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Switched From Oxycodone 10mg Pink K56 Pills To Norco
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confused Says:
Does norco 5/325 have the same ingredients as the little pink pill k56 which is oxycodone 10mg? My doctor switched me due to the strength. The k56 pills are stronger he said and i needed a weaker pill to be able to work. So he prescribed me the norco. What i'm saying here is that are they the same, but different doses?
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Re: P450 (# 16) 
Lisa’s message is scary. Is she is an RN? She cheated her way through school. I am not a nurse just a medical transcriptionist and I know better than that.
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Smart one Says:
Re: Lisa (# 9)
Hydrocodone is NOT oxycodone two different meds and I pray you are not a nurse!
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Lindy Says:
Re: fern (# 2)
The 'KVK' marking is the pharmaceutical manufacturer which is located in Bucks County Pa. I have received them for the 2nd month straight now from Walgreens Pharmacy. In my opinion they are terrible and if any relief is there it is VERY minimal. I have had numerous surgical procedures on both my lower back and cervical. I have had chronic pain for 10 yrs. now and need a dependable pain relief to live a quality of life. I am also prescribed Oxymorphone 20mg. S.R. 2x daily by Impax. They are the only meds. I can now rely on. I understand that KVK 10mg. Oxycodone is also available online and not fond of this idea. The pharmacies are now purchasing the cheapest pills available to them without consideration to the patients needs. Just another greed among the big Pharma industry that is only bound to get alot worse.
* Note * I had been receiving the 10mg I.R.Oxycodone from the manufacturer Actavis prior to this, very disappointed with the change. Actavis worked very well for 10 yrs. on controlling my pain level. Now I'm stuck with junk!
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an Says:
Re: P450 (# 16)
Guess I'm the only dummy that came to this chat. Now I know why!!!
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Re: Lisa (# 9)
You shouldn't be an R.N. if you don't understand what you're giving your patients. You have it backwards...but I'm sure you'll figure that out as soon as somebody with an allergy to one or the other is misinformed by you.
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Angry 65 year old Says:
Re: Maxundergroundchem (# 5)
Geez, unable to read your post due to spelling things wong. I know U are trying to be helpful but it was not written in a way that was easy to understand.
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Valentine Says:
Did you really just compare 600mcg of fentanyl to 20 mg of oxymorphone? 600 mcg of fentanyl will kill you. I am extremely familiar with ALL pain medications unfortunately as my husband lives his life in severe pain and I look up, research and ask questions about everything he takes to avoid potential side effects or interactions. He has been on everything from tylenol 3 (when the pain was just starting) to hydrocodone (Lorcet 10), then oxycodone (percocet 10). After 10 years of pain and multiple surgeries, he's tried hydromorphone (dilaudid) and oxymorphone (opana). Those didn't work, so they tried oxycontin which is extended release oxycodone but higher doses because it takes longer to dissolve and is released throughout a longer period. That didn't work either so they put him on 1 JUST ONE 100 mcg fentanyl patch that you put on your skin and oxycodone 15 for breakthrough pain. That one patch was for 3 days. Sometimes if he got too hot and his skin would heat up, it would make the patch stronger and he would get pale and dizzy. So what I'm saying is that after all that medicine, he has a very high tolerance and those things were no joke. I hope to God someone didn't read that post and think that they could take 600mcg of fentanyl and live.
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Miaraclegirl Says:
I believe it's probably the brand. .. Not positive not a pharmacist
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Vivian Says:
You explained your self very clearly. Thank you for helping. I
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George Says:
His doctor is prescribing responsibly if he's being treated for a situation involving temporary (as opposed to chronic) pain.
Much of the opioid crises we're experiencing now in the US with opioid pill addiction is because physicians don't taper their patients off strong narcotics gradually.
Your experience is unique because of your position and because your colleagues prefer to believe your peers (and therefore you) are of stronger constitution and won't get hooked. (Which is a factor in the current epidemic as well: the fact that even doctors see addiction as a weakness in thought and will power.)
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Sameoldbs Says:
LISA YOUR AS WRONG AS WRONG CAN BE norco is not oxycodone its hydrocodone with apap. Back for a remedial updating course to add to your RN. Credentials lol
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meyoume Says:
..better get back to class...Norco is a combination medication- hydrocodone plus acetaminophen
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HOUSE Says:
Hello, nope, not even close. Oxycodone is much stronger than hydrocodone, also known as vicodan, norco, and several other names. Plus, norco has acetaminophen ( Tylenol ) in it. Oxycodone does not. Hope this helps, HOUSE
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Geech Says:
I received a prescription at the e.r. for norco. Went to my doctor he pre ascribed demoral which I have been using for pain. My question can I take norco instead of demoral.
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keith58 Says:
No they are not the same. Norco is HYDROCODONE witch is derived from CODEINE which is weaker than the other which is OXYCODONE. The OXYCODONE is more powerful for people who have tried NORCO and have not gotten sufficient relief from their pain. Always discuss such problems with your doctor. They are both schedule II controlled opiates. 10 mg of OXYCODONE is stronger than 10 mg of NORCO. In short always discuss with your doctor the pain relief you get from the pain medication he or she prescribed for you and always be honest about the pain relief that it gives you. This will help your doctor manage your pain effectively and get you proper relief for your pain.
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nurselady Says:
No norco does not help more than oxycodone. It varies in strength for some reason from company to company. The white ones made me very ill and extremely nervous. The yellow ones worked. Now someone tell me why this happened. The "they are the same" bulls*** is just that, bs. Oxycodone works effectively and no side effects.
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foxy Says:
Its the manufacture of the pill.
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House Says:
Lol!!!!! I know right! Sh#@ gets frustrating as a MF! CANT figure out WHAT they are TRYING to say!!
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Tishy53ster Says:
oxycodone is also an opiate Norco is hydrocodone oxycodone is a little stronger to begin with. Oxycodone 10 therefore is twice the strength of the Norco 5 the doctor for some reason maybe wanting to lower the dose of the opiate.
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Lace26 Says:
No it's not Norco is hydrocodone that's what I am on lortab 10 mg is norcos that's what the bottle says so lord help where U nurse at
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