Strongest 30 Mg Oxycodone - Kvk Vs Mallinckrodt Vs Rhodes (Page 6)
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Hi All,

I experience pretty severe neuropathic pain due to a spinal injury. I have a Baclofen pump which also contains hydromorphone but still get a lot of breakthrough pain. I've been taking oxycodone for 8ish yrs. and the pills I was prescribed those first few yrs. did a good job at treating the pain. I've had to change pharmacies and notice lately the oxycodone 30s I've been given lately do little or NOTHING! Especially the Mallinckrodt!

My doc prescribed 3 30mg pills a day but I had to munch 5 of the Mallinckrodts in a 4 hour period and still got barely any relief. I was worried I'd get constipated big time after taking that many pills several days in a row but I didn't (because they're so damn weak!) I don't know the mfg. of the oxys I was taking yrs ago but it may have been Actavis or KVK Tech. (although KVKs I was prescribed last mo. weren't much better than the Mallinckrodt).

My question is what brand do y'all think is the strongest 30mg oxycodone? My pharmacy has the KVK but I talked to another that carries Rhodes, are those any better? Thanks for any info!

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i have been on 30mg oxy for years i got some from wal mart and they were rhodes and they didn't work very good i got 20 mg as well and they are not any bedder than asperin i had to use a lot more than i did the other blue ones i got before i have to plead with my doctor for help and my pain is so bad i sit and just cry even after i take a 30 and a 20 rhodes the pain is just as intence but when i took the blue 30 i had before it helped

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Exctually the same for me. weird clanking noises foilowed by ear to head highs . must be a very long release time on this stuff. going to start drinking lots of liquids early on.

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I recently began receiving the Rhodes oxygen 15s. They are not as good as the other brands that I have taken. They are harder to break in half evenly. They just don't do much for me.

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Sarcastically speaking, I like the way they look down their nose when you say "Can you fill my Rx for 150 30mg oxycodones". I'd like to pull the b**** across the counter!

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Do they make a round white m block with 30 above the score?? Key word is white. I cant seem to i.d. the pill being white. Looks like a normal 30 just white. Is this fake?

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I used to take mellencropt generic ( sorry if spell wrong) 10 325. They worked effectively for chronic back pain. But I got nauseous. Asked for straight oxy and got it from Rhodes and I also thought they were very weak and it's just obvious. I still hurt so much half hour after taking one. Kaiser. Pharmacy. All I knew to do was tell pharmacy and request to go back to other . Just novtylenol. Could be the percoset has fillers the oxy doesn't, which caused nausea. But I am Certain they were much less of a pain reliever.

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It's almost an initiation to hell. Make a long story is what I did a year ago. I called Walgreens to put this problem in their lap. I explained the "hunt" & I don't know what to do. So the very nice c/s person said she would explain to District manager & get back with me. To my shock the DM called me & said he spoke to pharmacist & ask them to fill my script & all the monthly ones I would bring. Hope this helps. Also refuse to accept Rhodes because they have not helped me 1 bit.

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The war against opioid pain is almost like the war against guns. There are people that need pain relief. The fight should be against abusers, not against pain patients. This seemed to start about 4 years ago.

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Actavis works good...Kvk seems to do just as well...this is my first bottle of it. .Malli SUX...its worthless. .I've used Walgreens n CVS brand..Quality chk i believe .it was ok also

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Can anyone tell me why the opioids are becoming so damn hard to find? I live in the MD. area. If I could work anymore, I'd have to take a day off work to go on a search for my meds. I just spent 2 days driving all over Frederick and still had to go to Hagerstown to get them.

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Is rhodes the same as mallinkrodt?

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Oxymorphone - I have had hydromorphone and it was 2mg. Felt like a 10mg oxycodone. So I would say yes. Oxymorphone is stronger.

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Mallinckrodt Dilaudid sucks, period. It is 40% larger than Knoll or any other pharma. No other manufacturer provides such excess binder material. Besides,Mallincroft was shut down 3 times in the past 5 years for passing narc. meds with only an average of 24% of the psychoactive ingredient. As a result they cut the prices to hospitals and pharmacies. Who pays? If you're that stupid then vote for the nag bulldike Billary.

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Hello, I'm a chironic pain suffer myself and I haven't experience that firsthand. My best advice is to look at your prescription before u leave and if you think that it is short u can ask the pharmacy to recount them.

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The problem of pain, We have an older population and that has a lot to do with more people using pain meds, When I was working, I got Oxycontin which is the best. I lost my job, did not have Medicaid, because I was making too much money on unemployment to be eligible for it. My PM doc dropped his charges for me, because he knew that I could not afford it. So, He put me on 30 mg oxycodone, an equivalent dose. I took Actavis first and it always was good. After being on SS for 2 years, I was eligible for medicare. That is when med problems started. Last year, I could not go to that pharmacy, or several other pharmacies because I had changed from PPO to a Hmo in the same company. That was a wicked year, discovered Rhodes oxy,which is awful. This year, I totally changed companies, and found a close rite aid, which is friendly and have been able to get mallinckrodt. I read several pain patients have changed to illicit drugs, because they cannot get relief from prescription meds. That is sad.

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I'm 69 & suddenly suffering from Neuropathic pain in shoulders, hips, & lower back which radiates into extremities. Cause and effect or coincidence? this all started right after a Prevnar 13 shot. I am in FL where MAJOR tightening on Pain Meds is being implemented.

Costco sources through Mallinckrodt & Interpharm. Walmart, Publix, Sams use Rhodes. Rhodes does not give me the same level of pain relief and also leaves me feeling agitated and nervous/shaky.

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i am not a regular opoid user but just had foot surgery and i hadn't taken oxycodone in about 5 yrs. i was worried the 'Rhodes' generic i bought wouldn't work but i've had just the opposite effect most people on this page seem to have had. i tasted the pill and it didn't have that 'bitter' taste like tylenol usually does so i considered that a good sign. i found the effects were VERY prolonged, but i potentiated it w/white grapefruit juice and quinine so that may have had something to do w/it. i didn't make me 'sleepy' which was the thing i liked about it best (codeine and on-label Percocet usually do this to me) and it did get rid of the pain. the only thing i found bothersome about rhodes was that i had auditory hallucinations all night long and i found these quite disturbing. i've had slight visual hallucinations from opiates before, but this was different. all i can say is i definitely think it must have an active ingredient in it, i just couldn't believe how lucid the auditory hallucinations were . . .

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The Rhodes meds DO NOT WORK!!
I believe the manufacturer is providing a non-opiod ingredient in their oxycodone. I have reported them to the FDA and suggest that others do the same. This is the only way the problem will come to the attention of regulatory agency.

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Thanks all for your replies. I was finally able to get my PM doc to up my oxy Rx, she increased it to 6 a day (not that I take that much!). My jaw dropped when she told me. Again, the Actavis are so weak I usually have to take 3 at a time before getting just a little relief.

I do have another question, anyone get ripped off by their pharmacist by being short counted meds? This happened to me a month ago but the pharmacist denies taking the pills. Thing is, this pharmacy was closed down a few years ago when one of the partners was arrested for selling large amounts of OxyContin w/out a valid prescription and also charged w/submitting bogus medicare claims. The pharmacy was reopened under a new name by one of the other partners. I know these are serious allegations but WTF, I was shorted 30 pills! And by the way, I had a similar problem a year ago at the same pharmacy but that was 10 pills and there's a small chance the CNA that was helping me at the time stole them so I didn't press the matter other than a call to the mngr. who of course denied any wrong doing. Just wondering who to contact re: this? I sent an email to the CT Dept. of consumer affairs Prescription Monitoring Program a few days ago but got no reply. Any others y'all think I should contact? Not looking for a refund or meds back, just don't want anyone else to have to go thru this BS!

Thanks!

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My last refill from Walmart isn't working. It's the Rhodes 30mg. I've been thinking my RSD was getting worse but after reading these post I'm convinced I'm not getting enough meds to cover my pain. I want my little blue pills back!! I've been in bed for 3 weeks now.

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