic Opana with the script wrote Opana but there are a couple said it had to have oxymorphone on the script. So, every place is different. I was told it depended on how it was listed in there data base. You can see that from other CPP that have spoke about it on this forum.

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Found two in my are. Drexel discount drug and cannon pharmacy in morganton nc

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My pain management doc was more than happy to put that generics are okay on my script. My pharmacist said at first that they could fill generics, but they changed their minds the next time I came in. Now they are saying that my insurance will not reimburse them if they fill an opana script with generics. They also played the "they don't have generics for that dosage" card. Unfortunately, I cannot find out from the insurance company what they will reimburse for either Opana or the Generic. It is secured information between the pharmacy and the insurance company. Anyone else come across this problem?

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Cvs

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MC Fisher,

Hello and thanks for your descriptive posts of the 'new' oxymorphone formulation. I am glad that they work so well for you. I see that many of these posts are from the beginning of 2103, it is now almost 2014 and my PM doc recently prescribed these to me. I have not had the opportunity to take the rubbery, plastic version that I have heard about, thank god/dess!! They are better than any long acting, extended release, medication that I have ever taken!

I was taking Morphine for a couple of years and my previous PM doc would simply up the dosage thinking I was crazy because they did not do the trick. Then on the Fentanyl trans-dermal patch for another year, with the dosage occasionally increased, which worked pretty good except if I 'ruined' one patch it would be three days of medication GONE, so I decided to change doctors... My new PM doc kept me on what the previous one did in the beginning [to 'get a feel for me' I reckon], with the exception of increasing my short term, break through medication. As my previous doc had done, he wanted to increase my Fentanyl dosage and I thought, "Not again...", so I asked him if there were any other options for an extended release medication. He asked if I had taken Dilaudid, Morphine, Methadone or Oxycontin in the past and as I previously mentioned, just the Morphine (MS Contin) on a regular basis and when I was given Dilaudid in the hospital it made me super loopy. I actually told him that the Morphine was like taking placebo because I still could barely walk unless I took my short term medication, which still only gave me less than an hour window with a slight limp with a walking stick ((he looked up from his clipboard with one eyebrow raised like he was going to send me to the Mental Ward!)

He did decide to send me to the Behavioral Health Psychology center, but it is not like a Psychiatrist's office, they actually helped with my psychological problems such as borderline personality disorder, night terrors/sleep problems and PTSD, to name the most prominent)) Anyways ? I told this new doc that I wanted the spinal stimulator, he wanted to be sure that it wasn't depression making my pain worse... So he said that we could try a different 'molecule', which I did not understand. This is when he said that Opana would be a good option. He started me on two 20mg per day along with my regular breakthrough meds. I love this new doctor! This is the best pain medication I have ever taken and I can still function mentally throughout the day! I can walk for a short amount of time,-around the apartment-to the bathroom and back-to check the mail on the front porch-, and for about 20 minutes at a time to do things standing still like washing dishes and cooking. Before I had to use my walking stick just to go to the bathroom and could not stand up still but for about 5 minutes at a time without crying in pain.

So, in conclusion (I know I am a big windbag! lol), I am ecstatic about this medication and do not want to change. However, I had a concern: People build up a tolerance to pain medication and it can stop working as well as it did in the past, this is why doctors will increase the dosage. I wonder if anyone has ever asked their doctor to alternate between two meds to keep the tolerance new and to a minimum. I was going to ask if he would change me every six months from the Opana to the Fentanyl to the Opana, etc... I do not know if this is even a legitimate question.. He may laugh me out of his office! One thing he did tell me was that the extent of my nerve damage that even if I had the spinal cord stimulator implanted, I would still need to take pain medication because it is not going to relieve all of my pain. Now I do not even think I want the surgery, that is how all of my problems started! Briefly-I had a lower lumbar spinal fusion in April 2011, between then and July 2012 the cage between my vertebrae shifted 50% to the left and is now weighing down on my L5 nerve. (Surgeon who put it there has moved his practice, new surgeon, highest recommended in area, will not touch it) They can not do surgery to move the cage because of the high risk involved of severing that nerve. So they suggest medication until the nerve is completely dead or naturally severed by that stupid cage, I reckon... *rolls eyes* I wish I had called the Laser Spine Institute!!

I know this is an old forum but I found it by Googling, maybe someone else will too!

Thanks for reading,

Lavindyre

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Sorry to hear the pain and trouble finding a pm would trust & help you with your needs
About the tolerance its not a wrong thing to ask to switch you back every few month in my case i think after almost 5 years i found the best PM doctor who wants to help me not insult me
He is giving Oxymorphone ER 30mg and oxycodone 30mg he told me i csn take them with my judgement and i can switch on my own every week to stop building tolerance means i take the oxymorphone for a week & second week i use my oxycodone so they always work 100% so he let me have the right amount with my injuries and he told me few ways of how take them to get the best result so its your pain and i see nothing wrong asking your doc to give you #2 different medications and either u change them weekly or on weekends which works perfect for me no pain and no sick feeling also by this method i never really build a high tolerance on one med
Good luck and hope things work well
Remember you have the pain nd your doc should understand ur needs also they are all aware of the way ur body get used to one med so fast so u actually asking for a right way tto manage ur pain without the need of doubling ur med every 2-3 months

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I totaly agree with you sir good luck

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The NDC# for Oxymorphone ER 20mg, G73 pills from Global Pharmaceuticals is NDC 0115-1316-13 for a bottle of 60. A bottle of 100 has an NDC of 0115-1316-01. And a bottle of 1000 has an NDC of 0115-1316-03. I hope this helps you. Info comes from
dailymed.nlm.nih.gov

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Type it in a Google search, it definately is on the internet, I had to give it to my pharmacy to get them. Been getting them for almost a year now.

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00115-1233 is the ndc

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sup dudes ummm i bought died 3 times a year and a half ago. long story not much time right now... sorry bout that... I need a pharmacy in Charlotte, Rock Hill, and surrounding areas, that carry Oxymorphone 40 ER but it can only be one certain brand.... ACTAVIS!!!!! thats all i can take, I've had muiltiple stomach sugery's and CANNOT take the plastic ENDO's, And the Global Brand is a no go because of what ever they use for extra filler on those breaks me out severely, under the arms, around the lips, Groin area. Its very embarrasing. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LEAD ME INTO THE DIRECTION OF A PHARMACY THAT CARRIES ACTAVIS BRAND...PLEASE

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