Generic Opana Er (Page 5)
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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 sorry to hear about your suffering and am glad that Oxymorphone has been able to help you too.

Yes - I really got them!! That is why I posted. Just call your pharmacist and see if they can order them for you. Not only are they working better, but they saved me a lot of money.

According to the Orange Book, Actavis and Impax should have the ER versions although mine seems to have been manufactured by Global Pharmaceuticals (Which I think is Impax - not sure though). Google "G73 imprint" and the first hit is a picture of what I received.

I'm on the 20MG version, which has NDC# 0115-1233-01 (National Drug Code). Check out globalphar.com product page for your NDC# if you have a different strength.

Give your pharmacy a call and best of luck!!

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I was wounded in combat in 2004. I was hit by an IED, a roadside bomb. I was medicallt retired from the Army due to the combat wounds and TBI ( Traumatic Brain Injury ). Since then I've suffered from chronic pain. Opana/Oxymorphone has been, by far, the best med to give me pain relief. I take 20mgs ER twice a day and 10mgs IR twice a day as needed for breakthrough pain. I do agree that the original formulation of the ER provided more pain relief with fewer digestive problems. However, I was unaware that a generic of 20mg ER was available with the original formulation. Have you really been able to get that? Is it widely available? Please respond ASAP. Thank you.

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Thanks David!

Yes. I had to talk with my pharmacist to see if the generic version was available to them. She checked her vendor's website and saw that they had it (Yeah!!).

She also made sure that the drug was equivalent (suppose some generic versions are not as strong as the brand ones and have different dosing levels). She did this via the FDA's Orange Book which I've since found to be a nice resource.

This is a small hometown pharmacy that I've been with for a while and they were happy to pre-order the generic version for me in order to have it available at my next refill. I don't know if most pharmacies are willing to do this for everyone - Opana is usually considered a slow moving medication at pharmacies from what I've heard. I only had to give them a one week notice (it's an outstanding pharmacy).

I suppose one should also ensure that the Doctor has not required that name brand medication be required. I had already known that my Doctor didn't require this as the prescription always said that it could be filled with equivalent generic versions.

Best of luck to everyone else in getting their Opana ER back!

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@MC Fisher,

That's great news. Glad to hear you've finally received a pain medication that works well for you! Many people haven't even been fortunate enough to get their script filled, let alone for something that works. So I'd say you're doing pretty well!

Did you have to put in a special request for the generic version over the brand names?

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