Watson Is Now Actavis Generic Percocet 5/325 What Is Up With This (Page 33) (Top voted first)

I had been taking 5/325 generic Watson percocet for 4 years. Suddenly I get notified by Walgreens which I have insurance that there is no more Watson brand and I was given generic percocet 5/325 by Actavis. It is not the same at all. It has no pain relief for me. I used to break the watsons in half sometimes and never had a funny taste. I just broke one of the actavis white tablets in half and it immediately tasted like salt or alka seltzer? Has anyone had any issues with this drug too. Also, along with it not working right it has made my GI tract and stomach so ill feeling and cramping. This is not right how can they take away a medicine that someone has been on for 4 years without any problems and tell them to suddenly switch. Would a peson who has been on a certain heart medication for years be told to suddenly switch that he can't get that medicine anymore? I don't think so. I don't know what I am going to do but when it comes time to have my rx re-filled it will not be with Actavis and I will have to pharmacy shop I guess to see if I can find Watson. I am very depressed now and so unhappy I can't believe it.

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I work in a pharmacy and the reason many are not carrying Watson brand is because it is popular on the street and many were selling their prescriptions for a lot of money. It's not fair for the legitimate patients who really need it. I plan on finding out what brand of generic Percocet my pharmacy has switched to because it's garbage. My husband and I both agree this new generic doesn't work worth a darn. I think we all need to start complaining both to our pharmacies in addition to the FDA. Patients have complained many times since we've switched to this new brand so that tells me it's not mine or my husbands imagination that it doesn't work. My prescription is for a quantity of 200 and that used to last me 4-6 months. I now go thru that in barely 2 months. So now I'm unnecessarily taking more Tylenol than I should have to. I had a really bad migraine last week and took 3 Percocet all at once to have the affect that 1 of the old brand did. I NEVER did that before because I didn't need to. 1 tablet did the job before so it's pathetic that I would now resort to taking 3 because this new brand is crap. I'm watching 20/20 right now about fake medicine being sold on the streets. I would expect this to happen on the streets but I don't expect to get fake or poor quality medication from a pharmacy. We all need to complain LOUDLY to the FDA to get rid of these cheap ineffective medications!!

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@jan qualitest is pretty good. I also got stuck with a month of actavis brand!! Never again. I went to WalMart and was given the a333. Imo placebo. I've heard of zmainly Walgreens, sometimes Cvs and rite aid to carry Actavis. I go to Publix pharmacy. I now get Alvogen brand they work pretty good!! When I first got the A333 s I had read about it, but had to experience a long month of pain. I don't wish for anyone else to be stuck with that 216.00 of pure garbage.

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I'm stuck with my crappy brand as well because the pharmacy gets a contract with a drug company to get the medication cheaper so until the contract expires they won't switch to a different brand. The bad thing is that waiting for the contract to expire could be years. The best thing we all can do is complain to the FDA. When they get enough complaints, something will happen on that level.

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I've noticed for many years that generic pain meds weren't as effective. I had to quit taking some generic oxycodone a few years ago. I was nauseated, bloated & generally felt awful. I can take generic beta blockers & antibiotics but benzos & pain meds just don't work for me. I don't know if it's the fillers or what. I have painful bladder syndrome or (IC). Magnesium stearate, in particular really sends my bladder pain into overdrive. The generics use larger amounts. Facilitates pills coming off conveyer belt. They can make more in less time. Ever notice how generics leave powdery residue in the bottle compared to brand, which leaves little residue?

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I thought l was crazy too! I use Walgreens also and was switched to Actavis. I feel like my skin is crawling and burning. At least now I will be able to talk with my Dr. I am so glad I went on line. Thanks to all of you for your comments. Have a blessed day!

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Actavis Oxy 10's suck. I've noticed a lot of generics are getting weaker. My PM gives me 180 a month but they are needed. Bad fillers. Hell, holla if you miss the round watsons. Awesome generic. I'm on a Actavis month cuz no one but s***ty Walgreens agreed to fill it and gave me white oval morphine ERs. I hope I make it. Pray for me. Thanks.

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Stevo - you can get endocet, just ask your pharmacy to order it as they usually don't carry that in stock but I know they will order it as they have for me in the past. I also believe Mallinkrofdt is available as well and a friend was getting that one filled at Target but your area might be different. But they are available if you ask the pharmacist to order them.

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Felix or administration: is endocet the same company who makes brand Percaset? Thanks and be well brother.

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I found a good Oxy generic since Actavais is at Walgreens now. Ask for round white pills from Ralph tagged 10/325 on one side and RP on the other. I found this brand at a mom & pop pharm but they Work better than the defunct Watson's! Glory!!!!!!

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Oh Gosh I sure hope George can help. I just took my last Norco and am extremely sick and very moody. I want to get off these so bad but I don't have the strength to do it myself. Thank you so much for the info to reach George on line.

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Sorry. That brand of Oxy's is Rhodes and not the Pharmacy at Ralph's Supermarket here in Los Angeles. Stay pain free and blessed all. It has very few fillers and is as effective as Watson Oxy's were. :-) Stay Blessed!!!

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What about the generic brand Mall? Is it any good or at least better than Actavis?

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Aunderstand totally not all generics are good. You need to go to Wal-Mart or something because Walgreen obviously they are making more money from that generic than the Watson. On another note at least you get them, Cuz I have spinal stenosis and can hardly walk or stand very long without debilitating pain and my arms going to sleep and they burn and hurt to the bone and all I can get is 6 ultram day and I've been on those for 17yrs! You want to talk about depressed! I have 3 kids but my youngest is 3 and the only one that lives with me but his dad isn't around and I live with my narcissistic siopath dad that's the most selfish lazy abusive man I've ever met and I take care of him and my cousin that had stage 5 lung disease and crohns disease with a colostomy bag and on oxygen 24/7. I also have arthritis and fibro,.And narcolepsy. So it could be a lot worse for you believe me , just find someplace else to get the Watson's .

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My husband suffers from extreme chronic pain due to advanced RA. Until about 4 - 5 months ago, the pain med he took, Endocet 10-325 was effective and cut the edge off his pain. Now he gets generic for percocet 10/325 The tablets are round white with the markings RP on one side and 10 325 on the other and indicate that the amounts of the opiate and Tylenol are the same as the Endocent. They do not work as well for his pain. The pharmacies are now limited to the quantity of pain medicine the are allowed by the FDA and DEA and can only order once a month. I'm very curious how both Rxs list the exact amounts of the original Pain pills he took around 6 months ago and the new one isn't effective. What's up with this? Is the new med intentionally mislabeled? Every time my spouse goes to his Internal Med MD, she hassels him about his pain pills. She is new, as his IM of 25 years retired. Call your US senators and reps and complain. I spend at least 2 hours per month trying to get my husband's meds OK'd and delivered. I don't know why the pharmacies are limited as to the amount of pain medication they can order per month and the liquor stores can order as much booze as they want. This is insanity!!!

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If Watson has been purchased would the new company continue to produce the same medicine?

Do you know the name of the company?

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Not at all....the new medicine is actavis and if you read through this thread from the beginning...you will see how different it is n how sick people have got from it.

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Regarding the post that mentioned someone with a rare type of neoropathy, I wonder if his physician that has tried prescribing Amitripyline . My husband has severe nurothapathy from RA and countless surgeries. I don't think it's the rare kind mentioned in a previous post, but might possibility help. My husband's Internal Med phys didn't even think to prescribe it. I learned of it from my nurse friend who works for a dermatologist who has a kidney and pancreas transplant. My nurse friend overheard the Dr doc she works for mention that it helps immensely and my nurse friend passed it on to us and we suggested to his IM DR to prescribe it and he has found some relief. You might give it a try. The normal dosage for nuropathy is 25 mg per day, but in your case, you may need more. Now my husband's IM dr has increased his dosage to 75mg/day and wants to increase it more, but my husband refuses. He is in kidney failure and the small bones of his feet are bone on bone. On a different note, his new pain pills (generic for percoset) are manufactured by Rhodes, but the name of the med is now Oxycodone/ACET 10 mg/325 and they do not work. I also found out a useful tip that Medicare offers Hospice for the living and medicare pays for it all. They can get my spouse any pain meds he wants and probably without a co pay. So he could get the regular generic percoset that actually works. Of course, there are health criteria that qualify you for Hospice for the living. It's a benefit from medicare that we've paid for all these years. I know you've heard me say if before, but we need to bombard our congress, DEA, FDA and get this nonsense stopped. There are people in the word that truly need pain meds that work just to maintain a meager quality of life.

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Go to CVS about a week and half ahead of time and ask to consult with the pharmacist. When it's just you and him or her lightly ask them to order Endocets for you. They are the absolute best!! And manage pain very well and actually give you a boost of energy. Just make sure you go inside and ask a week or 2 ahead of time and they will with no problem. Been doing it for a long time. Or they will give you some other oxycodone crap. Only other generic I remotely like is qualitest with a V on one side and 4829 on the other. It's also made by endo pharmaceuticals :) hope this helped!! Endo all day every day!!

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True.My dr.gave me Percocet for pain and actavis is not the same strength as real Percs. It's generic. Not as effective. I concur w. you. The Blue round pills are the true Percocet.

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Endocet, a generic for perocet is still available full strength as you formerly received before the DEA and FDA limited the amount of pain killers each pharmacy can order per month. if you ask your pharmacist to order it for you and put your name on the pharmacy list for this Rx, you can still get it. The pharmacies are allowed to order pain meds once a month and usually they receive the pain meds at the pharmacy around the 1st of the month. The copay is higher and the cash price higher than the dud pain killer from Actavis. Get your name on the list with the pharmacist to get the good kind and he will order it for you. Most pharmacies no longer order the endocet because the Actavis is cheaper to the pharmacy and customer. Cause the cash price to consumer is cheaper w/ no pain relief from the brand by Actavis. You can still have your pharmacist order the old effective pain killer, but call ahead a couple off weeks before the 1st if the month. Be prepared to pay more, but it actually relieves pain.

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