Oxymorphone Er Generic By Global Pharmacy (Page 3) (Top voted first)

Hi,

Since I heard that Impax finally got the green light to distribute Oxymorphone ER (Opana ER) generic through Global Pharmacy. I didn't hesitate to rush to my PM doc and he instantly had me switch to this new drug. He prescribed me 40 mg twice per day to treat my busted back & fibromyalgia.

I noticed the pill is round in shape with G74 on one side with nothing on the other. The color for the 40 mg ER tablet is an orangy/gold color. Ever since Endo ruined their product with the new TRF formulation. I promised myself to jump back on the bandwagon as soon as the generics were released.

Today is a great day for all who suffer chronic pain. Yay! 8-)

Moon

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Which publix will order them in Florida! These yellows don't work as well!

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What part of florida are you in? Right now Publix carries the Actavis tabs for the ER, and endo generic for the 10mg IR tabs.

I love em both ! Any Publix can get them. You just have to find a pharmacist that will be nice enough to get them for you.

What I did about 2 years ago was I went into Publix with all of my scripts. (I get 10 total scripts a month) Tell the pharmacist that you want to switch all of your scripts to Publix. Just dont go there with a script for pain meds. They don't like to fill only scripts for pain meds.

Its all about the numbers to them. They need to keep blow a certain ratio of narcotic scripts to regular scripts.

So if you have a good amount of scripts and half of them are non narcotic you should have no problem.

Also make sure that you talk with the pharmacy manager not just the pharmacist on duty.

At this point I just get there the same day of my PM appointment and they have my pain meds there just waiting to be filled.

It is really nice not worrying about weather I am going to be able to get my script filled or not!

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Use 3m large clear rectangle waterproof patches they are like the ones for I.v. site covers or duragesic patches you can get some from jaansen corp(brand name manufaccturer of fentanyl patches) if you contact them I think for free, hope this helps!

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Opana ER is a brand name of oxymorphone er in the same way that tylenol is a brand of acetaminophen. If your doctor writes Opana ER on prescription , the pharmacist may not legally substitute Global Pharm's oxymorphone er for Opana ER because it is not a "AB Rated" generic equivalent, even though it is a generic med. It must be AB rated for a RPh to legally substitute. If doctor simply wrote for oxymorphone ER, the RPh could legally give your either opana er or Global's product.

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I just started opana 2 20s every 12hr from Oxycontin 4 40s a day the hangover is not acceptable can someone tell me if it gets better or should I adjust when I take them. I cant find the oxymorpone yall talk so fondly of, I am in Dallas and Houston Texas ?any suggestions would be helpful
Thank you
Tripel-o

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Brand name opana is oxymorphone er with INTAC technology to make it tamper resistant. If you want the generic...u have to get your physician to prescribe it written as oxymorphone er...not opana or you will be required to get the tamper resistant hard plastic feeling pills. They do this so that if a dr. feels the patient has a higher potential for abuse, they can require the patient to get the ones they feel are harder to misuse but the brand is much more expensive.

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I live in Pensacola and my walgreens fills them. Have to be ordered, but fill them nonetheless.60 - 20 mg. Hope this helps.

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Hi News, they are saying Oxymorphone are new, that is not true it has been around since 1915 or 1916, it was created in Germany...so pharmacy is full of it, atleast that is what i read it was created 1915-16...
when i read that it said Oxymorphone,
what i mean is i know opana is brand name but when i read it was created in Germany 1915-16 they said Oxymorphone, wonder if they meant Opana, does anybody know for sure? i mean its not important i just wonder :-)
Thanks and I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

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Have the same trouble! They come off after a day no matter where I put them. Ihavedry skin from schrogrens disease, lupus, osteoporosis ( thanks to steroids) Don't take them!!! Diabetes due to steroid use. And I did notice that if they stayed on over nite, I felt like I had s bsd hangover due to the medicine building up while I slept. If it works for you, maybe tape over it? Don't know if that's OK? Ask your Dr. Goodluck!

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Hi Moon! I've been pretty miserable ever since my rheumatologist said that they will no longer write for Oxycotin for which I've been on 80 MG's. 2x's 2 or 3 a day. I know that's a lot but I have been on this drug since it came out, naturally my PC had to keep uping the dose every 4-5 yrs to get the sasne relief plus on top of Lupus I got osteoporosis since I was 30 and kept breaking bones, ribs at first then just falling out of bed I broke my back in 3 places. I've been thru the mill with lupus then got kidney cancer and they were already in trouble because lupus patients usually have kidney problems. I was truly blessed that they were able to take one kidney out and I'm OK as far as cancer goes. Now I'm told, well blind sided by my dose which was already taken down to 2 80 MG's. A day with anywhere from 15 to 30 MG's. of break thru. He had told me approx. 7 months ago that his group was no longer writing g for narcotics and that I had to see a pain management dr. Well this ass told me that it wasn't my fault but he was taking me off oxy all together and put me on a low dose method one!? I was confused as I never got my meds. early, or abused them in any way. He trashed my dr. the whole time, who I'm close with. I was so upset when I left. I called my Rheumatologist after trying them and he told me how sorry he was. He put me on a slightly lower dose and said it was the law that I see a pain guy 2 x's a yr. I was getting along OK on that dose and knew my days of the old dose was over because of state and federal guidelines. 2 weeks ago I went to get up and my hips and legs hurt very bad. My hip was slightly rotated! He gave me some shots in the hips and said he was not without sympathy and gave me some extra 10 MG's fast acting roxicodone. He said he was still writing for some people who don't need as much I'm guessing. But than my insurance wouldn't pay for it $37 bucks until their docs looked it over. After that I got an email saying they would pay for it but also got one from my doc who said he was sending to a diff pain med. Dr. Ugg!! I sent him an email back asdking if he knew this guy and did he speak to him about me? He said he was good but had to take me down to the legal dose. Was almost there and I see 6 diff. specialist already just keeping me alive! 40 bucks a doc. He didnt answer my question about having to see him monthly or just twice a year. Is this Opana considered an additive med? Or is there a drug thatg may take my pain down 50%? I could deal with that. If not than I'm done and I'm stopping everything! Already started by stopping the oxy. I waned to see how much pain I can take. Tired of feeling like a drug addict cause I'm in pain! Just hoping there is something out there for me? Thx for any suggestions. I pray you have some!!! Lupie

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I get the 30mg oxymorphone ER'S was going to a mom and pop spot for 6yrs. They got them in 24hours. Now I have insurance and go to walgreens cause the mom n pop place don't take insurance and I've been waiting almost two weeks to get them filled and they are telling me it's on back order how can a huge place like walgreens not be able to get them but a small place had them in 24 hours I'm almost due to go back to doc and I still haven't filled yet!!! I'm looking for to see if anyone else is having this problem with walgreens or any suggestions please help

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The Activis Brand are temporary off market. Only the pharmacy that has a warehouse with some left are able to get them. It's going to be a good 3 to 4 mths. Globals are the only generic available. Problem with this is the price went up a couple hundred dollars in a month because of the demand. I know from experience and Dr also reply that 20s mg are best. 15mg doesn't have any medication in them it seems and 30,40, well better taking 1 20mg then a 30, or 40mg. Why it's like this I don't know. I just know after conversation with my Dr, he said all patients that are on this he will give you 2 20mg instead of 1 40mg bc he has been told my his patients. I took advice and it's is stronger. I actually have went all day and didn't need my second dose. Wow ,finally something that gets you from thinking medication aklday. Love it.

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Is anyone finding that the global pharmaceutical 30 mg ER'S don't work as good after the first week of using them? I used to get the 20mg Activis ER'S and I LOVED THEM!! But these global ones suck after 5 days. I go to Walgreens and so far the past 3 months that's all they have given me. I'm thinking of asking them if they can order the ACTAVIS this month. I just don't know how to go about doing that without them asking me why and not sounding like a drug seeker. I can't afford to loose walgreens and my insurance covers them for 7 bucks, can't beat that with a bat you know!!!

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What other generics are their to choose from besides the global? And that breaks up like the ACTIVIS? Are there any?

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How many Oxymorphone 10 mg IR's would be equivalent to an Oxymorphone 30mg ER?

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I'm been on Opana ER for 4 years and when I was on my wife insurance plan they covered the generic Opana ER but when my SSDI kicked in and got on Medicare they only cover the name brand not the generic which sucks. I first started on 20 mg but I would have to take 30 mg when I went to name brand and now I take 60 mg. My pharmacy said it cost my insurance $600 more than the generic per month. I was taking OxyContin before I went on Opana ER because Medicare didn't cover OxyContin so I switch me 4 months before my Medicare kicked in and it help the pain so much better. It sucked I would have to take double the mg of Opana ER compared to the generic form of it. He said that I could try fentanyl since the Opana ER isn't working that well anymore. I also take Percocet 10/325 2 tablets 4 times a day for breakthrough pain which is constant so I take it every day as directed but it's not enough so I'm in pain 24/7 365. The only time the pain is not too bad is when I get my injections but they only help the pain in that particular area. My doctor will not give me anymore injections because he didn't properly clean a injection site in my hip that caused a severe infection that caused me to have a surgery and 12 days in the hospital and the infection came back three times after getting out of the hospital I went back in for another 9 more days in the hospital because of the infection and then being on the antibiotics caused major diarrhea which my prescription medications didn't touch it and my potassium dropped so low my heart almost stop on a couple occasion. So I spent 45 days in the hospital all because of these injections this year so far. I'm only 38 years old and I take 38 prescription medications I have a long list of health issues. My PM doctor admitted he was the cause of the infection and he called me at 4 or 5 times in the hospital and even on weekends plus he stopped by and visited plus follow my care and gave me his cell phone number. So I didn't sue him but I can still do it because it been 6 months and my hip is still extremely painful and I can sleep on either hip and I sleep on my side so now I can't sleep that well laying on my back. So is fentanyl better than Opana ER. I know it's a patch instead of a pill and I know it's one on the strongest pain medications on the market from what I have read.

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Sorry to hear your in a lot of pain. That really has to suck. I would seriously consider suing your doctor as this sounds long term and costly. But that's just me. Now why are you only taking perc 10's? I would switch to oxycodone 30mg and try the Fentanyl 75 or 100 microgram patches and yes Fentanyl is the strongest thing out there for pain. It's 50 to 100x's stronger than morphine and they say it lasts for 72 hours or 3 days. I find in reality it only lasts for 2 days, maybe 2 n a half. But be aware Fentanyl is a b**** to come off of. I mean the worst withdrawal you'll ever experience. And second you can't go up to anything stronger, that's it!! I currently take the oxymorphone 30mg ER'S 2 a day and the oxycodone 30mg 4 a day. I am gonna try and get bumped up to 90 which is 3 oxymorphone a day which I find myself needing more often than not. Good luck, do your research and post again after you make up your mind. I'm instrested on what you decide to take and would like to know how you like the Fentanyl.

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I was prescribed Opana 30mg er about 5 years ago. Supposedly there were no generic. I found Oxymorphone 15mg er but the pharmacies wouldn't fill the scrip unless it was written exactly as Oxymorphone 15mg er and not Opana. I'm currently in a physical therapy rehab and they have been giving me round orange colored pills marked 30. I am assuming that theses are generic as the 30mg Opana er were a hexagon shape

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I am so sick of walgreens I've been going there for 6 months now filling the same scripts at the same walgreens. The two narcotics are oxycodone 30mg 112# @ 30mg oxymorphone 60# among other non - narcotics I have great insurance that I pay a lot for every month. Since day one the oxymorphone was on back order or so they said. So I was told to drop my script off 5 days before so in case they had to order them I would get them on time. So 2weeks after I dropped it off the very first time I finally got them. Second month only waited 5 days after I dropped it off, 3rd month waited 3 days thought everything was getting better. Then I started seeing all new pharmacist's 4th & 5th month now my 6th month there I go to drop it off and I was a week early cause of 4th of July they told me they could not take my script until the 10th cause that's when I can fill again. I explained to them they have had trouble in the past getting them so I want to leave it with them in case they have to order them and I don't run into a problem. The lady tells me they can no longer take my script early they don't want to b responsible in case they loose it (?) Plus she said they had them in Stock just come back on the 10th I said o.k. I go in the 10th witch is a Sunday and there's a new pharmacist he said "today's Sunday and the doctor isen't in so if I call today and no one answers I'll have to red flag you"???? I was like what red flag for what? So I take my script back n go back the next day Monday the same a-hole guy is there I tell him I spoke to my pain Office and everything is all set. I wait all day he says he can't reach the doctor so no filling that day. I go back Tuesday now there's a different pharmacist and I say I'm here to pick up my script the guy says I still haven't spoken to the doctor!!! Well now PISSED I said what is protocol here in this situation I've been coming here 6 months now and I'm gonna start being sick if I don't get these I'm 3 days late now!!! He tells me to hold on a min, 15min later he filled my script and he never did speak to the doctor now can someone please explain to me why this is happening, besides that the other pharmacist was playing GOD and abusing his power as a pharmacist and had a personal venedda against me and the meds I was getting!! This shouldn't be happening by the way I live in Florida

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Sorry to hear your in a lot of pain that really has,to suck. I would seriously consider suing your doctor this sounds long term and costly. But that's just me.

Now why are you only taking perc 10's I would switch to oxycodone 30mg and try the Fentanyl 75 or 100 microgram patches and yes Fentanyl is the strongest thing out there for pain it's 50 to 100x's stronger than morphine and they say it lasts for 72 hours or 3 days I find in reality it only lasts for 2 days,maybe 2 n a half. But be aware Fentanyl is a b**** to come off of - I mean the worst withdrawal you'll ever experience. And second you can't go up to anything stronger that's it!!

I currently take the oxymorphone 30mg ER'S 2 a day and the oxycodone 30mg 4 a day I am gonna try and get bumped up to 90 which is 3 oxymorphone a day witch I find myself needing more often than not. Good luck, do your research and post again after you make up your mind I'm instrested on what you decide to do and would like to know how you like the Fentanal

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