Rhodes Brand Generic Oxycodone 10/325 (Page 2)
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I ran across these pain pills due to having severe chronic pain and after reading some of these comments i am shocked. I used to take the Watson brand of percocet and could not find another manufacturer that compared to them until i got the Rhodes brand. I would like to see other pharmacies carry them. I cant believe that im reading that ppl think they arent any good. I have one of the worst spinal problems in the world and stay in pain. Im thankful to have found this brand.

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Rhodes is terrible the worse I ever had I tried them once and said what is this

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Re: Tommy (# 10)

Thank you Tommy for the informative post. I've been trying to tell people this same thing you have (on the subutex board), i.e. that generics now contain even less active ingredients than they did in previous years, and that the fillers are now more abundant (and the names of these fillers are not always made available to the consumer).

What our government doesn't quite "get" is that this is not going to make things better. It will make people in legitimate pain turn to street drugs for pain relief, and it will turn the recreational seekers away from pills and into the cheaper, more available illicit drugs. We're already seeing this.

I don't know what the solution is to a problem that's already out of control and has been for some time (since the release of oxycontin). I think it's too late.

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I just found a letter from the FDA explaining why Rhodes Pharmaceuticals Percocet aren't relieving pain. The FDA along with the DEA know that Percocet is one of the most abused opioids on the market so they met and agreed to cut down on overdoses & addiction they would cut along with the 20% tolerance or cut of opioid in Percocet they also added 50% extra cut on the active ingredient in generic Percocet. They also aren't going to act on complaints from the public, saying this is best for the American people. Rhodes Pharmaceuticals is acting on advice from the DEA and the FDA. Your getting anywhere from 50% to 70% less active ingredient in generic Percocet

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Can you be more specific? Aren't all binders, colors, flavorings inactive?

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You HAVE no acute PAIN, NO WAY , I was unfortunate that I was not told . My PAIN, you gain.WOW.

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That is a great thing to hear. Why and how corn starch ease a back of takl bone to neck vetabrae ease pain. Rhodes Pharmaceutical companies generic drugs are for money.ppl who injured thier back and nerves with no help.For ever suffer pharmacies are not losing money.

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I've had 14 back surgeries, and total spinal reconstruction from S1-T3, and stay in constant pain , the only thing that has been able to take the edge off is pain medication. I don't know what your spinal problem is , but the Rhoads pharmaceutical 20mg oxycodone is absolutely the worst medication I have taken for pain relief, they make me I'll, and do nothing for my pain , it's great they work for you but I am another person who is filing a complaint against them, there is no reason anyone should have to endure more pain because of a greedy company

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I agree! I love my 10mg Rhodes brand! They give me relief from my serious IBS and give me some energy love them! They order them special for me!

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i tried the Rhodes 20 oxycodone no cut and they were horrible
like aspirin

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I do understand that everyone has a different reaction to different medications. I only wanted to add my opinion. I went thru a hard time when Watson brand was no longer available. But after finding the Rhodes brand imo they measure up to the watson brand. I didnt mind the Actavis brand either but ppl complained about them until CVS got the worst generic possible. The Qualitest brand. They are like not taking anything and going thru withdrawal for a month. I wish every pharmacy could just order what ever brand they want to. The rx field has gotten so screwed up by ppl that only take them for pleasure that it really makes my handicapped life hard. I could not live without taking pain meds.

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To add some more information....

Under the Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984, generics are allowed to differ from the name brand, in the amount of the active ingredient(s), by as much as plus or minus 20%. The FDA considers this to be an acceptable therapeutic window. Generics also do not have to measure against each other, only against the name brand, so it is conceivable that you could be taking one that is slight higher, or lower in the amount of the active ingredient(s) than one you were taking from a different manufacturer.

Since the differences are slight, many people never notice a difference, when switched from one to another, but if someone is very sensitive to medications, a sudden change can cause some problems, such as no pain relief and withdrawal symptoms (if the dosage is lower), or the onset of new side effects (if the dosage is higher). It can also happen if they've been taking the same one for a long period of time and are suddenly switched to one that has a slightly different amount of the active ingredients.

As an additional note, the active ingredients do not have to be exactly the same, in spite of what you are usually told, for it to be approved by the FDA, which you can read about in the Act I've already mentioned, the manufacturer only has to prove that it is bioequivalent, so it works in the same way in the body and causes the same type of side effects.

And that is on top of what the other poster said about the inactive ingredients that can be different.

While these fluctuations do not affect the majority of the people taking any given medication, there are always some whose bodies will react badly to any little change.

That's why some generics work for some people, but not for all, we are all different. The only thing anyone can do is try any given one and see how it works for them.

For example: I am very sensitive to medications and, having had congestive heart failure 6 years ago, I have a standing order for Spironolactone (Aldactone) at my pharmacy, so I can always keep a supply on hand to take, if I eat too much sodium rich food, or start to experience fluid retention, again. (I dehydrate too easily to take it on a regular basis.) The first generic I received from my old pharmacy gave me constant heartburn and reflux, which was a problem, because I have GERD and gastritis...however, my husband and I moved almost 2 years ago and the ones I get from this new pharmacy don't cause me any problems, at all.

I hope this explains it and helps you, as well as others.

Are there any questions? I'll be happy to help, if I can.

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Renee,

It has nothing to do with the active ingredient oxycodone. Each generic drug differs in the binders used.Some folks are unable to tolerate these so the adverse effects stem more from that then the response to the oxycodone component

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