Rhodes/purdue Buprenorphine Hcl 8mg Rp B8 Vs Roxanne 54 411 (Page 18) (Top voted first)

I have made the switch from the 8mg films to 8mg buprenorphine tablets only. With all the research I've done and experience I do my best to stay away from actavis mylan and nowadays sandoz. I noticed everyone has enjoyed the Roxanne now westward generics amongst hi-tech coming in second/mylan. I have no experience with mylan bup and don't want to take the risk even as mylan has always been a waste imo. I'm not a fan of allergan (actavis) taking over watson so depending on the drug dispenses I most stay away. There are as of now 7 manufacturers of generic buprenorphine hcl 8mg (generic subutex). They are in order of my preferred with not much experience except with brand name:

*roxanne (now westward pharma)- 54 411
*hi tech- 8 ^(arrow)
*mylan- M924
*teva (allergen/activas owned) crooked b 799
*actavis- moon 153
*sun pharma- 460 white round
[And the brand new released generic made by Purdue and distributed by Rhodes Pharmaceuticals the new Rhodes generic]
*RP b8- white round bevelled and pretending edges.

I currently have had a smooth switch to the Roxanne/westward and declined mylan, actavis, teva, hi tech, sun pharma as most research and reviews conclude the Roxanne/westward generics the 54 411 seem to be best reviewed. I was unable to find the Purdue/Rhodes pharma newly released generic RB b8 imprinted generic. All I know is Rhodes and Purdue are professionals in the process of making quality meds and not just quality meds but pain relief medication, as they even were the company to CREATE oxycontin. I was able to come across one image of them on the web and they look very similar to the Roxanne 54 411s in size color and mostly shape except for the rhodes/Purdue ones protrude or kind of pop out on each side beyond the bevelled edges. They look really well made and on one side they have RP and otherside b 8 which the b and 8 are fairly far apart. I have been doing great from switching from brand films to the Roxanne westward 54 411s so far. I'm hoping to get some feedback by next month on these newly released rhodes/Purdue generic buprenorphine hcl 8mg. They are the newest and just released October 2017 and look very shinny and quality made. I'm hoping someone here who has tried both the Roxanne/westward and the new Purdue ones imprinted RP b 8 tablets. I am going to try and have my pharmacy special order the new Rhodes generics made by Purdue again imprinted RP b 8 white round shinny tablets fairly similar to the Roxanne but look better quality imo but do not have much experience with generic just brand and am very well versed on pharma companies and their medicine and their quality each one has.

Has anyone tried these new rhodes/Purdue ones imprinted RP b 8? How would you compare them to the Roxanne 54 411 tablets... I hope for a response or it will be trail and error for me when ordering Rhodes next month if i stay on this route and will see how they compare to the Roxanne/westward but will not be til a month away. Please if you have any experience with these generics and especially the new rhodes/Purdue one let me know. Again I was able to locate only one image of them and they look great. They do not look small like hi tech more like a combined Roxanne and mylan with the shininess and how they pop out on each side..they look a little larger like the mylan and Roxanne not small like hi tech or teva or activas they are round tablet imprints RP b8 with b and 8 fairly far apart. Any feedback would be great and I would want to switch to rhodes/Purdue from roxanne (now westward being a factor) generics as they make quality are new just released and approved this year 2017 of October and no one how even mentioned them yet that I can find. With westward buying out Roxanne and them making changes a new generic made by Purdue may be just the one we have been waiting for and needing..again on the 54 411 ones now and looking for feedback on the new Purdue Rhodes ones and if the switch from Roxanne westward to rhodes/Purdue would be better maybe with better quality as they have always been a great and reputable company who makes outstanding drugs. Any feedback would be great.

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I'm getting my very first script of the new Rhodes b8's tomorrow.... SO beyond excited.... Purdue owns Rhodes and Purdue is the company that made the very 1st original name brand subutex, so it's no wonder that the b8's are by far the best...

I'll report back with my opinion after trying my first one.... so pumped....

Also, CVS can DEFINITELY order this brand... I use CVS in jersey... you just have to become extra friendly with your pharmacist... I found out from mine that the Rhodes brand costs CVS literally triple as the trash Sun brand...and double the price of the Roxanne and hi-tech brands.... that is the ONLY reason they will not order Rhodes unless they really genuinely wanna do you a favor... because pharmacists make bonuses based off of profit margin... and they are ALWAYS conscious of this fact as they run their counter....

Hope this info helps people and I'll report back with feedback on the b8's asap!

Have a good day!

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Does the new Rhodes Subutex have that orange flavor added? I take the Roxanne brand because it's the only one without that flavor, which gives me wicked headaches, but no one seems to know if the Rhodes brand does or not (not even the pharmacy knows!) Rhodes is cheaper and better from what I've read, so I would like to try that but not looking to waste my money on just a few tablets if it can be avoided.

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Goozer, hi I have a question for a different topic. U seem very knowledgeable and also will only give your honest opinion. Since its enrollment time for me insurance wise, I had to put all my medications in to see what is covered tier wise..so my amitriptyline 100mg x1.. is considered a preferred genetic tier 4, they tell me I can drop my medacine to a tier 2 if I ask my doctor for nortriptyline. It's way cheaper for me..I just don't know much about it. I did Google it but I still don't understand the difference?? Thx

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Re: Tara (# 485)

Lol Rhodes is made by Purdue, who made the original brand name subutex.... Rhodes is FIRST..then Roxanne is 2nd.... all of the other ones after that are TRASH.

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Re: KS (# 483)

Roxane buprenorphine does not exist anymore they've all been phased out then they transferred to Westward which change the pill chemistry to even worse and non shiny and chalky then Westward sold it to himka which ruined it all. rhodes is same as brand name subutex with ingredients give em a try forsure double potency and longer lasting

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Re: goozer (# 496)

I know right,...its definitely crazy, amitriptyline tier 4, preferred generic, nortriptyline a tier 4 preferred generic also... but they have nortriptyline a tiny bit cheaper. It's old school medicine. I just happened to be shopping around for health insurance plan, because right now if you have SSD, or just SS Its enrollment time. I usually just accept what ever, for reasons I had to shop around this time. Out of the 21 plans in Florida I had to choose one plan.and boy did I shop around. EVERY SINGLE PLAN has these two medications listed as high tiers. They even just came down a tier for buprenorphine, it's now listed as a tier 2,. All insurance provider is different in price so it turns out buprenorphine has a limit for no more than 90 a month. It says IF u need prior authorization for 120 pills does not guarantee it will be approved meaning if u want the 120 u may have to pay out of pocket..being it's a tier 2 the final price is $10 a month.

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Re: goozer (# 500)

Hi goozer i'm curious about your side effects. Not only am I groggy, but now I'm somewhat forgetful and loosing items. It seems like my balance is off to the balance problem is about an hour later I had almost fell twice last night I had to grab something or I'm sure I would have fell..I go to the doctor dec 5th so I will get this straighten out. Maybe there's something else I can take for the nurse damage in my facial area..anyways thx for all your support. I consider you a very good friend. When ever I praise talk about u to someone,... like my sister I call u my best fake friend , she knows what I'm taking about because I don't really know u personally..but I wish I did..I just have a vision of you but again thanks friend

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Re: Derrick (# 504)

I'd have to say your probably the only one I have ever heard say something so negative about this new subs that we have been so lucky to get..to me and a lot others have had nothing but luck using them. I'm allowed 3/day and sometimes for me one does the trick..I dont know what your dose is but I guess u have them now. I have no idea how u can be going through withdrawals

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Re: Derrick (# 504)

When ever I have had to accept a brand I didn't like because of the inactive ingredients I just got ahold of my doctors and she gave me clonadine for a few weeks until my next refill, u can try that..but being that all the generic buprenorphine has 8mg u should not be going into withdrawal, maybe not feeling up to par. Rhodes is acculy a very good generic compared to what's out there.

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Re: Charlene (# 506)

Hope everyone's doing good. I don't know why Purdue is the best. I think everyone knows at this point that anyone saying otherwise has a sensitive body or something to the ingredients or is just full of it.

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I take the rp b8 subutex sublingal tabs and honestly they are great. They dissolve fast no nasty after taste and 1/4 last me roughly 24 hours. The cost is aldo way less. I went from paying 700 a month to less than 100 a month.

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Re: goozer (# 508)

Well hello goozer, hope all is well and u had a very nice holiday....I just finally found time to jump back into the normal swing of life as to checking out my favorite medschat page here....I'm still using the Rp b8 and still will continue to rave about howl well they have been for me..so at the end of the month I actually have left overs as per before I was sometimes a week short , well not a full week but still short. It just proves how great these are,.. and damn I worry about the what ifs.. meaning I hope they never disappear?...I only say this because of the law suits with Purdue, along with cardinal, and the other few distributors. I have been following this and they even mentioned all the way down to the truck drivers that transported the oxys to the pharmacy's...the Walgreens by me here in Florida is in a heap of trouble supposedly they should have noticed or mentioned something about how many pills coming into then out for fills..they will no longer let anyone have a script early. Meaning any controlled substance if it's due on the 31st..you can only have it on the 30th....I don't use Walgreens for my meds because I have my mom n pop shop..but my son and husband use them because they are right here in the neighborhood..... oh, p.s. I see you have another medschat page going and that one is as good as this one ....I do know that if I have a question, you are my guy to go to with your knowledge is out of this world..see maybe you were meant to be working somewhere in the medical field....lol. take care.

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Re: goozer (# 508)

Lol yeah, I still prefer my 54411 but I am almost OCD with my daily routines, and I HATE change. I’m pretty sure it’s all mental, but at least I know which brand to switch to should I not be able to find my 54’s. I've just had such bad side effects whenever I switched generics (nausea, headaches, etc) but I’m sure if I stuck with them for a month or so I would eventually get used to it. But I love this thread and get a lot of great info, so thank you Goozer and everyone else for your experiences. And happy new year to everyone!!

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Re: Charlene (# 499)

I tried amitriptyline and i had a horrible reaction. I was completely out of it for about 6 hours and speaking in gibberish while trying to put myself into the refrigerator before finally passing out for 18 hours. My dr said that is a common side effect so be very careful with those and do NOT take more than prescribed

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Re: Goozer (# 18)

I know this board is old, but I am about to switch from Roxanne's to Rhodes. I've been taking Roxanne's for 3 years and yes, I need to wean off this junk. Roxanne's have become too expensive and my pharmacy will no longer carry. I cut mine in quarters and many of the brands out there cannot be split due to their size/shape. The pharmacy is recommending Rhodes as the replacement, but I am scared to switch. It's either switch or pay $130 out of pocket each month. Can you confirm that Rhodes is better or the same as Roxanne? Thanks.

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Re: Goozer (# 3)

I have had the new ones the last 4 times I refilled.they were fine.they all seem to work well for me

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Re: Sinner85 (# 530)

I felt the EXACT same when ALL the pharmacies in my area stopped ordering the Roxane-Westward(54's) brand!! I got the RP B8's & amazingly they really are not that bad!! They look EXACTLY the same & I even looked up the inactive ingredients in both pills & they are EXACTLY the same as well. The only difference I noticed was a slightly different taste, it was like it was less chalky than the 54's. I will always prefer the 54's but if I can't get those then I'll gladly take the RP B8's. Hope they work good for you!!

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Now that I got my Subutex prescription all set the damn pharmacy keeps changing my Adderall! The last 4 months, I've had 4 different brands & it's getting ridiculous! This month they are the 20mg Mallinckrodt brand & they are AWFUL!!!! How can they keep changing them so often & not even tell me!

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Re: goozer (# 529)

I've been getting Rhodes for 5 or 6 months now and I can say for sure they are the best available generic right now. They are not as good as the old tevas or name brand though. Probably comparable to the old Roxanne brand.

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Re: Lucky (# 535)

Not to mention they are most definitely stronger the Rhodes are...I was just on another medschat group and someone complained they have been on the 54 411s, I explained they didn't get stuck, they got Lucky!!!

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