Will Oxycontin Be Changed Back To Original Formula (Page 12)

is Oxycontin going back to their old formula? OC instead of OP.

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There will not be any generic versions of OxyContin that are similar to the original "OC" formulation - The FDA has re-classified the original OxyContin OC and considers that it was discontinued by Purdue for "safety reasons". The FDA has stated it will reject any generic versions of OxyContin that are easily abused. The have to have some deterrent to keep them from being abused. So far, only Purdue has come up with an abuse-proof version of time-released oxycodone - and the technology of their formulation that prevents this is patented. So, likely a long wait for any kind of generic version of OxyContin, and when/if one does hit the market, it won't be like OxyContin OC.

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Yes there is no outter shell there same coating as the original.. The best bet for everyone is to get a time release and a lot of oxycodone 30 g still won't stack up to the old oc nothing stacks up to them.. dilodid is another option but I've herd people say they don't get relief from them niether..

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DON'T BLAME PURDUE BLAME THE GOVERNMENT MAN ITS ALL POLITICS! MY DR SAID JUST WAIT UNTIL MR O PRESIDENT IS DONE THEN THINGS WILL CHANGE! Here it is folks president O hates I mean hates Rush Limbaugh and Rush got caught insufflating 60 mg oxys and was dr shopping and spent over 100k a year and Our President hates his guts and said therefore America has a pill problem and something must be done so he spent 500mill cracking down on pain mgmt. doctors and the American public are absolutely clueless!

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After being cut off the original Oxycontin through the Canadian Government for a year, the first Oxycontin 40mg I took, I knew it wasn't even remotely close to the old formula. These new one's don't last near as long, nor do they help with the pain as well as the original Oxycontin 40mg back in 2011 (I think that was the date our government put an end to them) and came out with oxyneo. Neither one works for pain as good as the original ones.

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I just got put on these pills and my pain management doctor started flipping out because i had no metabolites in my urine. I told her i took my last one 2 days ago and she said i should be discharged because i have no metabolites in my urine. Now i so presoak them in ginger ale just long enough to start the swelling of the gooey polymer. I then cutit off with my teeth and put the remaining pill u der my tongue like a suboxone. It gets absorbed slow.y into my bloodstream, there is no stomache upset or flatulence and there is pain relief. Since I took it orally i am still obeying prescribing directions. Am i filling my lungs or arteries with that goo and is that why i dont jave metabolites in my jrine?

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spyz.. I think what is happening is your digestive system is metabolizing the op's too quickly.
Thanks to the new formula(I am being sarcastic) the op's will work ONLY if your digestive system
digest them properly..otherwise they go right through ones body intact.

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Yea them being 80s U would think U could feel the affects or at least take care of pain. I can't feel any benifits I can't even. Tell I've taking anything Some times I may take a double cause I messed up. U know what still no affects someone going to die from trying to get relief. Do they really care? Not. The DEA needs a legal suit against them, who the f*** they think they R they need to stay out of Doctor/ patient relations there not f***ing Doctors. And the pharmist needs to do there job & fill the scripts They think there Gods of drugs or something we all need to pull together & sue the Bastards & get our right back & be treated like human beings. They treat us like a piece of shot let me know if. I. Got brothers. Out there who have the same beliefs. Man I hope so Big Ben out !!

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I know this is an old post I'm responding to, but the new OxyContin is made differently than when it was first put on the market.
It too was time released, but now with this new ingredient it DOES NOT DISOLVE like it first did.
These people know what they r talking about. You don't.
But thank for trying to help.

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Not any more they dont

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No matter what is said in the course of this thread, the FDA mandated that Purdue PROVE via lab tests that OP formulation reached blood levels and was released at the same rate as OC formulation. The real deal is that what most people dislike is that you can't abuse an OP.

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Sub..how I wish what you wrote was true. But even Purdue stated that the old formula released 18% to 23% of ones dose. I can not remember the % of ones dose Purdue stated the new formula released but I DO REMEMBER it was stated that the release was much much lower than the old formula. Also the new fillers are such that their release is absolutely dependant on the health of ones digestive system. Your going to think what you will as I am finding americans don't care for truth these days. They are far more comfortable with lies and deceptions.

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Guest - What I write IS true. I've read the literature,which includes blood level studies conducted by independent labs, not by Purdue. The OP formula and the OC formula both release oxycodone in the same amounts and over the same time intervals. I know all about binders and fillers; had an awful time recently with a generic version of Klonopin that simply didn't work. However, when I read the independent lab studies I saw that OP and OC are the same. And, I take OxyContin via rx myself There's no difference at all - except that friends no longer ask me if they can have some....

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Well what you wrote was reassuring. But Purdues webpage explained that the release mechanism on the new formula released over a 24 hour period rather than the orginal 12 hours making it dosing at less per hour. I know how worried I was with everyone complaining that the new formula took hours to kick in. I was relieved when at same dose it helped relieve my pain in the same time it did with old formula.

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The release formula detailed in Purdue's info is, in fact, the blood levels over 24 hours which are reached TAKING ONE TAB EVERY 12 HOURS....

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I can't keep them down they come up whole hours later I vomit them straight back up and they r just a bit sticky after hours in my stumick u would think they would dissolve and there is no pain relief what a joke iv been on 3 x 40'mg per day for years them last fortnight I got these op's now they r everywhere and they make me even sicker then iv ever been that's y I can't keep them down. Please bring them back it took me years to find something that would help with the type of pain I have now they just take it away.

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I am also on oxycontin, i have an extremely rare, extremely painful disease that has no real treatment available beyond controlling the pain. Ive had allergic reactions to many pain medications including morphine & tramadol from which i had seizures. Im only 44yrs & have had this for about 14yrs. Its taken a long time to get to a place where the pain is controlled enough for me to have a bit of a life. Ive been on a stable dose of oc for the last 3-4 yrs & doing well. They have now been replaced with the new op & i understand it still has the same dose of pain relief in it but it doesnt work as the previous formulation did. Im happy it cant be abused by the wrong people, but for me & by what ive seen from other posts im not the only person, its not fair. I lost my whole life when i became sick, everything i did, my work, my horses, even having intercourse without being in agony- all gone....i had that one thing that helped me do some volunteer work & go to the occasional outing but now thats gone too. Im back to no sleep, way to much pain to be able to move, little knowing anything else. Whats the point of this....to save junkies from using one drug..they will just go back to whatever they took before. You have achieved nothing more than hurting the ppl the medication was made to help in the first case.

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Anonymous you actually have no idea what YOU are talking about.I work closely with people who are taking certain pain medications and unfortunately it is very common for peoples body to not metabolize the outer coat of some of the newly formulated pain meds. this being said the human body does in fact metabolize 99% of the active ingredient inside the opioid underneath the outer coat of the medication.

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The worst thing about all this is the motives behind it. Ive been reading as much as i can to educate myself, as i really dont understand why im not getting the same relief from the new reformulation. I take it exactly as prescribed, the same as i took the previous formulation, im not a drug abuser, i have very good pain specialists caring for me. My base line has gone up from a 4-5 to an 8 in the last few weeks after being stable for 3-4 yrs on previous formula. Anyway i found out that Purdue have had the patent for 8 yrs & it runs out in a month or 2. They have released this new formula in Australia this month stating its so it cant be abused. Im all for that by the way, ive had someone follow me after picking up my medication from the chemist & bail me up to steal them. Luckily a lovely guy intervened & i was ok. Ive since found out they have done this so they get 8yrs more of the new patented formula before a generic can be made. Purdue dont care about the abuse, they care about money, pure & simple. Purdue were also the ones who pushed the FDA to ban the manafacture of previous formula by a generic company. I also saw a post somewhere, i cant find it again which is annoying i wanted to show my doctor, that the new form is now being abused cause someone has worked out how to make it so they can feel high from it. I really dont understand exactly why people abuse it i hate having to take medication of any kind esp pain relief but i dont have much choice.

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Couldn't afford oxy I went on morphine 30 mg bid didn't control pain but--ot I have copd and can't breath as wll what can I do

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Leeskis, i believe blaming Purdue is quite appropriate! If you see when their patent for oc formula runs out, you will see it is june or july 2014. That allows other companies to make generic brands, they have now got another 8yr patent on op formula. No one can make it in this time. Purdue then pushed the FDA to ban manufacturing of previous formula by anyone. I find all of this disgusting! Im in so much pain again, i dont know what direction to turn. Im scared of trying other medications as i have very bad reactions with many medications. I have written a previous post about this. The thing that really sickened me is i saw a post on here with some guy talking about how to do something to it so it can be used to feel high (i think they insufflate it, maybe IV's as well -im not 100% on that). I feel like ive just had s*** thrown in my face, this was done to stop it being abused & by the looks of it they have already been able to. You have no idea what damage you ppl do by abusing these drugs, i dont judge anyone & you may have some excuse that you cant help, but i really am getting to the point where i think F you. I have no treatment for the disease i have & no hope with only 200 ppl on record diagnosed with it. The only way i have a bit of a life is with the pain medication im prescribed. What do you think im going to do now? My pain level is now at an 8-10 all the time, i cant keep living like this. You have done a lot of damage Purdue & the people who abuse these drugs.

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