Mayne Mia 110 Butalbitol Caffeine Apap

I've been taking these for nearly 15 years. When the FDA changed the amount of acetaminophen in the pills to 325 or 300 mg (they lowered it, in any case) the manufacturer, since the amount of acetaminophen was changed, used it as an opportunity to say it is no longer a generic so... I no longer take fioricet. I now take butalbitol/caffeine/acetaminophen. If I ask my insurance for Fioracet it costs $350 a month for 60, the B/C/A costs $35.. go figure BUT my main problem is this: the old tablets I got were Qualitest, they were round and greenish blue, they were no problem! HOWEVER, now I am getting some large oblong white caplet that is so chalky I regularly choke on them. At least once a week one stops in my throats and it takes a while to get it down. A few weeks ago one stopped right at my windpipe and if I had not a bit of air I surely would have sucked it into my windpipe, I aspirated a little and coughed for 9 hours, yesterday one got hung in the side of my throat. It took about 5 swallows of a drink to get it to move and it burned my throat. My pharmacy, Publix no longer offers any choice of different generics. I've had terrible experiences changing pharmacies (CVS eh...).

Has anyone else had problems swallowing these pills because they are so chalky and begin to dissolve before you can get them down? If you break them they have sharp corners and hurt that way. Is there a large gel cap I can buy to put these pills in? I have mortar and pistil so I suppose I could powder them to put in a capsule, but would that be illegal? Thanks for any help.

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No, it would not be illegal for you to do that for yourself and any compounding pharmacy in your area should carry various sizes of empty capsules, which do not require a prescription to purchase, under current DEA laws.

As to them becoming stuck in your throat, it could be that you may not be taking them properly. They should be placed as far back in your mouth/throat as possible, just short of gagging on them, then swallowed immediately, with a full 8 ounce glass of water, and not just a sip.

The FDA lists the typical side effects of this medication as possibly including nausea, dizziness, and stomach irritation.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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