Watson Hydrocodone Pills - Which Pharmacy Carries Them? (Page 5)

I live in northern ky and walgreens quit carrying watson brand and their new brand makes my whole body hurt. I want to find what pharmacies carry watson?

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Re: w john (# 80)

First thing I would do would be to check the pharmacies in your area that aren’t corporate like CVS, Walgreens, etc, and actually go in and meet them with your insurance cards, tell them your problem and see if they can order from a different manufacturer. I did that two years ago and left CVS/Target with no regrets. I’m having problems now in that many companies aren’t making my lorazepam any longer, but they can order from at least more than the one company so I have an option.

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Re: Deedee (# 81)

Unless I want to pay an out of network price I have to go to an approved pharmacy. I also take lorazepam 1 mg at night only. I am having no issues with that. It is with the generic hydrocodone that I am having an issue. I am currently in Court at my expense to force my insurance company to pay for name brand hydrocodone because they will not pay even one dime and two different pharmacists that I know said the name brand is still a good quality while the generics have been reformulated and are absolutely awful.

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Here is the answer, according to the internet about Watson brand hydrocodone. Watson brand Hydrocodone is NOT being manufactured any more. Back in 2014 Watson bought out the Actavis brand pharmaceuticals. They continued to manufacture the Watson brand hydrocodone until they replaced the Watson brand with the Actavis brand. The Actavis brand was reformulated to suppossedly take out any of the qualities of a “high” that everyone in government was sure was causing the so called “opioid epidemic”. All they did was make the hydrocodone manufactured under the Actavis brand an awful medication. The problem is when a manufacturer attempts to remove the properties of a pill that causes the so called “high” they, at the same time, make the pill worthless and totally ineffective. They changed hydrocodone to nothing more than a Tylenol or an Advil—if that. According to the internet account, Watson will continue to manufacture some medications in certain parts of the Country under the Watson name but NOT hydrocodone. Walgreens changed me from the Watson brand to the Actavis brand without my knowledge in 01/2018. I have been fighting them in Court every since the insurance appeals ran out. I kept beating the insurance company at every appeal but they would still not allow me to change from the worthless generic brands to the name brand medication (which btw is getting harder and harder to get). The difference? According to two pharmacists the name brand they have had no complaints on the generic they have had many complaints on. They recommended that I change to the name brand to avoid the ineffective generics. The problem comes down to one issue. My doctor does not have my records dating back to 2006 and they want her to say that the generics are ineffective as opposed to the name brand and since my records are unavailable to her dating back for over 12 years they keep denying my appeals based on nothing more than their uninformed opinion. It is in the Court system now and we will see what happens. Fortunately, I know how to sue these bastards. We will see if their “opinion” holds up in Court without one scintilla of evidence to back them up. I could see their reticence if I was asking to go from one medication that is way more inexpensive to another that is very costly but I am not. Of course, the name brand is more expensive than a generic but I guess they think that if I win then that would leave them open to all sorts of appeals that they would lose and cost them millions in the long run. I think they are finding out that I just refuse to accept their mistreatment of me, and, others similarly situated, lying down. The bottom line is the Watson brand hydrocodone is no longer being manufactured and that is why Walgreen’s and other pharmacies no longer carry it. It is possible that some pharmacies have some pills left over from when the Watson generics were made but they are NOT being made any longer.

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Re: W john (# 33)

Amen. Walgreens has treated me like a junkie...I hope they are in physical pain someday....no more watsons from this pharmacy...and they told me walgreens arent carrying them anymore...the others they carry are worthless.

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Re: Cathy (# 84)

I don’t know where you live but, according to the information that I have read on the internet, the Watson brand is no longer being manufactured and that is why you were given the Actavis brand if you went to Walgreens. That is all they carry. At least that is what I was told by the pharmacist at the local Walgreen’s I use to go to. I had to move to another Pharmacy to get another brand. That, and the fact that the pharmacy personnel treated me like I was a junkie when I asked why they changed manufacturers.i have been doing business with Walgreens for over 20 years and in two different States and I thought they knew me and I knew them. When I broached the subject of the hydrocodone manufacturers they immediately changed their attitude from affable to annoyed. This was completely I called for. It felt as if the Corporate Office instructed all of the local personnel to intentionally offend anyone getting opioid prescriptions so they would take their business elsewhere.

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I hate the stigma we get now and worry for my doctor who truly knows my condition.

If people knew and felt the pain we all go through on a daily basis they would shut the F up.

I'm sorry that you guys go through what I have to go through.

I'm "ethnic" so I get the extra special look. Luckily I have a good team of doctors and a great pharmacist. Just a word of recommendation. Have your doctor share your official Medical condition documents and future treatment. My vertebrae are fractured after a sink driver hit me and GF pushed me down 30 stairs/steps. 4 surgeries so far and more pending. I asked my long term doc to share that info the pharmacy. The name of the pharmacy doesn't matter it's the staff and now the public and media. But I couldn't live with that pain. It also helps with depression. Lots of studies on it. I only take 5mg per day. I'm sorry for you guys. Some of us need it, really need it. I wouldn't put anyone through the daily pain I go through. I get 3 hours of sleep without waking at best. Ambien is s***. And I'm trying to get off all meds. It's sad how people generalize.

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Re: Deedee (# 79)

I wish Pharmacist and read these postings. I recently moved and it has been a battle to find a pharmacy to fill my prescriptions. I'm fit tall, healthy, generally and young but fractured vertebrae and compressed disks in my neck so they see me and think "nothing wrong with him"
Anyway.

I was unfortunately taught never to allow anyone to see me in pain.

It sucks that others have messed it up for us.

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I wonder why in all the pharmacies in Louisiana, you can't find watson brand Hydrocodone anywhere? This other generic medication from Actavis has really made me sick.

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Re: Etheal (# 88)
You can’t find Watson hydrocodone because they quit manufacturing hydrocodone some time ago. My local Walgreen’s started refilling my prescriptions with Actavis brand hydrocodone in January 2018 and I had to move pharmacies to get a different brand. I repeat THERE IS NO MORE WATSON BRAND HYDROCODONE. It is no longer being manufactured.

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Re: w john (# 85)

That’s horrible If our pharmacies are trying to rid their clientel of the ones on opiates and benzos. I’ve found the local Mom and pop drug stores do treat you much better and I’ve personally found that. The reason Activis is making the Watson brand is because Watson sold out to them. On some of the pills, the logo is the same and I think that’s because they know the pills are crap and they won’t sell them otherwise. Everybody needs to write as many letters as we can complaining about this! Good luck to you all??

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Re: Deedee (# 90)

Part of the issue if you have health insurance is which pharmacies is considered “preferred” by the health insurance company. They will only pay the “in network” payment if you fill your prescriptions at an approved pharmacy. If you go to a “mom and pop” pharmacy that is not considered “in network” you will pay a higher price to fill your scripts. I do not like the idea that the Watson brand of hydrocodone is no longer being manufactured but that is the world we live in today. If you go to a Walgreens you will have any hydrocodone scripts filled with the Actavis brand and the Actavis brand is awful compared to the Watson brand that was used for years. I had to move my pharmacy to get something other than the Actavis brand but I had to move to an approved pharmacy to get my scripts filled at the same price.

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Re: w john (# 91)

I was in the medical field for 35 years and know all about the rules of staying in network. If you have a PPO rather than an HMO with or without your Medicare, you’re more likely to find lots of options. I just happened to stop in at a “drug store/medical supply pharmacy”, and they went over my list of meds and where CVS charged me the full copay, these guys sometimes charge under a dollar and my copay was always $3.30 for everything at CVS. The smaller stores aren’t corporate owned and much more willing to keep their customers happy. It’s worth a try??

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Re: Deedee (# 92)

I have a PPO Medicare advantage policy and I have checked around to find prices both in and out of network and the out of network prices are much higher. For example, a named brand medication IN NETWORK costs $8.80. At an out of network pharmacy the same identical medication would cost me $125. I don’t mind paying a little more for better service but over $100 MORE. Even if I was independently wealthy I would not pay over $100 more for the same medication.

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Re: w john (# 93)

I understand what you’re saying and just because it’s not a CVS, Walgreen’s, or Rite-Aid, doesn’t mean the smaller chains like Sav-On, aren’t necessarily out of network. My Medicare Plus Blue PPO is accepted by this pharmacy I’m using and they’ve ordered my meds that CVS told me they weren’t allowed to. It’s worth checking.

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Re: Deedee (# 94)

I have already checked on ALL of the pharmacies "in network". I know where I can fill my scripts. There is no use in checking further than the printed pages of the "in network" pharmacies and then call the insurance company to see if any pharmacies were added AFTER the booklet was printed. My options are go to one of the approved "in network" pharmacies OR pay the "out-of-network" prices which are way higher. I guess if one is independently wealthy they can go wherever they please costs be damned but to those on a fixed income that is not an option.

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Hey man, I have a herniated disc, and Chronic Disc Disease and live in severe pain. You should consider yourself blessed you even get a RX of hydrocodone to worry about filling.

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Re: w john (# 95)

I’m certainly not in that category!! I live solely on social security and had to apply for the extra help. I didn’t drive miles away to check, just went into a pharmacy close to where I live and they did participate, but weren’t in my provider's directory. So it was well worth it to me. We have to be our own advocates. Seems like nobody wants to help anymore. Also, Rx coupons are another option for 70-80% discounts for people who pay cash. That’s if you found what you’re looking for in a nonpar location.

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Re: yesido (# 4)

Yes that is better i used to take that and Oxycontin and lots of it and i run out of medication early and have terrible withdrawals but i went to pain management and they put m on Oxymorphone, even though its only 10mg and is Extended release it helped me better then taking them two i used to take, i take 1 every 8 hours, and if i run out early which doesn't happen much i have very little withdrawals like going to bathroom but take antidirrea pills or however its spelled and some sneezing that is all, i used to have really bad restlessness but not anymore... :-)
Good Luck! :-)

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Re: W john (# 34)

I am replying to my own message as I do not know how to “edit” it. I reported that Watson was bought out by another company. Actually, Watson bought out Actavis according to the research I have done. I was totally unaware of this until I went to fill my script and. after over 10 years, I was given a pill manufactured under the “Actavis” brand name. This “Actavis” pill was awful and totally ineffective. I have been told by an internet article and two pharmacists that hydrocodone will no longer be manufactured under the Watson brand—only Actavis. Walgreen’s told me back in January 2018 that I could accept Actavis or nothing as they had no intention of changing manufacturers. If a company was making a conscientious effort to run off long time customers they could not do a better job of it. After a relationship of over 20 years and in two different States I left for another company. They use a different manufacturer. It is somewhat better but not much.

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I have contacted them 5x and I found out through one of their office people they don’t read Med Chat. They read Face Book. So call HQ and post your complaints on Face Book. About the junk Norco they are using instead of Watson Actavis. They are playing cheap. I callled FDA And triss has 1 percent pain med. Shame on Walmart money for customers. I will move all my Meds to Costco. Heck them

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