Rhodes Pharmaceuticals Percocet

I have been taking 10/325 for years and my pharmacy filled this one with Rhodes pharmaceutical product. I have been taking now for 3 days. I have been sick to my stomach, neck, and jaw pain and it does not relief the pain it is prescribed for. Why could this be?

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Neck and jaw pain can be an indication of serious heart problems. Please do not ignore these symptoms.

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Hi Susan,

According to NIH, "severe stomach pain" is listed as a side effect of Acetaminophen; whereas they recommend contacting your doctor immediately. [Note: nausea and vomiting are also on the same list] - Just mentioning this in case it's attributing to your "sick to the stomach" feeling...

As far as the neck & jaw pain is concerned, I haven't found any specific details suggesting that it's related to oxycodone or acetaminophen - but my opinion is if you haven't had this issue before starting treatment, then it may very well be from either the active and/or inactive ingredients.

Based off this information I would strongly encourage you to get in touch with your prescribing doctor and maybe see about getting a different manufacturer's version of Percocet; or even a different medication altogether.

I hope you've gotten around to feeling better since you last posted!

Editor's note: Supplemental details added below:

Rhodes Pharmaceuticals Generic Percocet:

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This happens often in the medication wold. Some company produces the best brand, year later someone changes it, pharmacies say they are cheaper and you have no choice. Unreal the advancements in this world, compounding medicine, just changing one ingredient, slight changes can be seen by consistent users, who have taken then fire years and been through this process numerous times. Also, you will notice changes like having the sweats, sick feeling, nausea and yes this cab cause problems with complexion.
Any foreign substance we put in our bodies will have an effect, one way or another. Just saying.

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Anybody experienced weak, horrible, minimum pain relief from Rhodes pharmaceutical oxycodone 15 mg ir?

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Since switching to Rhodes Percocet 10/325 for severe Crohns pain..(41 years of Crohns stricturing and narrowing of intestine) I am in MORE pain, stomach distention and unable to do most anything. I know about "fillers" and still don't have the ingredients. I am however suspect that LACTOSE is one, as I get the same effects from a few tsps. of ice cream. Being severely lactose intolerant, it should be a warning on their label...as tho could have sent me to the ER.

I am furious with these pharmacies, CVS, Right Aide, Walgreens, that continually switch brands knowing patients are sensitive to these ingredients, and familiar generic brands the body gets acclimated to. Now I have to suffer intolerable pain while caring for my disabled child, waiting for a new script 3 weeks from now. CVS here in NC will NOT special order ACTAVIS (TEVA) Percocet 10/325 knowing that it is the one generic I do NOT get adverse reactions to This practice of profit before patient is unethical, and cruel and I plan to write letters to each Company and Big Pharma as well...they also are allowed by law (FDA) to make the compound prescription with 20% less or more of main pain relieving ingredients...and of course its obvious they go the shorter route and give us 20% LESS so the meds are less effective...as a nurse I am appalled by this insane law and as a severe pain sufferer for 41 years, I am completely beyond any words. My dog gets adequate pain relief to his hips but I am allowed to suffer and expected to due to generic switching and no real concerns for human suffering by consumers. If we boycott these pharmacies and drug companies they wont have customers buying their products and soon it will hit the books...I'm all for that...how about you all? Sick of this patient abuse!

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I also found Rhodes Pharmaceuticals oxycodone to be toxic. After a few days I have the same symptoms and generally feel sick. This brand is carried by Walmart. I would suggest going somewhere else to fill your oxycodone prescription.

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Yes! I have been in hell ever since cvs gave me the so called Percocet 10-325 from Rhodes. I'm going to be doing some serious calling today.

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During that period of time never received a 10/325 ; from my local pharmacy. The last 3 months I have been prescribed morphine and the 10/325. On this visit to the pharmacy I was given the 10/325s manufactured by Rhodes pharmaceuticals. Two days into the prescriptionI was awoken with severe pain in my back, spine, entire abdominal section and difficulty urinating. The difficulty urinating was so severe, that I had to urinate standing up, and was only able to stand after stopping the med. I am well aware of all the side effects listed by the manufacturer(s) of these potential side-effects. I am going to discontinue the Rhodes 10/325s and just stay on the morphine. I have been prescribed morphine the past few weeks My intention is to monitor the feelings in my body and hopefully determine which of these medication is producing these side effects. I also have been prescribed lasix for the fluid retention caused by the Rhodes 10/325 or the morphine sulfate. I've never submitted a reply on the internet of this type so I'm interested to see if my note generates a reply. If there are others out there suffering similar agony please get back to me. Thank you and god bless.

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You're in withdrawal because there isn't enough (or any) oxycodone in their 'oxycodone'. Not sure there's acetaminophen in it either. Even at 3x my usual dose (still under acet. limits).

I don't think there's any in Caraco, either.

Not sure whether to call pharmacist, doc, FDA, Senators, Representatives, or Attorney General? FTC usually handles mis-advertising companies across state lines. DEA... it's pushing desperate people towards the much more toxic & illegal substances, but doesn't make them buy?

UNACCEPTABLE.

I DO NOT KNOW, but I have wondered if the difference in effectiveness between different corps which should be within 85% of each other in dosage (besides differing individual genetics) could be a difference in L- and R- isomers. We've all heard of L-DOPA. R-DOPA... NOPE. You know what mint smells like, that's the L version of a natural chemical. The mirror image molecule, completely identical just flipped into the R- version is CARAWAY, NOTHING like mint.

FDA generic requirements state they have to be 85-99.9% the same molecules as the name brand. NOTHING about isomers. Buying the bad, ineffective version for pennies on the dollar from legit manufacturers would certainly allow Rhodes & Caraco to set the lowest prices.

I'm grasping at straws (& in pain).

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I got a report from someone who works for the FDA and they are working with the DEA & Rhodes to cut up to 70% of the opioid in generic Percocet since they are the most abused medicine. They plan to discontinue use of opioids altogether by the year 2021 -Only hospitals will be able to give you opioids. All the complaints, I was told are useless because this is the plan that's been going on since 2014. You can read more of the report I put on MedsChat titled, "Percocet Generic Report On Phasing Out Opioids By The Year 2021". I was shocked at what the FDA along with the DEA are doing behind the backs of the sick people. I will say in the report Rhodes Pharmaceuticals are cutting a 10mg generic Percocet to 4% & a 5mg are 2% of the active ingredient. Also putting toxic fillers that hurt your stomach to make ppl not want to take Percocet at all. I was wondering after reading all the complaints against Rhodes Pharmaceuticals that nothing is being done to investigate this company & other wrongdoers. Hope you get to read what's in the report. And they say America is the land of the free?

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Rhodes Pharmaceuticals called me today because I emailed them 3 times about their generic Percocet making me sick. I had to answer questions and give up my personal information to get the answers plus they are sending a Fed Ex package to pickup my leftover Percocet that were making me sick. I needed answers so I agreed. I was needing answers for me & you too. After I gave up all my medical records and my doc which I'm sure is going to get me in trouble but after answering their questions they said would u like to be connected to our medical dept? Said yes... more questions... then she said "I am guessing you would like to know what's in our generic percocet", yep.

She started off with corn starch then went in to a list of drugs that I've never heard of. I said slow down you said povidone? I just dropped the pen because she didn't slow down and read at least 6 drugs in their medication. I didn't know what to say but "what is that?", and she said I have no idea. They said, "you wanted a list of ingredients in this medication and that's what I'm giving you".

I couldn't spell all of them if I had to and she wasn't going to repeat them. I said "damn, no wonder ppl are getting sick, and if u don't believe me just google Rhodes generic percocet and you'll see for yourself how many ppl are sick too".

Well that's about all she said and wasn't to trilled with my sarcasm and the call ended after they got my pharmacy name my my medical records. But if you've taking this medication stop if you can. I changed pharmacies and now take a different brand. Keep complaining to the FDA, and after 3 emails I got a call and you will too. But now you know better to give up your medical information. Good Luck!!

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Tommy, thank you very much for sharing this! Can I ask which dosage you were taking? Was it the 5/325, 7.5/325, or 10/325? Each of those have a different NDC code but the inactive ingredients listed on this site are pretty much the same. Do you have the NDC code handy from your previous script by chance? I am seeing 42858-102, 42858-103, and 42858-104. All of them list the following inactive ingredients:

- Silicon Dioxide
- Magnesium Stearate
- Povidone K30
- Crospovidone
- Corn Starch
- Stearic Acid
- Water

Does that sound familiar from what they told you on the phone? I hope this info helps someone!

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Re: Roy (# 12)

Yes that's what I was told, seems you got a call too. I got a package from Rhodes and they want me to send them one of my pills for them to send to their lab. I said, why all the different drugs? I thought it was Tylenol & oxycodone, but got an answer of, "I don't know" and this was from their medical department. If they don't know who does? Yes, the drugs you mentioned sounds like what she said. She couldn't understand why I took that many 4x a day. I said I got an increase because yours don't work. Well I'm glad you wrote um down. Do these extra ingredients sound like something that would make ppl sick? Anyway, now we know. I changed my pharmacy and now I'm getting the brand with the Chinese C on the front & 203 on the back and they don't make me sick. All I can say is everyone who is getting sick keep emailing the FDA or calling and we'll get these taken off the market and make companies put the right ingredients in our medication.

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Re: Roy (# 12)

You asked what mg I'm taking and I left this out. It's 10mg 4 a day. The only thing they wouldn't give me was the amount of opioid in each pill, said no. I know they have a 20% tolerance but they refused to give that part out and far as codes I didn't get a bottle from Rhodes it's just a regular prescription bottle. This company is part of Purdue Pharmaceuticals which has been fined 601 million dollars which was for lying so who really knows what's in their pills but if I had to guess it's less than 50% because the new brand I got I took one and it felt like it was the the first one I've taken in a month. Knocked me out and I slept for a long time. That's about all I'm gonna say but you guys keep complaining until they put the right ingredients in their medication

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Re: Tommy (# 13)

Hmmm, well I don't expect those inactive ingredients listed to be making people sick, as they are supposed to be well tolerated and/or pass through the body, but you never know! Povidone is a binding agent used in a lot of meds according to Wikipedia. I've read too many anecdotal reports of people having bad experiences with a generic from one manufacturer, while the exact same drug from someone else worked fine for them.

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Re: Roy (# 15)

I don't think Rhodes was telling me the whole truth since they've been fined 601 million dollars for lying but thanks

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Re: wakenda (# 5)

I don't know what the heck you actually think writing a letter will do? They don't care, and they really won't care if "everyone" boycott's them either. And no, that is a false rumor that they can make it 20% more/less; that makes zero sense and is completely false. And another thing, the pharmacies do not switch brands on purpose, they are required to by corporate and have zero control over it. And as for the pharmacy not wanting to order a specific brand for you, that's most likely because they think you're trying to sell them, as there is no reason why they can't order them.

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Re: wakenda (# 5)

First and last time I will say "oh, ok, fine", when I find my oxycodone script is now being filled by a different Co. Rhodes taught me that big painful lesson. All I have found that helps is a full stomach. Something REALLY important here, the acetaminophen, of course, is REALLY hard on the liver, and for those who don't know, there is a supplement, N-Acetyl Cysteine, that offers great protection to the liver, provided you ingest it prior to the "assault". Maybe take a cap an hour before you medicate. Check the label to see it's duration. I like the time-released. Buy it at any healthy outlet. Google it. It is a great supplement with many benefits. Better health to us all. Keep abreast of these kinds of forums. Being forewarned is being forearmed.

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I received this month the prescription from Rhodes Pharmaceuticals. I have been taking them for 5 days now no effect at all I tried to ask CVS pharmacist what is the problem and they told me that they received that and it's nothing they can do about it I don't understand I was getting qualitest for 3 years and I was doing fine now I have headaches stomach hurts I don't know what they are doing the FDA but somebody's going to get really sick and they might die because these pills or worthless the side effect of this could be endless to someone's life I think it's bad for them to keep switching Pharmaceuticals without heads up for anyone so we can make a choice and not taking them I just don't understand that it is so sad we have to accept anything but I'm going to call my insurance and have them stop payment on that hope they will do it I don't understand who wants to take something that doesn't work you I have chronic pain, in all my joints from my neck down to my feet I'm in so much pain, I have no quality of life or movement without those pills daily .I could just cry. Everybody's not a drug addict so they thinking they fixing us by cutting the dosage they're crazy FDA and CDC it's all crazy why do they put our lives at risk generic generic already generic medication how. generic can they get huh?

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I have been on generic Percocet 10/325 for 7 years. I have never had a problem with any brand that I was given. I, too, just received Rhodes brand for the very first time. After 25 minutes, I thought that I felt it kicking in, but, it turned out to be just a half- hour of being drowsy and feeling kind of spaced out. I got up and tried to move around, but, I immediately felt all of the pain of which I am prescribed this med for (Severe Atypical Intractable Headaches that I have had for 31 years since age 5, bulged discs in my neck and back, and severe arthropathy in my back following a head-on collision 14 years ago). I was almost in tears and had to lay down. The even bigger problem is that this newest script follows my previous 30 day supply, which was Camber brand. I was stuck with that for the entire 30 days. I had a severe allergic reaction, no pain control whatsoever, and side effects that I could not tolerate. They included nausea and vomiting, weakness, severe stomach pain, and I felt like I was going to faint. This went on for a week and a half until I finally stopped taking it. It wasn't helping my pain anyway! Unfortunately I couldn't refill until the 30 days were up. I got wise after that and requested a 5 days script instead of 30,while I searched for a new brand.

My previous and always reliable brand, Actavis, was unavailable. Thank God I did!!! I have 5 more days of this Rhodes brand, have taken it twice today and it has not touched my pain. I have been in bed all day with the heating pad on, which is soothing, but, does not ease the pain. In 5 days I am going to try the Mallinkrofdt brand, as I have read many good reviews. Again, with only a 5 day supply. If that doesn't work, I found 1 pharmacy (out of 10 in my area) who will actually special order any brand for me. I will try Endo, as it seems from everyone's reviews to be the best generic available. If that doesn't help either, then I will have them order my old reliable brand, Actavis. If anyone else is dealing with their pharmacy suddenly not carrying their normal brand anymore, and you must try something new, please take my advice and ask your Dr. for a shorter script until you find one that works. I have been in severe, unrelenting, 24/7 pain for 31 days now. It is unbearable. This 20% differential in the active ingredient that I keep hearing about HAS to be the problem we are all experiencing. When you have been on a steady dose for many years with no change like I have, even that 2mg drop makes a MAJOR difference!!! Obviously, because so many of us are having the same problem. Not to mention the fact that they are replacing those 2mg with God knows what for fillers, and it is making many of us very sick.
Take Care, Everyone. Good Luck!!!

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Re: pk (# 63)

Where can we take these lousy generics to be tested? I want to take the Rhodes Percocet to be tested. I’m having side affects. I want to know what kind of garbage they are using for fillers??
Thank you so much!

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The generics they force on us are for the most part not made in the US. Also generics do not have 100% of the effective ingredient, that is why they are garbage. I hate generics! Rhodes is nasty! I try to get name brand and the pharmacy says they can’t get it. I don’t believe that. Any generic these days is useless and loaded with fillers that have made me sick too. I’ve been asking to get name brand, I will pay for it. Generics are garbage. You are having a reaction to the fillers I would bet. I’ve had some of the same too. What was the brand name of the Percocet before you were given Rhodes? I’ve noticed these nasty pharmacies are all in this together in using the same generics. I had to change pharmacies because the generic they were promoting gave me severe side affects. Take what you have left to your doctor and let them know the side affects and have them write a new prescription so you can go to a pharmacy that doesn’t carry Rhodes. I’ve been through so much because of crummy generics. I know how you feel. Let your doc know. Good luck and keep us posted.??

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I am having the same reaction. I called my pharmacist. I want the medicine tested.

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I noticed 2 months ago the Percocet 10/325 by Rhodes has gotten smaller, is less effective, and has upset my stomach. Has anyone else noticed this?

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These pills are manufactured in India......I did a lot of research on the Percocets. The Indian manufacturers are mixing the script of 120 or more with placebos and Percocets together. How will you tell? You’re not because you're already taking some that are real and they mix together and you cannot tell. I can’t believe the U.S. would let this fly, but no one cares about us older folks that worked in heavy industries and are already pretty much beat up from the labor instilled on us. I hope all these young people out there abusing these pain meds are happy because they're going to be in a bad situation like us older people because the pills will be cut so bad by the time they reach old age their screwed. And believe me I’m hurting bad enough to just kill myself because I cannot live in this horrible pain anymore. These young pharmacists don’t give a hoot..... And most of all they're cutting us short on pills because we trust them. And their addicted also from filling scripts all day. Believe me these pharmacists are hooked. I have caught a Pharmacy in Glen Burnie Maryland steal my Oxy-Cotin 3 separate times in 6 months and if you don’t let them recount the pills in front of you your going to have a bad hard withdrawal from the previous month. Please for your sake watch your pills closely.

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Re: Ellen (# 54)

This I believe because one month half sick when I took rhodes brand, then I switched to a different manufacturer. Feeling better now. Best regards.

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Susan, i had same problem, only i have disease and lipoma of the spine. I have no neck bones because of surgery done. Worst pain I've ever been through. Would rather take cannabis then take their nasty pills they sell. No wonder they're going bankrupt...

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Re: David (# 2)

i truly doubt it is the acetaminophen they have been taking another brand for years
rhodes imo does not have a decent product ---- i have not used the oxicodone but
have had the hydrocone ---- to no releif and queazy stomach as well --- fda needs
to crack down on these sub standard manufacturers --- the govt cuts the mg of
medicine you can get they should at least make the makers of that medicine make
a good product ---- any ways be well and may you find releif so you can have a good
quality of life

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Re: Ellen (# 54)

What country is that Ellen? I’ve never heard of that, and I have got some gray hair ... lol

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For me the only drug I will never say yes to as during five months of surgery and a humongous hole in my hip 22 inches long they gave me thousands of bottles of Demerol. First time I ever saw clearly and thought clearly In my life, so the answer will always be no, no matter what! And by the way if they’re going to stick a Q-tip in your sciatic nerve, I’ll add that nothing works on the nerve pain. I started to get Cluster Headaches at 20 years old, at the time they didn’t think women got them and I can only say, that was an awful time and when I was in cluster nothing worked but something called DHE 45 which was non-narcotic, but I couldn’t stick anything in my vein and boy did it burn in your leg but there was no backlash as there was when Imitrex first came out and you attempted to use a third dose it was the first time I had ever gotten in an ambulance and I wasn’t bleeding and I didn’t when I stand close which caused me to die as the EMS people thought I was some kind of a freak or drug addict hoping around With the blood slowly stopping going through my veins in arteries and they didn’t believe it until I wound up flatlined in the ER, With no veins available to set an IV. And I checked that Stent three times. The damage is your irreparable and I’m stuck. Back to Purdue Rhodes. I found that to be at 30 mg the only thing to help my pain or the Monday and I would throw the rest in the closet and only used it when I needed it and I’m sorry to hear that it upsets you, but if you can get hold of Prilosec from your doctor it will help but the changes in the formulation have occurred already, so I don’t know any longer and taking 15 mg of Malloncrods ir does nothing and it will not now as my doctor has dismissed me without a Rx, so administrators if you would like me to start something you tell me what you want me to do or what to say to others and I will as I have no fear but the simplicity of death itself as my reality dictates. I wear a note pinned to my nightwear making certain that my pain management Dr and our Governance is over the largest lobby ever known aside them tobacco is drugs, I also keep my diagnosis and my paperwork from 9/11 which is the newest of all. Don’t trust anyone and question. It’s nauseating to have to mother a doctor, but that is the indoctrination and I did write a paper at 14 in college that was published behind just that information. I am now suffering from what used to be considered temporary and now considered much more permanent but the use of prednisone at high doses as I was drowning in mucus. I am not sure what takes the lead in what frightens me but not remembering three seconds ago is really pretty bad especially when you’re financially responsible and you sinking in the s*** that no one is coming to look for you in. I’m ready to do whatever is necessary to oppose these Machiavellian decisions without consent of any sort and may be responsible for my death so I have nothing to lose, and the service may help others As well as a purposefulness for myself. Please inform, and thank you all.

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