Oxycontin 80mg Op Are Going Back To Oc (Page 9) (Top voted first)

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Your doctor should be prescribing you percocets to take for the period of time it takes for the new OP formulation to work and for the down side of the last dose taken, mine does. He keeps up with current pharmacology to better treat his patients pain requirements. He's fully aware of the difference between the OC and OP formulations of oxycontin. Guess I got lucky with my anesthesiologist going the extra mile for his patients.

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Good tip, Mark! My doctor and I talked about the fact that the OP formulation takes 2-3 hours to work as opposed to the OC which took an hour. My solution (with his knowledge and approval) is what you suggested--I take a Dilaudid (which I have for breakthrough pain) along with the Oxycontin which keeps the pain tolerable until the Oxycontin finally becomes effective. I wish all pain patients had a doctor who "gets it"!

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I dont know if my doctor doesn't 'get it' or is just terrified of the DEA getting snoopy. Usually I make my own recommendations and he will oblige me to an extent. He didi mention once that he is afraid that I will die. Anyhow, I am finally on an ER and am wide awake. Its the oxycontin op and never having the oc i have no basis of comparison for side effects. I do know that about two days after starting use I am getting hot flashes, diarhea, gross amounts of flatulence and most of all: little to no pain relief. I was on the generic hydromorphone but they had me too sleepy either way I cant win

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I seem to cough up more flim since the new OP version was released. Drug addicts have a higher priority than patients. This is what happens when politicians over ride doctors on what is best for all. Those of us who actually need to take these cr/er narcotic pain meds are the last thing on their one track minds. My quality of life is less due to the OP formulation, but no one cares about that... All they did is slow down the addicts in obtaining their fix, instead of here's the active ingredient it takes 10 to 20 minutes to separate it out now. We pay a heavy price for slowing idiots down... Go figure... I hope all the politicians and their families end up like all of us who actually need these meds to survive each dayand find out what it's like to be us and realize a drug addict is more important than we are!

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The discrimination is appalling. Not to mention, anyone giving up their pee in the pain clinics is being robbed of their constitutional rights. They are assumed guilty without reason. One can only imagine the tax dollars spent on UA's alone! The government is the only reason I was prescribed Oxycontin, per a letter to my doctor, requiring I take a long acting pain medication. Methadone almost killed me before I was switched to Oxycontin. I wouldn't wish my quadriplegia on anyone, but I sure would like to expose this scam! The government regulations have done more to damage my quality of life then paralysis has! Unfortunately, my words fall on deaf ears as my Senator owns a rapidly growing chain of pain clinics! Convenient, huh?!?

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does anyone know if australia has any generic brands of oc available? not happy with op.

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me and my mum are still prescribed the 80mg oc our local dr just gets it sent from overseas :)
thats here in nsw anyways

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How?, does he contact the Chemist or does he give em out direct.. How can I see him, I'm based in western Sydney. My current prescription is for 80mg tds (3 per day) I strongly recommend the OC vs OP for pain relief.

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Drink lots and lots of water....it really helps!!

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Hi, I have been on OC's 80mg for a very very long time for pain relief due to cancer & open heart surgury, ( they made a mess of me)...I am in disabling severe pain approx 75% of the time. Is it possible you could tell me which doctor could order them for me & he or she could send them to my Dr or pharmacist. These new ones do not work as well & takes approx 3-4 hrs to work. Thats why I was wondering if anyone has tried Zohydro ER.?

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where at and what does the script say

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If you're in australia I can tell you where to get the old ones still.

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Ttt I'm all ears bro.. Where is this magic chemist in sydney?

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It's the generic Sandoz Brand. It's not tamper proof Or reformulated. Sandoz has rights to keep it that way for the next 7 years, so they will be around for a while. I've been getting it for the last 8 months. It's f***n great compared to OP oxycontin. I reckon they're better than the old OCs as well.

Hope this helps. Your dr and chemist should have told you about the Sandoz brand

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If u can find a local pharmacy from 8-5 u will be in good shape! I know exactly what you're talking about Walgreens are everywhere but Which one has them? Or enough so u don't loose the rest of your prescription!
Local Pharmacy
Pharmacy in a hospital will have them as well but not as easy as a regular pharmacy not attached too anything just a free standing building by its self local pharmacy If u can find one in your town

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Ttt, I'm not in Australia, how do I fill a prescription for those in the USofA :)

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Hey I live in Boston ma and I would like to know where I can get the real oc 80 please get back to me thank you

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I hope that you made a typo because someone who had open heart SURGERY certainly would know how to spell it. Also they have IV OXY for severe CANCER patients which pisses on any pill.

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My pharmacist just told me here in Oklahoma they now have a generic brand for the Oxycontin 80mg's. Wish he would have told me before I filled them. I currently get the OP ones. Are the new generic ones the old OC's? Just curious since the OP'S took Mr some time getting used to them because they take longer to work (get short term as well but noticed a difference between the two). I take them like I'm supposed to (orally, I know some people who abuse this drug were taking it a different way which is why they came out with the OP). Anyone in the US had the new Oxycontin that I guess was recently released?
Thank you!

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Hey JJ sorry to disappoint you, but the new Sandoz generic Oxycontin is made by Perdue Pharmaceutical for Sandoz. This new generic still has the OP on one side of the pill and is the exact same crap ingredients as the brand name. I got this generic about a month ago and it still caused GI issues, so I called Sandoz. That's when the rep told me that Perdue Pharmaceutical was making this generic for Sandoz and it was the exact same ingredients.

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