White Pill Watson 853

No worries people, the yellow 853 are exactly the same as the white one's, JUST NO DYE

REPLY

REPORT

For anyone else wondering, I can also confirm that "dye" is the only thing separating these two pills.

According to nih.gov, the 10 mg/325 mg and 10 mg/750 mg tablets include "D&C Yellow #10 Aluminum Lake"

You can learn more about this drug on the page for Acetaminophen + Hydrocodone

I hope this helps!

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Well, jbone & David, I can't see why so many, myself included, have had such ad reactions to the white Watsons. I don't take narcotics often but I did for 11 years. I have never had this type of problem with hydrocodone as I did last week! It didn't touch my pain at all and it made me very sick! Something is going on with them, most definitely!

REPLY

Was this helpful? 5

There is something very wrong with the white Watsons besides being less affective ,I get headaches sleeplessness, irritability, and dry mouth, the only thing I know is that actual Watson company pharmaceutical sold to Activis which another pharmaceutical company. this is not the same pill. I tested this pill for 10 days now.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 6

BS have them tested at drugdetection . net THESE DO NOT WORK THEY ARE NOT MADE RIGHT

REPLY

Was this helpful? 6

i've tryed the 10'650's original green and the 10/500 original blue as well as the 10/325 originally yellow and they all work fine.Have not felt sick or anything

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

BS

REPLY

Was this helpful? 2

I was just given these by my pharmacy. I have taken pain medication for over 10 years... I've had about every brand of 10/325 on the market in the past with not one issue EVER. I can also confirm there is something seriously wrong here with the Watson 853 white pills. I am on day 2 with them and they are GARBAGE. They are not effective whatsoever and something has changed with them. We need to organize in some way, get these things chemically analyzed for every ingredient in them and also get an analysis done on the old formulation. There is going to be a difference in some way. This is an outrage.

I'm of the belief that they probably haven't reduced the amount of hydrocodone in them (if they have they are going to be in serious trouble. They legally have to be within 20% of the labelled amount), but have changed the delivery mechanism in some way. It's almost as if they are like time release pills.

These are instant release pills; however, and they are meant for breakthrough pain. If they've manipulated the delivery mechanism or added time release to them... or something that prohibits instant release they are going to be in just as much trouble. This is fraudulent and pain sufferers deserve some answers. This is absolutely ridiculous.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 5

The White norco are so horrible I had no problem with the yellow why do they do this take away meds that really work great and play around with your health. They need to let the pt make a decision on whether or not they want the yellows or whites.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 4

I can vouch for the above complaints, the new Watson 10/325 "white" pills that do not work. I have a terrible back from installing carpet all my life, and have been on Norco generic and Oxycontin for about 2 yrs now, I was never a fan of the Norco to begin with, always made me sick and constipated vs just taking Oxycontin. I've gotten these white Watons 3-4 times now and cannot stand how they make me feel, I also suffer crazy headaches, abdominal cramps, trouble breathing out my nose at night when I take these for my BT pain.....WTF did they do to this medicine??

REPLY

Was this helpful? 4

I agree completely I get horrible headaches from them and they don't do anything for pain. Something has to be done! OMG I feel horrible

REPLY

Was this helpful? 3

There is NO difference. The correct term is the "placebo" effect. I have been on hydrocodone for 5 years from 5mg to 10mg and they have always been white. I had the opposite reaction when one time the the pharmacy gave me the yellow instead of the white. They said the only difference was dye. In fact the yellow took longer to work because of the hard outer coating. One suggestion is to take s tylenol along with the hydro since they lowered the tylenol in the hydro to 325mg. That helps. And drink a FULL glass of water with the pills.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

it's like taking slot of meds once they put that in there head that's it like some people anxiety take pill 5 min later all better hasn't even made it to blood stream yet u can give most of them sugar

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

I have had chronic spinal injury since 1990 I have severe arthritis on my spine my spine is cracked and twisted and cannot be repaired I am like this the rest of my life I also have major hip pain my doctor told me I need to have a total hip replacement soon I will be bone on bone I suffer so much chronic pain in my opinion it does not matter if you are in pain the pain pill is going to work for you Norco 10 325 does not matter it helps my pain it helps me get through every day it helps me work it helps me relax the does not never take the complete thing away but it takes the chronic pain away all of these post on here that I see you're looking to see what is the strongest then you're truly not suffering no pain if you're truly in pain you will take your medicine as it is prescribed there's nothing wrong with the pain medicine the pain medicine works doesn't matter what color it is I think it is ignorant and these post are the reason why people like me cannot get no help thank God I have a good doctor but people like y'all out here trying to see what is the strongest pill You're the Reason and the people that overdosed cuz you're not taking your prescription right and it really pisses me off I have taken care of an 84 year old lady that had back surgery and she could not get no pain medicine more than 30 days because people abusing medication this is what's wrong with the medication all these posts that I'm seeing on here you're plainly clearly comparing which one is the best that is stupid ignorant and your doctor needs to rethink giving you a prescription you're supposed to take your prescription the way your doctor prescribes it the pharmacey Do Not Mess with the medication a Dye the color of a pill does not make the difference on how it's going to handle your pain that's just stupid it's not the guy that helps your pain it's the medicine in side the peel it doesn't matter if it spreads out the medicine over an extended release to help you more four more hours at a time I'm sorry if this offends most of y'all but I'm tired of seeing people do without I work with people everyday that are in pain and hurting to go to the hospital and have a baby c-section and they staple you together and they give you Tylenol 3 that's not right and it's all because of people abusing the medication take the medication the way it's prescribed be thankful that you have them medication at all and make sure you have a reason to take it it's just stupid it's plain stupid the comments that I'm seeing on here comparing pills this is the reason why this is a scheduled to this is the reason why soon we will not be able to get this medicine just like we couldn't get the loratab because people keep abusing it stop abusing what's supposed to be helping your health if you're in pain and can't do everyday activities daily living if you can't get out of bed in the morning you need the medicine chronic pain if you just have minor pain take some Advil get over it

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Re: HokieFiend (# 7)

These white pills Watson 853 make my feet feel like they are being compressed around the arch and the underside of my foot. It hurts and starts within 1/2 hour after taking this medication. Hard to believe they are making these properly. Too many generics out there and too little oversight by FDA. Who is testing these? This is the third generic since I took the 304V by Qualitest. CVS used to carry that generic and it worked excellent for me and did not need an increase. 5/325 mg. Read where there were actually a million controlled meds delivered to a rural pharmacy in So Car. and not enough population for that quantify. Where do they get they active ingredient? Shorting generics and the true people who have diagnosis and symptoms are expected to tough it out as their other generic pills are the same. Bull. I am a retired RN. Trying to get Qualitest is next to impossible. Talked with a pharmacist who is going to try to order it for me. Have had peripheral neuropathy for 10 years from Lovastatin, and have been able to cut out Neurontin as it had side effects similar to this generic. Twisting feeling that was painful in each foot. But Neurontin also made me feel unbalanced, and had memory issues, recalling words, and feel my synapses are starting to work again. Please what does it take to get the FDA to look into this. Too many people with similar complaints and we are not getting the medication that was ordered and that we need. It is hard to accomplish anything when one is in pain. Lovastatin symptoms were brushed off by doctor and pharmacist and they contributed to this condition. Too late to get in on legal action, but I hiked 8 miles with one mile elevation and felt great. Now going to the grocery is a days over the top draining energy. They ruined my retirement. Still have a claim since they hid the side effect from the doctors and pharmacists but find a doctor who wants to take on a pharmaceutical. One legal suit is full of claimants.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

Re: kr (# 4)

You are so right! I have mentioned the following before, commenting on other people's posts, but really want to get many people to see this as I can, just so more will be aware. They (government & FDA obviously) are really screwing with these meds in a bad & dangerous way. I had a terrible experience last month with a "new generic norco" of course the pharmacy tells u that it's just a new generic they have been given but had the same strength & ingredients which was total be. Be aware of a new generic for norco 10-325 by a company called aurobindo pharma, I WISH I had the funds to get THIS CRAP analyzed. I never had such a terrible reaction to any other norco, it gave me a terrible migraine. Queezy stomach, & no pain relief at all. I had to argue with the pharmacy about it, tried to be nice at first until they just blew me off, & refused to do anything about it (family fare pharmacy FYI) so had NO pain meds for a month / I do have chronic pain issues, so I changed pharmacies before I made it the 30 days (barely) before I could get my next script - made sure ahead of time that I wouldn't be given any crap from Aurobindo pharma - this crap was made in India BTW so I'm thinking it will FINALLY be OK but I was given the white Watson 853, needless to say I was very disappointed! Of course I was told by the pharmacy that this was a good brand, because I had told them ahead of time, about my TERRIBLE experience with the "fake" crap I dealt with the previous month. The white Watson didn't give me as bad of a reaction as the fake India made stuff, but still have me a headache & hardly ANY pain relief at all. So, screwed again for at least a month. The people saying the only difference is yellow dye being removed don't know what they're talking about, or maybe they're on the side of the pharmacy or drug Companies. The sad thing is a lot of people would have to get with a GOOD lawyer to have some of this crap analyzed, & file a major legal case. It's terrible that so many of us REAL pain patients are treated like this, & SO FAR AT LEAST the big bucks drug companies & pharmacies as well as the FDA are getting away with this BS.

REPLY

Was this helpful? 0

I have a white oblong pill with Watson 853, is this the same pill as the Norco m367? ## Hello, Lisa! How are you? Yes, t...

3 REPLIES

I have always taken the Watson 853 yellow pill and for some reason I was just given Watson 853 white pills. What is goin...

16 REPLIES

There is a diff between yellow and white pills. Been taking yellows now for eight years or so. I was switched to the whi...

4 REPLIES

I have been taking norco 10/325 and the pills say watson 853 for some reason the last ones I got where a smaller version...

3 REPLIES

are the white 853 any good are you strong are they really just weak ## Hello, Mat! How are you? This tablet contains 10m...

2 REPLIES

I have been taking this medication for 5 years. I experience no difference between the yellow ones or the white ones. I ...

2 REPLIES

I took 1.5 of watson 853 (white) and it hit me hard. I then jumped on a plane for 3 hours and had an unpleasant experien...

1 REPLY

I'm not sure why ppl are having different reactions but i myself have taken hydrodone almost 16 yrs now for MS. then...

1 REPLY

I've got the white Watson 853's. I also feel less pain relief from them. I also have mild signs of withdrawal mo...

9 REPLIES

Found this pill with Watson 853 on it. This was broken in half on the floor, the person is pregnant and has a toddler in...

1 REPLY